Today my cousin Debbie made brownies using just Nutella, eggs and flour. We are making them because Eleonora’s family is coming tonight from Riva del Garda to have dinner and dessert with us. Of course, when they were done we had to taste test them. They were great. We all decided to take a walk. We walked north and finally got to the place where the para gliders land after jumping off of Monte Baldo. It was so cool to watch them float down and do spirals and finally land on the grass so gently. Then we headed back to the apartment to take showers and change for dinner.
We are eating at the Hotel Firenze where we ate with them last year. This time is our treat. We arrived first and got our table. Everyone there knows the Casella’s so we got first class treatment. First, we saw Massimo (Eleonora’s father) with his mother, Nona coming. We welcomed everyone with double kisses and sat down. Then Eleonora and her mother Anna and her brother Emanuele arrived. Kisses and talking all around. I’m not doing too well with my Italian. I just can’t get the sentences out. But we were communicating okay I guess and of course there is Eleonora to help out. We all had Prosecco, then pizza and wine. Then the whole family walked to our apartment for dessert and coffee. I need to put in here just by way of letting you know how reasonable it is here, that dinner for nine people including the Prosecco, and the wine and pizzas came to $90. Everyone except Bill and I had whole pizza’s. It really is incredible. We had a nice time at the apartment talking and having coffee and brownies. Then everyone left and off to bed.
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