Hey everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I know I did...my parents came here to Italy to be with me for a week. It was so nice to be able to spend time with them. They arrived here last Saturday and watched me play on Sunday night. As you read in my previous blog entry, the game went well. The rest of the week together we spent enjoying each others company and doing some site-seeing. I was able to show them around a little bit and even translate some for them to buy train tickets. I showed them around Milan, Pavia, and the coast.
Visiting some fantastic places here in Italy with them was a lot of fun, but what I really enjoyed was simply having them here for Thanksgiving. We made a feast for dinner...well, my mom did most of the cooking and my dad was her helper. I did most of the sitting around and talking. It was funny seeing them try to find everything that they needed to make the meal. I think 2 or 3 times my dad needed to go back to the grocery store because what they thought they were buying was not actually what they needed. Think about trying to go to a grocery store and having all the labels saying something in gibberish...you basically have to guess based on appearance. The grocery stores don't have all the same things that we were used to back in the States, but after some improvising my parents got all they needed and made a spectacular meal. I seriously have to say that it was one of the best meals I ever had. I definitely appreciate a home cooked meal, especially since it has been so long since I had one!
We spent the rest of that night chatting away and reminiscing. But sadly their trip couldn't last forever. They checked out Rome for a couple days before heading back to the U.S. It was such a treat to have them here for a week.
Well, our team is about to fly out to Naples for our road game this week. I will post a blog after the game to let you know how it goes.
God bless you all!! Talk to you soon.
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