Where in the World!

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Wedding Post: How Mom and Dad got Married!

It was love at first sight for Giulia and Petros! Fine! My mom met my dad at a reception in 1997, in Italy. They have known for 1 and a half years before they decided to get married. It wasn't my dad that proposed though, it was my mom that asked my dad, "So? Shall we get married?" and my dad replied, "ok" and that's how they got engaged. They got married twice, they first had a registered wedding, in which my mom wore a red suit and my dad a black suit, and got married my a municipal officer, and then they had a religious wedding, in which my mom wore the usual white wedding gown and my father again a black suit, and they got married by a priest. My grandma was the first person to know they were getting married. My mom and dad got married in Italy, Rome, because my mom is from Rome and she wanted to get married there (and also, that was the country they were in). At their registered wedding there were about 20 people and at their religious wedding there were about 130 people. The municipality (where they had their registered wedding) indoors was all red tapestry, and outside there was an square designed by Michelangelo. Inside the church there were some white flowers and there was no outdoor, like a garden, etc. There weren't any specific special colours on clothes, my mom wore the traditional white wedding gown and my father the black suit. Other people that participated in the ceremony were friends, relatives, and children and they didn't wear anything special, they wore elegant clothing (nicely dressed). For the registered wedding there was homemade food prepared (for the reception that was at home) and they ate special cakes from Sardegna, and for the religious wedding there was a reception at a palace in Rome and they had a light dinner with the traditional wedding cake with layers. There was some background music but my mom doesn't remember what kind since she wasn't paying attention to the music but to the party. People did not dance at my mom and dad's wedding. At the religious wedding there were white flowers in the church and reception, and at the registered reception there was also a Christmas tree since they got married at Christmas Time. There were some traditions that were going on such as the bride (mom) being escorted to the groom (dad) by the father, but since my mom's father (my grandpa) passed away already, she went with my Uncle Toni. My mom and dad also cut the cake together, people threw rice at my mom and dad after the ceremony, they handed out confetti (sugar-covered almonds)-Italian tradition, and handing out Loukoumia, which is baked sweets with pistachios (Cypriot tradition-since my dad is Cypriot), and also another tradition is that the bride is all dressed in white. "I really enjoyed it!" sais mom, "it was fun walking around with a long dress and a veil!" Apparently she really enjoyed it! I wish I were there too! To bad I wasn't born yet! When I grow up I want a wedding just like my mom and dad's, simple and fun. With a nice, pretty big cake all decorated and nice looking (and with layers!). I want to be married in a church and by a priest and have flower girls. I hope my family can attend my wedding and have fun!

My Mom and Dad cutting their wedding cake

My Mom and Dad in a palace in Rome, Italy.

"For Fun" Where in the World 1

Please try to guess where the following picture takes place but remember, NO SPOILERS!  Thank you! Hope it is tricky enough! =P

11 for 2011

What do you have in your pocket?
I don't have anything in my pocket, sorry! =D

What was the last thing you had to drink?
The last thing I drank was an Actimel at lunchtime, YUM!

What makes you happy?
It makes me happy to see my family and friends every morning as soon as I wake up or at school! =D

What was the last really nice thing you did for someone?
The last really nice thing I did for someone was if it is asking something that I did that someone else appreciated then it would be making Elena, my sister, an e-mail. (Which I am startiing to regret now!)

What scares you?
Some of the things that scare me are the zombies from the movie "Zombie Land", watching on YouTube "Micheal Jackson Ghost Caught on Tape". (I am NEVER seeing that AGAIN! NEVER!) Some other things that scare me are really loud and sudden noises such as a book that falls to the floor, though it doesn't mave me scream, but it makes me do a little jump. There are a few other things that scare me, though I wont name them  just in case the wrong person is reading this! =P

What was the last movie you saw?
I didn't see a movie latley, though I think it was the "Wizard of Oz" a few nights ago, otherwise I saw a few videos on YouTube such as "Thriller" by Michael Jackson and "Party Rock Anthem"

What was the last song you sang?
The last song I sang was the theme song of an italian TV show called "Chiamatemi Gio".

What was the last thing you bought?
The last thing I bought was a plastic sparkly pink decoration for my room. (Which costed only

€3.00!)

What couldn’t you live without?

I obviously can't live without my family and friends, but if this question is asking about "Prized Possetions" than that would be my laptop, my own room (this became a very special thing since my anoying little sister moved to another room!), I also can't live without sleepovers with friends (they are so fun!).

What do you hope for? 

I hope I find my "long lost" mobile which is probably hiding from me somewhere at home, I also can't wait since my mom said I can "MAYBE"  get a BUNNY! And we will get a German Shepherd in South Africa! CAN'T WAIT! I also hope that my dad is ok in South Africa and that he is having fun there!

What could you live without?

It is so far about 1 month that I can't find my mobile so I guess that at the moment I like to have it with me, but if there is something that I had to pick to live without it would be my mobile. I will probably need it more as I get older, I don't need it that much now.

My Name

My Name

Carolina

            Hi! I am Carolina Teresa Maria Nacouzi. “Carolina” is a name that you can find in Italy and a few other countries. It is not a very common name; other a-likes are more popular such as Caroline which is mostly heard in the USA and the United Kingdom. The origin of my name is English, French, Italian, and Mexican but i THINK it might also be German. The English meaning of my name is “Joy”,” song of happiness”. The French meaning is also “Song of Happiness”, in Mexican it means “Beautiful Woman” and in Italian it means “strong”. I didn’t know that! I am Italian-Cypriot though I wasn’t named with a name that comes from that country on purpose, my parents liked the name and decided to call me like that.

            It was my parents who chose my name, they chose “Carolina” when they heard the name of the girlfriend of a friend of my fathers and liked it so they called me like that.

            I LOVE my name! (I like also others’ names, don’t worry!) I think my parents chose a name that fit with me well, when I imagine the name “Carolina” I think of a girl with freckles and red hair like me, I don’t know why! I also love the shortenings of my name such as “Carol” and “Carrey”, I particularly like “Carrey”, some people call me like that such as some of my friends, my past housemaid, my father (sometimes), my sister, yeah! But I also like it when my brother calls me Caroline, it sounds so cute when he says it! J If I have children in the future I would love to call a daughter Emma (coming from one of my favourite celebrities, Emma Watson), if it is a son I think that I like the names Charles (coming from the Little House on the Prairie, the Pa), there are many names I like some others are Anne, Stephany, Nikki, Isabel, Freda, Millie, and many more! J       

My Fave Place!

My favourite place, well, one of my faourite places in the world is Italy, my home country. I was born in Rome. I like both Rome and Florence. In Rome I visited the Coloseum, the Trevi Fountain, the Mouth of Truth, Castel Sant Angelo, and much more. We like to eat "Pizza Bianca" when we visit. It is basically plain pizza, but it tastes a lot different than the plain pizza you find else where. Italy is in Europe, in the northern hemisphere. You should visit Italy because it has beautiful sights to see and many cool museums. Below are some pics of things and places in Italy, Rome!

Castel Sant Angelo

Pizza Bianca

The Mouth of Truth