Friday, November 23, 2007

E' da una vita....


I will not bore you hear with the myriad excuses for why I haven't been blogging. I fear I have lost you, dear readership. It's November 23rd, more than a month since my last post. Will UTNS have to be considered a do-over?


Perhaps. But not before I tell you that my neighbor C., her husband, her two kids, her friend from Denmark with 3-month-old baby, La Bimba, and I took the funicolare to the Vomero for Thanksgiving dinner at another expat American's home. This would have been nothing special had it not been for the fact that C. was carrying the turkey -- the cooked and stuffed turkey -- in an Ikea bag. The bird was really stinking up the joint and C. was mortified. Luckily, I was yabbering in Italian to a Spanish friend about the turkey and Thanksgiving and so on, so the Neapolitans all breathed a collective sigh of relief that signified, "Meno male! E' il tacchino che puzza, non gli americani!"


La Bimba is growing up fast, throwing mini tantrums, shouting "mio mio mio," refusing foods she once loved, calling me mamma instead of mommy after having spent all of 5 hours with her Neapolitan cousin (just goes to show how many times an hour a Neapolitan child says "mamma"), saying new words like bapf (which means bat) and otch (watch) and ox (socks). We head to NYC next week for a long stay and I am looking forward to showing her the lights and riding the subway and seeing friends and family and just being New Yorkese.


Hope to be blogging again soon.


7 comments:

Gil said...

Have a safe and relaxing trip to the Big Apple!

Did you ever find the address for:

Antica Cucina Napoletana somewhere in the Arenella.

It sounds like a great place to try next summer when we go to Napoli.

Thanks.

Emmina said...

Welcome back! I've missed your blog.... Hope you have a great trip to NY - I am going home to England for Christmas and absolutely can't wait! Hope to read you again soon!

Roam2Rome said...

That's so funny! "Ah, it's the Turkey, not the Americnas" Hehe...

Nice to see you blogging again!

Anonymous said...

i've become an avid reader of your blog =) awwwhhhh, that new york state of mind. i miss it!!!

Anonymous said...

hope you have a great time here.the snow is upon us and i do not get to see your mom and dad untill the spring.if you read this please say hi and i hope they are both well.so have a happy visit and happy new year.

The Unrepentant Gallivanter said...

My daughter goes to Italian daycare. All she says is "mio, mio, mio" or "mia" - depending. I guess she knows the difference. Yesterday she started saying, "si" instead of yes.

rompipalle said...

Gil, still haven't found the address. I'll have to ask someone...