Sunday Market Experience

Sunday we had another home game, but before the game Lynnea and I decided to venture out to the Sunday market that everyone was telling us we had to go to. Every time we see something we like on someone they say they got it from the Sunday market...SO, we had to see what it was all about.  As we left our apartment and started walking down the main street we noticed that they lined the main sidewalks with red carpet, had lights and christmas decorations on the street lamps and outside of stores, and they had speakers on the lamp posts playing music! It was super cute, and at one point it felt like a small town you see in christmas movies! Like a christmas movie that has santa in it, like Elf, or Fred Claus or Santa Claus 1, 2 and 3; where they show the small towns that the elves live in and how the streets are always so christmas-y and bustling with people, just minus the snow. It was awesome, I will have to figure out a way to document it and share it with everyone next Sunday!

We got to the market, and we rounded the corner expecting to see a little flea market type thing, but no we were wrong....there, in front of us were a ton of tents packed next to each other. In one section there were vendors selling all types of clothing, shoes, coats, purses, jewelry etc. There were even tents that looked like little portable drug CVS's, selling shampoo, nail polish, cotton balls, etc. All for very cheap, and most of the items were actually pretty well made and some brand name Italian items as well;  not what you would think of for the price offered. Then on the other end of the market there was the food, we didn't get to that side this time because we didn't leave enough time for that, but next Sunday I hope to be able to walk around there and see what they have to offer, I bet there are some awesome Italian specialties!

Our game probably wasn't the prettiest thing ever, but hey we won, 3 games to 1, making our record 8-0!  Last night on our way to dinner, we stopped in this little store that had just opened, and we looked around, asking how much, paying for our stuff, and then telling them that we were going to eat now and didn't want anything from their grand opening food selection, ALL IN ITALIAN. I'm sure they knew that we weren't Italian and didn't know a lot, but they sure didn't act like it!!! That was fun!

Today, we had the day off, which I like better because personally the day after a game I am just worn out. Apparently there is some Italian festa or something happening on Wednesday because people are telling us that everything will be closed etc, which we are thinking, well that is nothing new, because nothing seems to be open at "normal hours" anyways. Ha but we are trying to figure out exactly what type of holiday or celebration this is. I know that tomorrow we have our whole "society" or club party at one of the local discos. I swear I have been told about it probably 100 times. Apparently there is some big international DJ from New York who is going to be there, we will see....we will see....


Italian word/phrase of the day:  ho bisogno  "I need"

Another team photo! Just having some fun! 

I think every photo at UNC of me was like this too....great! I need a new celebration face....haha 

Just a funny game moment, I believe this ball actually went over too!