Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts

Friday, June 14, 2013

GG. part II


Yes, I’ve seen him after what happened and, surprisingly, I did not feel anything. Perhaps because I was with G. already or perhaps because we desperately needed to make love just one time in order to know how it was.

Something strange happened last year, though. We had to meet due to the death of a former classmate (E). The circumstances were particularly difficult as we met at E’s house with his parents. Of course we were all very moved and sad but I didn’t fail to notice two things:

1) We haven’t seen each other (and haven’t heard from each other) for more than 13 years. He called me 3 times that day for stupid things like a) Hi, it’s me. I’m waiting for you all at …. Where are you? b) I’m still here.. where the hell are you? c) hi, are you going home? Ok… just asking…well, bye then. That day, speaking to a friend of mine, he said that he was surprised because I haven’t changed over the years while he has changed (which, by the way, it’s not true).

2) After that day, we planned a dinner all together. I wrote him several emails (I was in charge of the overall organization) and he never got back to me. A friend (who knows the GG’s story) offered to write him saying that he was probably too embarrassed to come to a dinner with me. She wrote him and GG. replied right away: I am sorry but I can’t. After a few months, another dinner … same thing: the answer is no via common friends, he never replies directly to me.

He doesn’t want to see me again. He doesn’t want to be in touch with me. 
I don’t know what to think about it, to be honest.

Any ideas?!

Friday, March 15, 2013

It's Friday!

The good news today is that the week is almost over. I'm glad that the weekend is approaching. I'll have to work tomorrow but on Sunday we're going to visit a friend and his family who live in a (VERY) small  place near Crema. He is not just a friend, G. is one of my best friend. We've know each other for more than 10 years and he is really special. He lives in an area where there is literally nothing but he is not a city man and he is quite happy there. They live all together: G, his brother & parents and still do things that my grandma used to do, like home made pasta and lasagna, like going to the church every Sunday (this is R., G's mum), like speaking dialect. I love them. There's always a warm atmosphere at their house, an ancient taste of typical Italian family. I can't wait to see them all.

It's a sunny day here, a bit chilly but a beautiful day indeed. Today I'll have lunch with someone I haven't seen in ages and I'm eager to catch up with her. I'm glad I'll meet L. as without M. (who moved to Australia a few weeks ago), I feel a bit sad at work. I also need to take a break from Orlando, to be honest. Yesterday he drove me crazy. It was very windy and he wanted to stay in the garden all the time and wanted me to stay outside with him! So today he'll stay wit grandma as mum needs a day off!

I wish you a lovely weekend, my friends.

Ps. I can't put it down! Thanks, Andy :-) 
And thank you to Silvia for this. Jerusalem is a great cookbook. My homemade hummus was pretty good!

Thursday, March 1, 2012

International Women's Day

I've never celebrated March 8 BUT this year I'll be glad to make an exception. Because of what happened a few months ago,  I am now in touch with former classmates. Especially with one, L, who writes me and calls me very often. Despite she is very different from me (or maybe because of that), we get along and care about each other. To be honest, she is quite a blessing to me especially when I am stressed out or busy as she is funny and always ready to plan a girls night out. So this morning I got a call from her:

- Any plans for March 8th?
- Not really
- Great! What about going out with me, M. and the naughty girls
- What? Who?!
- Well, you'll get to know them. They are quite crazy. 
- Ok, where are we going?
- Don't know yet, I'll be in touch. So glad you're coming! Please be ready, they are... quite wild.

I can't picture myself hanging out with crazy ladies on International Women's Day but I'm sure we'll have lot of fun. I definitely need a girls' night out.