highlights from my weekend

1. Walking down Broadway with 7 1/2 iroonis in tow (the half is for anthony, cus i mean, he's mainly iranian), talking nonsense, laughing, asking fereshteh to diagnose my perpetual thirst when all of a sudden my eyes graze over to a dark skinned man standing in the middle of the sidewalk, several bags at his feet.
Without thinking, I abruptly turn around to face Rosa, leaving Fereshteh confused as she talks about her plans in New York.
"Rosa, thats ARASH!"  I say, pointing at the man.
"Uhh are you sure?  Is that Arash?" Rosa starts to point at him too
"Yeah thats Arash..."
"OMG Are you ARASH???!"  Rosa runs up to him.

he looks sort of taken aback and he nods...

"Arash?  As in boro boro delam digeh toro nemikhad ARASH?"
he nods again

at this point we're all around him..Salma's asking him if he knows yasna...Rosa asks him if he can sing for us...Rosa asks me how to say something in Swedish...I shrug as tears are running down my face from laughing so hard.
THIS IS SO RANDOM.
rosa asks to take a picture with him and we all surround him.  this is so random.  i cant even believe this is happening.
"Thanks Arash.."  "Bye Arash.."
Arash says something about Rebecca and Rosa yells, "BACHEHAH SABKONIN...if we wait a little Rebecca will come out!!"

who the hell is rebecca??  then all of a sudden, this brunette long haired beauty walks out of Hollister (looking very confused, i might add).  Rosa walks up to her, says, 'hi rebecca, Im rosa"
we all crowd around for another picture.

oh...fyi...i think rebecca's the one who sings temptation with him...i think...

then we all walk away.  let me reiterate....SO RANDOM.

2. Rosa and I stop to look at a jewelry stand.  The guy starts to tell us everything is handmade.
Rosa: Oh that's a hebrew symbol.
Vendor: Its a Kabbalah symbol.
Rosa: Oh, yeah, where are you from?
Vendor: Isreal
Pauuuseeeee
Ranna: Shalom
The vendor looks at me for about 4 seconds, frowns, and looks back down.
Rosa thanks the man and walks away, covering her face with her scarf.
Ranna: ROSA, sabkon!
Rosa dies of laughter on the street and we stop pedestrian traffic.

3.  We're driving away from the group to go to this random party with my dad and his israeli friend, Dror.  Everything is khart o khar...everyones talking...rosa is laughing..all of a sudden, we're about to drive away...and the last thing i hear before salma rolls up the window.
Ali: Shaaloooooommmmmmmmmm

HAHAHAHAHAHA I DIED.