From School, To Tears, To Farts, To Screams, To Laughs, To Eating Lots And Creepy Men

Wednesday...school. Thursday...more school...Friday...school.....and then later that night it was decided that while we go to pick up Doriana from university, we would go shopping. And so, Antonella and Manu and I are on our way to pick up Doriana, when something happens. We are driving peacefully, and there is a car in front of us, which intends to turn right, but for some reason, Antonella thought they were turning left, so we go to the right side of this car...and suddenly we are turning crazily, and both us and the other car come very close to each other. I had no idea what happened. I just sat there stunned. Manu and Antonella were much more agitated than I was...and I couldn't understand what had been so serious, because I didn't know what happened, but I also couldn't understand why I wasn't feeling as agitated as they were. I still don't know whose fault it was (not that it matters). It was explained to me that the car wanted to turn right but Antonella saw the car signal to go left....but I don't actually know if the car in front of us put on the wrong signal or Antonella saw the wrong signal..or both. I don't know. Anyways it was a little scary but everything is ok. After that we just picked up Doriana and came home. Then Antonella and I began to talk about school and I randomly burst into tears. What fun.
So the next day both Manu and I weren't havin the best time.....not an ideal day...it was just a downer. So that night we went out with Doriana, Pietro, Francesco, Flavio, and Gregorio and we went to another town for pizza and Heineken...since we can drink here. My ankles crack now when I walk because we wore high heels again last night. The pizza was sooo good. I ate one whole pizza all by myself :)
After that we went to Francesco's house again where we listened to some System of a Down before Manu, Dory and I had to leave. It was quite fun. Had many laughs and snickers, as well as screams from Emanuela when Doriana didn't notice the car rolling backwards slowly down a hill (we were in the car don't worry). So that was Saturday night.

Sorry it's sideways

From Left to Right: Manu, Me, Pietro (who, by the way was not suppose to be in that picture)

She was talking too much

From Left To Right: Pietro, Manu, Francesco

Sunday we went to Mesoraca (a tiny town in the mountains a little ways from Botricello) to have lunch with Antonella's family. There is only one thing to say about Italian families. They're crazy. Crazy, loud, and loving. I'd say that's pretty good. We ate lasagna again and it was totally yummy, followed by copious amounts of other wonderful food. But before we ate I went and met Antonella's parents, but then we went upstairs to see cousins and sisters and nieces and nephews and anything else you can think of. They all live upstairs from each other. Hmmmm....nope. Don't think I could do that. Sorry guys. Love you all but...seriously. Anyways after I met the family (the whole family), we went back downstairs for lunch. After lunch me, Manu, Dory, and their cousin Alba who is 21 and really cool, went upstairs to her room and put on Saw V. I didn't watch it. I spent the entire time with my face in a pillow and my hands over my ears. I hate horror movies to begin with...me and my over-active imagination. But then on top of that I can't watch blood and guts and gore. Makes me sick. It was one of those movies where you just watch people die in different horrible gross gorey ways. Nope not my style.
Anyways after that the three of us went and wandered about Mesoraca. Basically we just ran up and down the narrow streets and probably disturbing the peace to the max, squealing, giggling, farting (Dory...), and even ringing a doorbell and running away (also Dory). But it is really beautiful. It's basically on the side of a mountain...so all the streets are not only narrow, but also very twisty and steep. If they ever got ice and snow there it would be treacherous. Thank goodness they don't.

Creek that runs through the valley

The creek goes right through the middle of everything and goes out to the sea

Dory, Alba, Manu

Alba, Manu, me

Mesoraca everyone

I almost got hit by a car taking this picture just so you know

Antonella has lots of pictures of me with the family, I'll try and get some from her for you all to see.

Anyways that night an hour or two after we got home I hear a knock on my bedroom door, and I open it to find Manu bouncing excitedly and telling me in speedy Italian to get ready because tonight, on Halloween night, we're going out dancing. Alright. Sounds like someone wants Italy razed to the ground tonight. Me dancing AND wearing high heels is not a good combination.

Anyways so I went and had a quick shower and did my hair and my make up and then Manu helped me find an outfit which was very fancy, as was hers and Dory's. I'm sorry I have no pictures of this we left everything in the car because there was no coat check or anything so I couldn't bring my camera.

Then Dory re-did my make-up thick, black and heavy because it was Halloween. I thought I looked scary...but I suppose more like a sexy weird wych lady or something weird. Dory's was the same so it was all good. Anyways so then we went outside where their cousin (I can't remember his name) was waiting in his car, as well as their other cousin Domenico and his friend Rafael in another car. However, it was too early and the club/disco tech things weren't open yet, so we waited outside a little cafe and talked to a bunch of people. Well, my main activity at the time was not paying a lot of attention to Domenico who was saying I was his girlfriend which is very very un true and awkward. Annnd yup. Anyways so finally we left and we went to something called Club 21. It kind of sucked. We shared a drink that tasted very yummy and then we left and went to another place called Cheope (pronounced KAY-op). And it was insane. It was packed with people and cars were lined up for quite a ways down the road, and techno was being pumped to the max inside with fog from fog machines filtering out the open doors. When we got in Domenico and Rafael and their other cousin disappeared and Dory, Manu and  I were just grooving when a random guy comes up to Manu and starts dancing with her. Then his friend came over and started "dancing" with me. More like very much bursting my bubble and dancing very weirdly and suggestively. GROSS! If there's one thing I learned from last night, it's that guys in clubs are pervs. Anyways finally Manu rescued me and pulled me away and we went outside because we were so hot. When we went back in I was praying I wouldn't see that guy again. Well it didn't work because he came up and started "dancing" with me again. Only this time, I felt...what is that...teeth?! On my neck?! Ok no way I almost told him to eff off but I couldn't get away so I just shifted my head in a position that made me look like I had some sort of cramp in my neck or something and looked desperately at Manu, who was also trying to escape her weird new friend. Then finally after what seemed like a long and uncomfortable time we got away and booked it outside where we both started going "EEEEEEW OMG BLECH GROSS!!!" and twitching out. And it was decided we needed some beverage. So me, Manu and Dory went up the bar and gave the guy are little free drink things and were given some sort of drink with Red Bull and...things and it was rather yummy. Doriana disappeared and Manu and I went back on the dance floor with our drinks......NO!!! NOT THEM AGAIN AAAAH! Unfortunately yes, it was them again. And it grew extremely uncomfortable to the point where there was an attempted kiss but I clumsily took a big ungraceful swig of my drink in the knick of time and a lot of weird dance moves from me trying to evade wandering hands and finally I couldn't bear it I pushed him away and Manu and I made a break for fresh air and as I passed my hair was fluffed and ugh. Luckily I did not see him again. But if I had seen him again I would've slapped him so hard that he'd fall over. YUCK.

Then things turned sour when Manu's now ex-boyfriend showed up and was being stupid and so she got upset and was crying so I was trying to comfort her and all these people were coming up and asking what was going on. Oy. After a while we found her cousin and he then took over the comforting role and some guy grabbed my hand and tried to get me to come inside and dance and I said no. I'd had enough for one night. But that answer wasn't good enough so I was dragged unwillingly back inside. I wasn't in the mood for dancing and my mind was elsewhere, so basically I just shifted from foot to foot. And THIS guy was irritating. The other one was creepy and gross, this one was annoying. He kept trying to kiss me and I told him I had a boyfriend at home and he said that he's in Canada and didn't need to know but I told him there was no way and I was faithful and after he replied "Lucky him" I thought all that would be settled and finished. But nope. He still kept trying and I kept saying no. Stop. No I'm not going to please don't. But that didn't work. So I pushed him away and I said "No! ENOUGH!" And I went to the bathroom where I found Manu and then It was time for us to go back home. We waited outside for a good while for Dory since no one could find her. And you'd think there would be enough of the creepy guys already for one night but nope. Guess who showed up? The one guy I mentioned long ago who said "You ehhhhhmmmm...very bootiful girl." Remember that one? Yeah. He was there. And he saw that I was cold and gave me a hug to "warm me up" and I just stood there with a tortured look on my face...but at the same time I wanted him to stay there because he was a good wind block.

Then finally we found Dory and we went home.

My feet still hurt from the high heels omg. The paaiiin...

And my eyes are stained from the make up Dory put on me. 

And yes, that was my rather interesting and definitely scary Halloween night.