Back in Florence!

Ciao tutti! Hallo everybody!

Yes, I know I have been very remiss in my blog-updating duties. And you know, I am NOT going to offer any excuses, like how I had finals to take and essays to write and then how I went to France for three weeks where I didn't have access to a computer, and then how I just got back to Florence and I am nice and busy trying to organize myself for the new quarter. No no, I am not going to make any excuses. They're all true, though. =P

But yeah! I'm back! Here in Florence! France was definitely awesome, but I am so so happy to be back in Italy. I hear that in California the weather has been good recently. I am so jealous! Did you know that it actually SNOWED here in Florence on Sunday? I was walking to the center (there was orientation so it was open) and it was raining and I (of course) forgot my umbrella and so I was getting rained on and then I noticed that the raindrops were getting bigger and they were half bouncing, half sticking to my jacket in a frosty type way. And so I was walking with this foolish/curious expression on my face with my hands up toward the sky like "what on earth is going on??" and I passed some guy who sort of smiled and said Neviha and I just smiled confusedly and had noooo idea what he meant and then a block later I realized ohhhhhh, neviCa except with the wonderfully-somewhat-undecipherable Florentine accent. Of course none of the snow actually remained, and Fosca insisted that it wasn't really snow it was more like sleet, but what do I know cuz I'm just a California girl so it looked like snow to me. Besides that, I actually have seen cars come into Florence from neighboring towns with snow on the roof and tires. Yeah. It is COLD!

But my house is nice and cozy. Wheee! I love my house and my family! (I switched from last quarter) We have not one, not two, not three or four, but FIVE cutest little teeny cute cute cute doggies! They are all Abbie-esque (my dog at home, for those of you who are unaquainted) and they even snort and grumble just like her too! They are so so so cute! I love sitting on the couch and they come and drape themselves over me, and when I come home they all come rushing up and woofing in their cute little way and greeting me and scampering all around my feet. And then at dinner they look up longingly for a little scrap of food (mmm, my mamma cooks sooo well!) and they are so cute and so I just *have* to give them a little morsel of food. Yay, it is so wonderful!

=) Okie dokie, we have a special lunch right now so I will be back another day. Ciao!


p.s. Write me! I love getting mail in Italy! =) =)