the big night

if you have ever seen the movie, "the big night", you will understand the dinner i had. we got invited to have pizza with bruno who used to have a restaurant that made wood oven pizzas. we show up at 8 and see mossimo (one of the local italians. i lied when i said it was the french quarter. it is more like the european corner.) mossimo is italian and met his girlfriend, whom i ADORE. in spite of our language differences, and they met in chile. i bought chilean wine. bruno made pizzas and two girls from town came. (tanya and sandra. tanya is from west linn, oregon and sandra is from here in mexico). then a couple showed up with there baby. SO LOVELY! the most tranquil baby i have seen. (could have been the beer and mama's glass of wine) either way. the whole family was there eating, drinking and sharing stories. i can not believe that I got to be there. it was like being the star of my own movie. everyone drinking, smoking, eating (10 different pizzas, while bruno walked around with his shirt and shoes off) WHAT A COUNTRY! i am so thankful for this group of people that let us join them in their wonderful night of feasting!