Nicole and Bruno held the party of the year this afternoon all in honor of the latest addition to their family, Luca. Though Luca stays awake most nights, much to his parents' delight, today he was charming and well behaved. Never once did he fuss or cry. If he exhausts his parents at night, at least he let them eat their lunch in relative peace while we all played, "pass the baby". What a lunch it was! 5 courses in all, 3 featuring fish, and for dessert, Dutch Apple Pie and Petit Fours driven all the way from Holland in the back seat of Nicole's parents' car. They even sacrificed heating in order to keep the confections from spoiling and it is a 2 day drive! My dad thought he had it hard being my mule! I only ask for Maple syrup and chocolate chips when he visits.....
Anyway, back to the lunch. We were all together, 61, including, I believe, because I couldn't count them all, 18 kids ranging from infant to teenager. Once again we were the Chiavari contingent of the United Nations. The usual countries were represented, Italy, Canada, Holland, Finland, The UK, Germany, and of course, The U S of A.
We ate ourselves full, drank ourselves silly, and had a completely decadent Sunday afternoon. Thank goodness I dragged Sam out of bed at 7 am to go for an early morning brisk hike through the hills of Chiavari and a cappuccino on the passagiata at our favorite place, if you read my blog regularly, the bar that doesn't let you sit in the seats before noon. At least we burned some calories before we ate too many calories! A small consolation to ease our guilt.
Thank you Nicole and Bruno for such a lovely day! You guys really outdid yourselves! Click and go to my homepage and take a look at the photos!
Off to watch the rest of the Olympic closing ceremonies.
One last thing... Poor Team Finland. They put up a valiant effort, but lost in the end! 3 - 2 to Team Sweden
Buona Notte
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