Ciao, mio amici!!

So definitely thought, "Hmmm. I think I'll change my opening line this week." So I did. I'm pleased with it too. It means " Hello, my friends"; and I figure you guys are my friends reading my blog to keep up and support what I'm doing; so, Ciao mio amici!!!
Where do I begin?? A long, long, longish time ago, about the beginning of the week, I'd say, we started the week. I remember this because my teamie, Evan and I found ourselves downtown Prato, which is the total hangout place here, talking to this dude we call "The Juggling Dude", primarley because we don't remember how to pronounce his name, which I find to be a regular occurance for me and names, (Italian names imparticular). Oh, but exiting side note, the dude I was talking about last week, whose name I definintely didn't remember, well, I totally remember his name now. His name, actually give me a drum roll please, because you know how I like my drum rolls and gold stars :-), but really; his name is: Sandro!!! (And I feel like you should know that his name is not actually spelt with exclamation marks (!!!), I was just that excited to tell you his name that is all. And what is cool about this dude Sandro, (without the exclimation marks this time, so you don't get confused about the spelling of his name), is we got his phone number, which means we are going to be able to start to building a relationship with this dude; man, I can't help but feel like this sounds like us picking up some dude for a date or something, awkward, but I guess JESUS dates are alright. Okay, now on to the part that I am more excited about; I, along with some of the others on the team want to get into soccer so to increase the amount of people we are able to meet, and being that's what they do out here, what better way to meet them than to have our new found, awesome friend, well he's still more of an aquantince, but it's a work in progress. Once again besides the point, it blows my mind how easily and fast I get of subject. What I was saying excited me was that Sandro said he would be able to get us into the soccer realm. He said that he might be able to get Kristen, another teamie, into the girls soccer league, and as for Evan and I, atleast introduce us to people and hook us up with the connections to play some 5 on 5, and maybe evently league. I'm just saying I'm super stoked about all of this, the meeting people, increasing opportunitty, and playing soccer, and the fact that Sandro said he would help us practice our Italian if we speak some English with him. All of that excites me pretty well, makes me all happy inside, for some reason I'm squinting with one eye as I type this, that's weird.
And with all that said, there is also a barista, at the bar, (basically a pastry shop out here, I'm not boozin', so worry not), we go to before every Italian lesson; we don't have any true connection or relationship with her yet,but the key word is "yet". She seems friendly and with us showing up there three times a week and some small talk everytime, who knows??
Having nothing to do with anything said thus far, we did a little bit of work up in Pistoia again, which was nice, because I like Roger and Heather the missionaries there. While we were up there we passed out, well we didn't "pass out" per say, we distribuated them by putting them in public mail boxes and on the windshields of cars, because it is illegal to pass flyers out to people without a permit in Pistoia, it's a form of litter control, which I think is cool.
Well, I need to do my homework for Italian class, and Roger just got here because we need to do a little work on the car, so the afternoon shall be busy. Once again thank you for everything you are helping Christ do through me. Keep the prayers a-flowin'.