Wedding...

This week, the Italian government finally issued a State of Emergency due to the lack of water. As we dont have a car, the 500€ fine on washing your car wont be much of a problem for us, but we will see what is going to come of it in the end. Ironically enough, the government's decision came on the same day that it started raining for the first time in ages. And in Milano, when it rains, it pours.... So we have had 5 days of (occasionally) torrential rain, and all-day thunderstorms. But apparently this wasnt nearly enough to recover the lack of rain in the past year or so. And the rainy period has in fact ended again, anyway. Today blue skies, tomorrow back towards 25-30 degrees. I cant say I am too worried about the lack of rain, to be honest: I am just enjoying the ride!
Elsa, whom I work for as a Research Assistant, has given me a huge job to do and very little time to do it in, so I have made a lot of hours on Thursday and Friday (it concerns a repeat exercise in a database, which I will have to do about 3500 times: not quite exciting).
Yesterday, Fedor and I went to a wedding together for the first time! His good friend Belinda was marrying the love of her life Enrico and obviously we were invited. Fedor was the bridesmaid, uhm, I mean, Matron of Honour, so we were quite excited. Not nearly as excited as Belinda herself, obviously...

After the official part (or as Belinda would say: the boring part), and the good old rice-throwing,
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the party continued on the country side, near Crema, where there was a lovely 120-person lunch, with a whole big bunch of children present.

A whole lot of merry-making ensued and we had a very good time.



It really was a very pleasant wedding-day. Tonite we might be meeting up with them and some of their visitors from South Africa again for an aperitivo, but we are not quite sure yet. Oh well, I am sure we will have a good time. Unfortunately the newly weds are moving to Belgium soon (in fact, Enrico has already departed, Belinda needs to get permission to be in Europe first, before moving to Belgium), so we wont be seeing much of them around. This really is too bad, because they can be lovely when they want to...


Ciao,
OJ