A true Italian snow-day

Today was a blast! Jen, Tara, Katherine, and I were outside playing in the snow all day like children! We met Dario and his friend, Edwardo to go sledding down the large hill where the ancient church is. Let me tell you we were truly kids again! The 5 of us stole streets signs and used them as sleds. On the walk over to the hill through the old town I counted 6 snowmen! The Italian’s version of a snowman is hilarious! You can tell they are “newbies” at the whole snow thing. They used rubber gloves as hands, orange peels for the smile, and of course carrot for the noise! I have never seen so many people so excited about snow in my entire life! For people who haven’t seen snow in 27 years they seemed highly prepared. Almost every single person I walked by had the brand “BOOTS” boots. They looked like spaceman snowshoes. They honestly looked like giant marshmallows on people’s feet and came in every color you could possibly imagine! Where as I on the other hand did not anticipate 5 inches of snow in Italy and was wearing thin leather boots. Let me tell you I could not feel my toes for the better portion of the day.

When we finally reached the top of the gigantic hill, Dario threw the first snowball directly into the side of my head. From that moment on it was officially game time! The snow was perfect for snowballs; it stuck together so easily! It reminded me of a movie scene, hiding behind ancient tombs and church walls to escape from fast (and hard) snowballs. Dario and Edwardo were one hell of a tag team. 4 against 2 and we were still struggling! After I proceeded to have half the snow of Tuscania down my jacket and into my boots we decided to create a snowman masterpiece. Dario and Edwardo wanted to make a “sexy snowwomen”; it was one of the most amusing two hours of my life. Those two are crazy to say the least; they started to become very intricate with there design. This snowwomen had highly disproportionate boobs and butt to her small little waist and legs. This snowwomen became the talk of the town. We had families come up to us and tell us how realistic our snowwomen looked and asking which one of us “lovely ladies” we were trying to portray. After 5 hours in the snow it was time to head back to our cozy little apartment. We spent the night sipping on hot coco and watching movies with Dario and Edwardo and a few others! I have really come to love this small town and all the incredible locals. Our landlord, Anna Marie, has really treated us like her own. We are going over for dinner sometime this week to have a true homemade Italian dinner!  She loves that Dario has new people to spent time with! He is heading to London in a couple of months and spending the summer there. I am hoping to be able to see him once I arrive back home! Now I can finally repay him for all his hospitality by showing him around Marylebone, just as he has done for all of us!