MN Little Italy 15

[francagoestohollywood]

welcome!

There's a comic MN thread with a nickname I quite like, I wonder if I should nab it before anyone else does. What do you think of Unhingedminge?

Going to France, near Hyères. I think DP conceded France finally so he could test out his new and underused SatNav.

How is your moving going? are you ristrutturando? Are you living in dust, paint and piles of rubble or is ti fairly civilised?

No, no real ristrutturazione, just knocked down a waist high wall, ages ago. Painting done, we are still building furniture and finishing kitchen. We've spent a few nights there already, and have to be in by next week.

I am going to be driving into Rome tomorrow, wish me luck!
Better get off to bed. Have a good time in France, eat some chevre for me (cheese, not goat ))

Notte, and good luck driving ini Rome. Rather you than me, I was astonished at how fast everyone drove even in the centre, it made the milanesi seem quite sedate. I even put a seat belt on in the back of the taxi as I swear we were topping 100 on an inner circonvallazione.

Oi Brangelina!!! Sorry I missed you.

I was on a granparents thread yesterday, that I think has been deleted

Mccloud, how do I keep my relationship happy? Boh, I hope it is a happy relationship, who knows. Dh is a man of few words, and I have come to accept it, sort of. To be honest, we are not the most romantic couple in the world, sometimes I think we should and go all paranoid, but it is not us, really.
What makes us happy is that here we have more time for ourselves, of course, with all these nonni around. But we often choose to share our child free time with friends, much more fun, tbh.

I like charlie and lola a lot and boys with long hair

so muswell hill is your place whenever you decide to move to london.

BRANGE!!!! COME BACK!!!! YOU'VE BEEN TRULY MISSED!!

Yes get that nickname quick, it suits you ! What's new?
Yes I am terrified of drivers in autostrada... pazzi!!

Re UP thread: I won't go there anymore as I don't know enough and all I want to say is "tell them off!!!" which is not very helpful nor intelligent. I might read the book if I get it for free...

Naughty damon, have you been on another UP thread?

I was on a thread that's been deleted and feel sorry for the OP.

Nooooo don't think MH is my place. I can't stand whispering parents. I want loud, wishwife parents.

lol at whispering parents . DS's got long hair, just got it scalato in italy, but we're definetly not MH material... well, I wouldn't mind being able to afford it, but no, no whispering here

Mc, feel really bad for DD as she doesn't get the same amount of time as DS did, but guess that's natural. and I feel a lot guiltier about going back to work (OMG in 5 days ) than I did with DS, although he was 5.5mo and not 1yo!

re camps - I think you'd have to be made of stone to feel like a tourist. because everything is in your head already, but not physically there, you just place those images into context and space. Some people (teachers and students) didn't manage to go through the whole visit, but everyone was very respectful and quiet and felt I had to pay my respects in a way. but maybe it would be harder to see it now, you now, post-children.

ciao brange!

sputnik, hope you've survived the drive to Rome

Yes, I wouldn't mind to be able to afford MH. Mind you, I think my ideal location is off MaryLebone or whatever the spelling is.
I'm a living cliche

Yes, I totally see what you mean camo

I survived!
Not too much traffic, so not too hairy.
Will take some getting used to, though.

God, it's unbearably humid here, looking like it might rain but probably won't. Wish we had a fan.

But we do have fridge, cold water in kitchen, and, most importantly, internet.

DH has gone to Ikea for table and more wardrobes, lucky guy.

Gosh, how did you manage to get the internet so quickly? It took us a month

You must haver friends in high places

What was the grandparents thread about that it got deleted?

Hello Brange, chi non muore si rivede, what a good idea to go away in September...

I have added my thoughts to the UP thread, not that I understand what the whole thing entails, and I bet nobody knows.

How do all of you manage your relationships with dh/dp post kids? Goodness, I do wish my dp was also a man of a few words.

5 days and you are back at work Camo? Doesn't time fly....

People started to pile up on an OP who was "complaining" (in a very articulate way) that her parents didn't take any interest in her ds.

Yes, what was this grandparents thread? How can a thread about grandparents get contentious? Or were they the grandparents from hell?

DP post DD has revealed his neanderthal streak, combined with spoilt brat milanese figlio di papà with no manners. I don't know if it is specifically post DD, although he had moments of being horrible immediately after she was born. I do wonder if we'd be talking at all if we didn't have her. I'm pretty sure I'd have left him a long time ago hadn't it not been for little one.

Well done Sputnik driving through Rome - did you feel it aged you or did you come through feeling fresh and brave? I am impressed at your swift internet connection. Was it already there or did you apply when you did the rogito, or could it be that Roman telecom workers are more efficient than the milanese? Don't tell Bossi! (as an aside why is that man still alive? and why does anyone listen to him? Prize plonker. I was shocked to find out about Luisa Corna, she must have had a pelo sullo stomaco. Yuk yuk yuk!)

Just got the new Ikea catalogue and am hugely disappointed. Nothing at all grabs me in there. Is my love affair with Ikea coming to an end? am I becoming brianzola and veering towards B&B? (I wish!) What would we do without our evenings out in the Ikea restaurant?

Ah, that thread. I was going to click on it then it disappeared. From under my eyes almost.

Brange, hello!!! yes, that thread.
What about Luisa Corna? did she shag Bossi? Gosh, people have no shame. Bossi and the whole Lega make me want to bang my head on cemento armato. Bleah.

at feeling non plussed by ikea. Not even a new storage box?

Yes, she shagged Bossi!!! Pass be the sick bag! Could you even imagine him naked? Bleugh!

Not even a storage box, although some stick on flowers for DD's room did catch my eye for all of 5 seconds. I flirted with the idea of curtains but we don't really do curtains, a hangover from when my cats were fittens and the idea od shredded hanging cloth horrified me. DP has apparently seen a picture he likes but I'm dubious even before seeing it. I'm not keen on mass produced wall decoration, but then I never did get around to painting my big picture so I suppose I'm only to blame.

I need to find somewhere to wax my bikini line on Saturday. What do you reckon my chances are?

kittens

If it's just the bikini line they might squeeze you in.
When are you off?

Ugh at thought of Bossi!
DH thinks I have shares in Ikea. But what's the alternative, Mondo Convenienza? We have no budget for real furniture.

I was totally and utterly amazed when I organised the phone line, they gave me our new number on the spot and arranged an appointment for the following week for the guy to come round. The whole process took about 10 minutes.
The apt was saltato, but I think because of ferragosto. They sent sms' to confirm everything, amazing. The tecnico was even pleasant.

wow sput! That's efficient. Lets email Bossi, there must be a lega Lombarda website... errrrrrrrrrr... acvtually not, I don't even want to know. Bleurgh!

I'm off to bed ladeeeeeeeeeez, I'm knackered, it must be the heat.

... unless you are all up for gossiping about bossi or any other sexy italian sexy politician, like Brunetta or Cota.