Each day at Casa Maria is full of new and interesting things. Today was no exception.
There is woman who is present every day. She sits by the entrance with her hands constantly folded over her stomach. She observes and sometimes comments- loudly and with aggression. She also has quite the personal bubble of which she is not afraid to remind you. However, I have never been privy to such a reminder.
Today, I got reminded. When I first entered the room, I leaned over to give Clara a hug and, wouldn't you know it, this woman takes to hitting me repeatedly in the leg. I'm not worried. It's not like this is out of character for this woman and, quite frankly, I'm surprised it hasn't happened to me earlier. Then before leaving, I'm going in for another hug from Clara and this woman takes the opportunity to pinch me. On the butt! It would seem that I was once again in her bubble.
For some reason, this strikes me as hysterical. I begin to laugh and my laughing gets louder. Then Clara starts to laugh because I'm laughing even though she has no idea what's going on. I finally pull it together but Clara is still laughing which just serves to set me off again. I laugh. She laughs. The cycle continues. When the laughing ceases, I smile to myself. It's just another day of awesomeness at The House of Ancients.
