Sicily II

I can't believe it has been two weeks already. Seriously, it feels like I have only been here for four days! 

This post is not going to be very long because if I told you what I did every day, things would get quite repetitive. In the mornings we go to the beach. When we get home, we have a late lunch, and then Prune takes a huge nap and I read and then it is dinner time and we eat again and then we go to bed. Really! That is what I have done for the last several days hahaha. When I say it like that it doesn't sound super fun, and to be honest, it isn't the most EXCITING way to spend time, but things could definitely be much much worse. I mean, first of all, the beaches are beautiful. I described them in my last post, and when I get back to Paris to post this you will get to see pictures! Everything here is colorful, which I love. And the food is amazing, which I also love. And, since I have been here, I have read five and a half novels in French! That has to be great practice hahaha. 

The first half of this past week I spent alone with Nonno and Prune. A few times while Prune napped, instead of reading (or in Nonno's case, watching TV) we spent time cleaning the house in preparation for Cecile's arrival because she likes things to be CLEAN. 

The day before Cecile arrived, Nonno and Prune and I explored the ruins of a castle near the house, and that was pretty fun! 

Prune was sooooo happy to see Cecile when she arrived! She had missed her mamon. 

The rest of the week continued on as it had started except with Cecile here too. One day, we went furniture shopping instead of going to the beach! 

Since I have gotten a little tired of being on vacation, I use most of my energy trying to make it the best vacation ever for Prune. Together we explore the garden and make houses for the snails and we sing lots of songs. On the beach, we make lots of sandcastles and I have started teaching her how to swim. Prune LOVES the water! I keep telling Cecile that if Prune took swimming lessons where I worked as a lifeguard in California, she would no doubt be everyone's favorite student hahaha. She is fearless because the water means nothing but FUN for her, which is kind of stressful sometimes but seeing a kid be so happy fills my heart with joy. 

Today we had a big Sunday lunch with Nonno's close family. I hadn't seen them since Christmas when they all came to Paris, and it was nice to see them all again! During lunch, everyone spoke in Italian, and I was surprised by my ability almost completely follow the conversation! Upon realizing that I could understand Italian, some of them began to ask me questions, and I realized I had no way to respond! Being able to understand a language and not speak it was a whole new experience for me. It was different with French and Spanish because I was studying those languages as I began to understand them, and therefore I had some words to use when it came to responding. In Italian, I have hardly any words! It is kind of hilariously frustrating. We figured out that if I responded in slow Spanish, they could get the just of my responses, so I stuck with that for awhile. Sometimes I would use French verbs in my Spanish because I knew they would be more similar to their equivalents in Italian hahah. It was an interesting afternoon with lots of food. 

Now I am cuddled up in bed, safely tucked beneath my mosquito net, trying to finish up this blog post in the notes section of my phone. I don't feel homesick, but I would really like to be able to go online and send messages to friends and family just because I really like to talk to them. I want to send Michael a particularly interesting paragraph in an essay I read yesterday. I want to send my mom a little red Facebook messenger heart. I want to go read Molly's tweets and send her funny pictures of Prune. I want to send Caleb some random thought because I like it when he knows that I'm thinking about him. I also want to send Cherish a message. And Angela Green because I don't talk to her enough. 

I know too many great people and it is overwhelming sometimes but I am learning to cope. :) 

Goodnight world.