Lazy Dayz of Summer

Last night I went with Christiana to meet one of her friends and his friends for dinner. I have to say this was the strangest yet most interesting dinners I have had in Italy. We met a Mexican food restaurant close to my favorite Piazza. When we went inside I was shocked for two reasons....First by the huge poster of John Wayne greeting us as we entered (not the first person I think of when I think mexican food but oh well) and Second the place was airconditioned and looked like we were in Aubelos or some place in America. It was fabulous!! The dinner party was an eclectic mix...one American (me), one from London, one Australian, one Iranian, and three Italians. We shared many stories and enjoyed each others company. I had a great conversation with the Iranian, but was a little disappointed that he brought up American politics before dessert. I mean I kind of figured Bush would be discussed (usually happens when they find out I'm from Texas) but it happened a little too soon in the dinner. But we quickly changed topics and finished the meal. The food was excellent!! They were all saying how big the portions were but a supressed a smile, knowing that they were little compared to restaurants in America. I think this is my favorite restaurant in Turin. The dinner took 3 hours so when we got home we went straight to bed.

Today I was completely lazy. I slept in until 10:30 but when I got up I didn't feel very well so I stayed home for awhile but decided fresh air would do me good. So I went to the open air market to look around and ordered a gyro for lunch and took it back to the apartment to eat. After lunch I felt worse so I stayed inside until 5:30 and did a little walking since it was cooling off a bit. When I got home I laid down for awhile and read until Chistiana came home. We fixed pasta at home and had a small dinner just the two of us. Tomorrow I may go to Milan but it jsut depends on how I feel. I may continue to be lazy....

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