“On Tuesday, I have them all here. Shall we ask Carlo to be patient for half an hour and meet up together at the pool to make some noise like when you were kids?”
Of course, the answer was CERTAINLY!
Then we thought about it.
What if, in addition to accepting the invitation, we also organized a little party?
Our friends would surely be happy to share a moment of joy with all the other guests vacationing here these days.
They, who have always brought joy from Molinella.
They, who many guests hope to meet here during their summer stay, having met them in previous years.
AND SO IT HAPPEND.
For 2 hours, a DJ played ’90s music, and we served fruit for everyone. There were many children, the pool filled with inflatables, and for once, diving was encouraged, with no worries if someone got splashed.
Three families were even celebrating important anniversaries during those days, so the party hit the mark twice over!
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It was Alessandra who asked us about the REUNION. The “mother” of Andrea, Paolo, and Flavia, who, together with Bruno, chose us more than 40 years ago.
It was 1982 when they first came here. “We chose you mainly for the location. A hotel just a crosswalk away from the beach is very convenient if you’re a family.”
The connection was immediate.
Bruno, the leader of the pack, has always been playful and fun. He was the pioneer of “cannonball dives,” kids being thrown into the pool, and pranks. And as a sports enthusiast, he was always on the front line when his growing children organized soccer challenges on the lawn, ping-pong games, or basketball in the parking lot.
Bruno, with “the boys,” Andrea and Paolo, who later became teenagers, even made the trip here by bicycle for years.
? Flavia is now married to Fabio, lives in the province of Brescia, and in October, she’ll celebrate the 1st birthday of her little Andrea.
? Andrea, her namesake uncle, often travels to follow his passions and his girlfriend.
? Paolo is the one we see most frequently of the three. With Emiliana and their daughters, Futura and Olivia, they love enjoying walks along the trails and taking long bike rides.
All together with their parents on the same days hadn’t happened for a few years. And in fact, it only happened for a few hours.
Short but sweet, as they say ?.
