Invited to the Valentini's for Sunday pronzo and they had a 6 foot tall coke tree!
Huge tree decoration in centro Bari.
Have to show you the normal foot attire for most Italians. This is even a bit conservative. They like to be tall while they shop. My feet hurt just watching women shop in high heels!!
Picture of all the missionaries after the Liberta ward Christmas party. In the middle is Giuliana who has only been a member for a few months but a real firecracker! and Conni who has only been a member a few months also--I showed a picture of her earlier in the blog getting baptized in the sea.
My buddy, Gabriella and her husband Vescovo(bishop) Valentini and son Marco. Love them all!
After the party, the Relief Society sisters gave Chris and I a Christmas basket of goodies. YUM!
Had a fun get together with these great people--the YSA's put on a dinner for the senior sisters. They did a great job. Just noticed that the seniors don't look too happy while everyone else has huge smiles---I think they had a good time!!??
Front row from left: Sorella Magno, Sorella Avantario, me, Sorella Spangnoletti, Sorella Palmisano, Fratello Palmisano, Sorella Valenti, Mariateresa Santoro, Gabriella Azzaretti
Back row: Chris, Angela Cafagno, Giuseppe DePalma, Rosa Gadaleta, Ruben Mongelli
YSA's entertaining us
Carolling at the senior's home where Fratello Pirisi lives. We had a great group of people from Poggiofranco ward come with us along with the missionaries and we sang Christmas carols to the residents. They loved it!
Our missionary zone did Secret Santa gifts to each other and this is what Chris got from Sorella Romero--So sweet!! She even put missionary tags on them!
Found this olive wood nativity this week at a market place in Old Bari. The people that make them are from Bethlehem and their children live in Bari and sell what their parents carve.
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