Good call with the rescheduel

Monday July 6

Running, hiking, raining, reading…good book “Empire Falls” by Richard Russo (Won a Pulitzer prize)….I’m enjoying it.

An awkward kid followed me around all evening. Looked 15 but claimed 18. Don’t think he was slow (I hope not)…just socially awkward and a bit weird. Tried to be nice and make what little conversation I could…what’s your name…how old are you....where you from? Big Mistake! Later after dinner he confessed his love for me and asked me to be his girlfriend. Tried not to laugh and told him “solo venti cinque e su”…(only 25 and up)…Persistent little sucker claiming 7 years was just a little…saying please please. Thought about telling the kid “yes, Ill be your girlfriend” (what could it hurt…never see him again) but the thing with where I live is…I CAN ALWAYS BE FOUND. And I don’t want this kid following me around again. So I told him no, sorry you are just a bambin(little boy). Hope that wasn’t too patronizing but my Italian is pathetically limited and I was trying to get across the point that he was too young…Plus he was starting to get on my nerves…I was watching Elia and Ruby (little british 2 year old whose mommy was eating at the restaurant) and this kid was really pushy that I sit and talk with him and I was trying to explain that my JOB is to chase these little 2 years around and I didn’t have time to butcher the poor Italian language anymore.

Turning down boys is not a much recurring problem… This 2 year old on my hip does a pretty good job!