So monday i spent contemplating and not really making moves b/c i was tired from our trip. Tuesday i had the brilliant idea to ask my italian teacher where to find such gifts. after class i asked her, she got on the phone with her mother, then in her broken english she explained where i was to go. i nodded as if i understood but clearly didnt, i figured id do my usual routine when finding something, i wandered around the area asking everyone i saw and eventually found the place hidden in teh jewish quarter of rome. this place was established in 1821 and was not only underground, but no one spoke english, and this was like the costco of housewares for married people. i didnt know where to begin. i basically wandered around for awhile until a non-english speaking man followed me around for about 45 min with a piece of paper writing down prices for things as i pointed out things i was interested in. i finally found a platter and bowl i loved so after walking around like a moron for about 2 hrs i was done...bringing this million pound gift home in one piece would be very interesting
tuesday night, well wednesday morning i headed to the airport at 430 am, called home b/c it was only 1030pm, complained how tired i was to joanne and was on my way back to reality, weird. my flight from rome to brussels was hell, first the whore flight attendent tried to make me check the back i had containing the gift but i refused and basically told her i had a priceless piece of artwork from the 14th century in there that i was guarding with my life so she wouldnt check the bag haha and somehow that worked....but secondly i was in teh very last row, sitting next to a sumo wrestler pretty much who smelled like a homeless person, mind u this was at around 730 am and i was not pleased.
luckily my second flight from brussels to jfk was amazing. it was so empty i could have brought a hammock and slept in the middle of the plane with no problem, so i popped some pills and slept for about 6 or the 8 hrs, i was really happy about that.
i landed around noon and when joanne picked me up our first stop was to a dunkin donuts drivethru on the highway. i ordered a large iced coffee....drank it as if i hadnt had liquids in years, then wanted to throw up since i hadnt had such a big coffee in about 3 months haha, but it was worth it....then i received a superb call from matt letting me know he had a casa d'italia sandwich waiting for me when i pulled in teh driveway..i could have cried haha
that day i spent hanging around and seeing some people and relaxed that night. the next day i had my first dress fitting, i was terrified b/c apparently there was some trouble with some of the girls dressed but i was soooo happy to find mine fit perfectly and all it needed was to hem the length a bit...what a day! after that the mom and i hit up the diner, another luxury i missed ever so dearly then it was time for the rehearsal at the church and dinner...this is where the night got interesting haha
soooo...we arrived at the church and it was the first time i was seeing maria as well as a few others since i was home, we practiced the church routine while getting yelled at by the angry priest haha..then he asked if anyone needed to go to confession before anyone received communion...everyone became frantic b/c everyone is a degenerate haha we are all burning in hell
after confession and what not we went to the chinese restaurant in mamaroneck for the dinner. it was great, we had lots of great food but more importantly we were all hammeredddd. the best man was ordering stoli O on the rocks and as that would come he would order a beer, that went on the whole night, so we obviously felt we needed to step up. we all got sooo drunk ash madeout with the best man in teh bathroom somehow haha and after all teh adults left we still found ourselves downing saki bombs for awhile until maria was out cold on the bar and we were all slurring, it was great. we then headed to marias cousins house to continue the festivities, i was so drunk and jet-lagged i called my mom to come get me at liek 1130 b/c i was gona pass out haha, i escaped without telling anyone, we dont kno why haha
that next day was a nails/last dress fitting day. we did some shopping and stuff too then that night me ash gina and my parents went to dinner then we met up with the gang at buffalo wild wings for drinks, it was great to see so many more of my friends! then ash and i escaped and went to see high school musical 3 haha...dont laugh, it was great ;0)
so the next day was the wedding of a lifetime! we woke up by 9, then me gina ash and mine and ash's mom went down to the hood aka the bronx lol to get our hurrrr did. after our up-do's were complete we went home to collect our dresses, put on makeup, then go to marias for pictures and to begin the festivities....we had a long day ahead of us!
when we got to the house it was insane, everyone was getting ready, hairspray was everywhere, the flower girls were soooo cute and running around in their pretty dresses and marias dad was pacing all over the house frantically haha. when maria came down it was redic! our first friend to bite the bullet and she looked gorgeoussss, we couldnt beleive what was going on. we took a million pictures, chugged champagne, then jumped in the limo to get down to the church.
so #1 i dont like when in the center of attention so walking down the isle was quite intense lol...#2 there were soooo many people there #3 when you live in harrison, you kno everyoneeee...so this was scary haha
my partner chris and i made it down the isle b/c he was giving me pep talks the whole time haha, i thought i was in the clear with acting appropriate until the service began. lets just say, the 3 yr ols flower girl made my day. allll thru the service at all the quiet parts she was scream from behind us "WHERES GOD!?!" or "WHERES JESUS!! I WANA HUG HIMMMM" hahaha we were dying. then, on top of it all, the man helping the priest kept dropping shit so marias cousin and i were dying laughing, not to mention the priest was calling maria ma-rear haha...it was a really nice service though.
after that, we went to take pics, picked up a 30 of beer and some cds so listen to in the limo (ps i didnt kno any of the songs b/c im so out of the loop here hahaha) then we went to the bronx to where the reception was at Villa Barrone. It was great. we stayed down in the secret hiding place until after happy hr, drank a lot, popped adderol, then went upstairs to be introduced in front of about 325 people...ahhhh it was crazy, good thing i was drunk haha....after that maria and phil were introduced from a secret elevator that comes up thru the dance floor, it was crazy. the rest of the night was nuts, we drank so much, i gave marias younger cousins a speech about life and stuff that i dont remmber b/c i was so drunk and slurring lol but i feel deep down inside i was inspiring hahaha. after the reception we piled into a limo and us harrison-ers went to a bar in larchmont. yet again, i was near death and near blackout drunk so i called joanne to get me at around 145 haha..lets just say i woke up with an up-do and was surprised i wasnt in my dress haha.
that next day i re-cooperated, said goodbye to some, re-capped about the wedding and the night with others so we could piece together our night, then headed back to the airport by 230pm for my flight at 530....luckily this was a direct flight and i would get to rome by 9am monday morning, just in time to drop my art of rome class b/c i then decided i did not want to go anymore this semester haha
what a crazy 5 days!!
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