Once, Twice, Three Times Is Too Much!
So, during our first dinner here we were seated next an english couple, who looked a bit overdressed in their silk clothing. The next night at dinner we were seated next to them again at a different restaurant. What a coincidence, so imagine our surprise when last night they showed up once again. It was a little too much for me to handle so i had to contemplate killing them for a while. It wasn’t just that it was the third night in a row, no that would have been enough, but it was a completely different kind of restaurant. Different food, much different price and somewhere far, far away. If they show up again tonight i have resolved that i will have to end it the only way a man can, by jumping into the ocean and drowning myself.
We are now off to the emerald grotto or something like that.
We shall speak again soon
Love matt and deb.
Do you think they are following you? Do they think you are following them? Have you and they chatted about it all? Would that not be preferable to murder or sewerside?
Comment by Mother K — June 22, 2006 @ 9:59 am
Okay, so you figured it out. Actually these people were private detectives we hired to make sure you were behaving yourselves. Agents Alex and Nikita have reported back to us that you are having a great time — although they wonder why your eating habits are so “plain and American.” Anyway, say hello to them for us since we have paid them in unmarked Euros.
Comment by Barry — June 22, 2006 @ 10:58 am
I think both of you should hit the folks up for more Euro’s so you can continue traveling and writing about it. Hook up with the mysterious English couple. Perhaps they’ll take you back to England with them.
Comment by another mom — June 22, 2006 @ 11:00 am
Following up on Barry’s confession, that means if you off them you’ll simply discover knew Boris and Natasha types at nearby tables.
And, another mom addresses an oh-so-important point. If you return as planned what are we going to do to entertain ourselves? Less of an issue, perhaps, for Barry and Sharon who are busy creating new lives, but what about those of us who tread shoulder deep in our daily ruts?
Oh, I’d almost forgotten. You two are off to college soon. But what kid ever sobers up long enough to write home?
Comment by Michael — June 22, 2006 @ 12:59 pm
“It was a little too much for me to handle so i had to contemplate killing them for a while.”
You should write for the blog more often, Matt. Your style is a nice break from your Dad’s typically understated narratives.
Comment by pesky godson — June 22, 2006 @ 4:47 pm
Were they wearing silk clothing at the second and third venues?
Comment by Jennifer — June 22, 2006 @ 5:38 pm
haha i think you guys are all geeks, and took the detective thing too far…just kidding, it’s a little scary but luckily our last night in amalfi they weren’t at our restaurant.
Comment by Debbie — June 24, 2006 @ 12:40 pm
Oh yes they were.
Comment by The Dads — June 24, 2006 @ 2:24 pm