view of Cavo from the port

La Dolce Vita

Italy

  • It’s a miracle, I tell you

    No sooner than I post a rant about the rainy weather, then we wake up to a gorgeous day. It’s a miracle. One that clearly called for me being outside…so I ventured outside the city walls (literally) to walk around the neighborhood and snap a few photos (two, really, because I didn’t want to seem…Keep…

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  • The sky is blue?

    The sky is blue?

    Non mi piace la pioggia! Know what that means? It means ‘I don’t like the rain’… I didn’t even have to look it up. I know that phrase by heart. I know the weather is a lame post topic, but seriously. It has been SO gray and rainy here. Late last week, Dave and I…Keep…

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  • A weekend in Venezia

    A weekend in Venezia

    One of the (many) things that I had to look forward to when we decided to move to Italy for Dave’s school, was that his program would take us just a two-hour train ride from Venice, where one of my cousins has been living for a few years. On Saturday, Dave and I took the…Keep…

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  • Here comes the sun

    Here comes the sun

    The sun finally came out today! Hooray! I’m sitting here with the windows wide open— never mind that it’s a breezy 55–day. I don’t even care. It’s sunny! On Sunday night, one of Dave’s classmates (and his wife) invited everyone over for wine and heavy apps which was very nice of them. It also gave…Keep…

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  • Turning 31 in Udine

    Turning 31 in Udine

    I hear California is entering official drought status. Meanwhile, here in Udine… So I turned 31 this week and Udine celebrated the occasion with buckets of rain…like sheets of it. I even tried to take a photo of these torrential downpours but the rain was so solid, that it was hard to see individual drops—…Keep…

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  • Our last night in Italy

    Our last night in Italy

    Honestly, I don’t know what my deal is these days. Somehow, ever since getting back home to California, I’ve been too busy to post anything. Seriously?! I don’t know what’s going on because I don’t remember having 24/7 appointments/parties/obligations since we’ve returned. At any rate, here are the photos I’ve been meaning to post from…Keep…

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  • The Feast of Beppe

    The Feast of Beppe

    I feel it appropriate to get started on this blog post now, because I just finished (what I hope will become) my daily workout routine, in which I work to “undo” the indulging that happened in Italy. And speaking of indulgence, remember when I spent a great deal of time eating magnificent dishes and how…Keep…

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  • Mini-Vacation to Massa Marittima

    Back in May, you may recall that I reconnected with an old friend, thanks in part to Google’s slightly-creepy-yet-in-this-case-helpful ability to find people. Once Dave and I had made our way to Italy (my first time there ever), we thought a trip to try and meet up with Gillian and Brian would be a great…Keep…

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