Saturday

So today we did nothing. Cliff and I met my friend Mel at the Roma Termini at 9:30 and just had a lazy day. We got back to the apartment and I gave Mel the gift I got for her and she gave me several gifts. I gave her a FSU hoodie and she gave me wine, almond biscuits, barlotti beans, earrings and cookbooks. I felt like she had spent so much on me and I felt bad. So for Christmas, I’m going to do something extra nice for if possible. I haven’t figured that out, but I’ll find something. We sat out on the terrace and talked and talked. Came in and she showed me her drawings. She makes me sick with her drawings. I can’t even draw a straight line and she’s doing all these drawings etc. I love them. For lunch we ended up going to the Hard Rock Café Roma. She’d never been to a Hard Rock or eaten “American” food. I think she liked it. Cliff and I have to come back to get the t-shirts. After we ate, we came back to the house and talked and listened to music. About 18:00 she had to go back home so we walked her to the station. There, she showed us how to order tickets to go see her. Can we say ‘spensive??? It’s going to be about $240 American to go to Florence. *shaking head* Cliff may not go he-he. But overall, we had a great day. I brought a pair of pants that was a little tight on me, now they fit and are a little loose. Apparently when you walk all day, drink nothing but water and don’t eat, you’ll lose a few pounds.
Ciao!!!!