An American (Party) in Italy

I'm newly re-addicted to Skittles. I bought a bag for my Italian friends and have since consumed the left0vers. But that's really not important.

Sunday, about 13 of my friends tramped up to my third-floor apartment for a festa americana! All in all it was very nice. The menu included:
-hamburgers and hotdogs, American style (as in, in-bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup, and mustard)
-potato chips
-potato salad
-mac n'cheese
-celery sticks with peanut butter
-celery sticks with cream cheese
-melon
-sausage (Italian)
-Starbursts
-Skittles
-american box cake (funfetti!)
-gelato
-crostata (Italian cake)
-Twizzlers
-Cocacola (regular, Zero, Sprite Zero)
-Fruit punch

Everyone ate well and at least pretended like they enjoyed the food. Michael Jackson and Johnny Cash played in the background, while Filippo's dad and his friend played in the foreground dressed in my belly-dancing accouterment. All the Italians tried the pull-n-peel Twizzlers, which was rather funny to watch:
There was also guitar playing, dancing, and general what-do-we-do-at-this-party awkwardness (during which many silly photos were taken. A few of my favorite:

<--- A picture of the spread and a handful of the party-guests.


---> Tata Ali and Filippo playing with cameras


<--- There was too much American fun going on! ...............
---> And a little Arab fun, too.









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<--- Tata Ali helped out a ton with the American party! ...............---> So did Dany, I wouldn't have had such wonderfully sliced oranges and tomatoes if not for him.