tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598448171836225292023-11-16T03:55:53.304-08:00Blicious.Blicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477268703838139974noreply@blogger.comBlogger1558125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-44112591495599801442014-01-20T13:08:00.001-08:002014-01-20T13:28:29.951-08:00Cali to ItalyI'm a Cali girl. born and raised. I grew up in Los Angeles and although I can tell you thousands of things I dislike about it, I do miss it. I miss my friends and family. I miss driving. I miss living in a house full of our things. I miss our things. I may miss so much about home but only because it's<b><i> my </i></b>normal and has been for 29 years...<br />
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Moving to Florence has been an adjustment. An interesting change in our lives. Not better than where we were or worse, just different. It's not my normal and it's taking some getting used to but I am in love with the change so far. People are afraid of change and I get it. But if I can encourage you to do anything in your life...It's to live outside of your comfort zone. Even for a few months. It's life changing! I am learning so much about myself and about my marriage and about life. It's an incredible feeling!<br />
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Florence is amazing! Florence has taken my heart and opened my eyes to a whole new world. It's magical here. It's a beautiful city full of all different kinds of people. Every day we find something new. A new sign or a new store even though we have walked by a hundred times. I am constantly in awe of this place. The history is incredible and the amount of people on any given day is insane. Really, it's insane.<br />
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Here's a small glimpse in to what we get to see and walk by <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">e v e r y</span> day. This is our normal for now and we feel very blessed.<br />
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I know...Brandon and I are so fu**ing lucky it's retarded. :)<br />
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bBlicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-45777170295161516922014-01-14T10:59:00.001-08:002014-01-14T11:12:41.139-08:00Happy Holidays from B'Squared! <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">CIAO RAGAZZI!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">umm, it's January 14th! How did that happen?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Our holiday vacation <i>back home</i> in sunny California was fun, needed and a bit interesting. Let's start off with flying in to LAX and jumping on my parents! SO NICE! We missed them so much! We then proceeded to stuff our faces with <a href="http://www.in-n-out.com/"><span style="color: red;">In-n-out!</span></a> OHMYLANTA It felt so good and oh so right! </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We got home and saw my siblings and it was back to normal life. :) My bestest friend came over that night and it was a fun night holding hands on the couch and being insanely jet lagged.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The next day in LA, my family packed our bags and we drove up to Palm Springs. The house was<span style="font-size: large;"> g o r g e o u s</span> and the weather was dreamy. We had a great time the first few nights being goofy and laughing non stop. We got a HUGE Christmas tree (so necessary) and we danced around while we decorated it. ((video coming soon)). We had a yummy surf and turf dinner and it was nice to sit around a table of 9.5 with my favorites. Seriously, I needed that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Then...well then the freaking plague hit my family. I swear it hit us all in slow motion. One person after the other got so sick to the point where 8 out of 10 of us ended up in the hospital...on Christmas day!!!!!!!! gross, right!? We were dropping one by one and I swear it was something out of a movie. It was just awful! We think it was some kind of stomach flu/ virus/ vacation killer/ warm weather hater...ugh. If you are following me on <a href="http://instagram.com/brandiscarpelli"><span style="color: red;">insta</span></a> I'm sure you saw the hospital pics...sad right? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On the 27th we all started to get our energy back and we were able to enjoy the last two days as best as we could. It sucked to be so sick and see everyone else sick but it was still nice to be home with family. We went to the <a href="http://www.livingdesert.org/"><span style="color: red;">living desert</span></a> which we loved, saw a movie and went to the casino for a family night of gambling. We did our best to enjoy the time we had feeling slightly better and it was nice. fun fun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">When we got back to LA we had a full week which included...seeing our friends, renting a car and driving up to San Jose to visit family and back to LA in <b>ONE</b> day, multiple shopping trips to the mall/ target/ cvs/ downtown LA, a homemade mexican dinner with family that was heavenly, a massage, B'Squared Italian dinner night, waxing and celebrating NYE with some of my favorites!!!!! The best week! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a great trip home and we are so thankful we got to spend it with family and friends! Coming back to Italy was strange. I mean I left home to come, well...<i>home</i>. I cried saying goodbye to my parents. I don't know if that gets easier...tbc. I have to be honest with myself and say I missed Italy! I missed our babies and walking around this beautiful place we live in. Italy is magical and it feels good to be back! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I didn't miss the puffy jacket weather though. I swear we all look like a sea of puffy, furry hooded zombies. Not a good look...even thought I LOVE my jacket. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I hope you all had a HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here's a glimpse in to our Cali vaca...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Brandon and I are so excited for 2014! We are looking forward to a great year and having more amazing dreams come true. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy 2014 lovers!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been receiving quite a few emails saying you have emailed me on my old email...I'm so sorry and I'm not an a$$hole that doesn't respond. Please email me at <b>Brandi.Scarpelli@gmail.com </b>if you want to be friends or hang out in Firenze!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Blicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-77827339096141013482013-12-20T02:04:00.000-08:002013-12-20T02:04:08.262-08:00Home for the Holidays! Today is the last day at work for the year!! ULTIMO GIORNO!<br />
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Brandon and I are so excited to go home for the holidays! I honestly never thought I would say that. "<i>home for the holidays</i>" It seems so fake and then it hits me...<b>we moved to Italy</b>. right...<br />
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We are so excited to see everyone and share the holidays in the Cali sun! I am looking forward to leaving my large puffy goose down furry jacket in Florence and ready to get my skin out of this cold dry weather! :)
We hope you all have a very Merry Holiday with the ones you love!<br />
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bBlicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-39917160835404439092013-12-18T01:25:00.000-08:002013-12-18T01:25:33.297-08:00Weekend fun in FlorenceHEY CIAO HEYYYY!<br />
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Last weekend Brandon and I had so much fun! It was a weekend full of friends and booze! The perfect recipe for an amazing time with hangovers and lazy days.<br />
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Friday night we went GO Karting Italian style. We went to <a href="http://www.planetkart.prato.it/it/index.html"><span style="color: red;">Planet Kart</span></a> in Prato. Well to be honest it was the same style we are used to back home. Brandon was in HEAVEN! We had a yummy sushi double date and then off to the go kart track we went.<br />
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Saturday we had a beer pong party at our casa! Having a house full a friends, laughing, drinking and playing games made us feel complete! This place is starting to feel like home.<br />
fun fact:::playing a game of kings cup with 15 people is<b> h i l a r i o u s </b>. :)<br />
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Sunday night was the beautiful tree lighting at the Duomo. It was magical! There were singing Santa's everywhere...a parade...and a countdown to the tree lighting. We are in love with Florence!<br />
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I have so much more to share but in <i>T minus 2</i> days we will be on our way home to spend the holidays with our family and friends! WE ARE SO EXCITED! I haven't been home in 6 months and I am dying to jump on everyone. It's been an insane year with some high ups and very low downs. It's been hard to get through things without them. We will miss Italy and all the Christmas decor but it's time for some Cali sun...at least for a couple weeks.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">leggings- <a href="http://www.calzedonia.it/en/"><span style="color: red;">Calzedonia</span></a>, tank- <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.brandymelvilleusa.com/">Brandy Melville</a>,</span> leather jacket- Italian shop, beanie-<span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.cosstores.com/gb/">COS</a>,</span> clutch- <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.guess.eu/it/">Marciano</a>,</span> booties- <a href="http://www.jeffreycampbellshoes.com/"><span style="color: red;">Jeffrey Campbells</span></a></span><br />
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Black on black on black on black on Jeffrey Campbell's.<br />
A few weeks ago Husband and I decided to explore our new hood. This means we went bar hopping. :) We had a great night trying new beers and getting lost. It may have taken us a while to get home which prompted a photo shoot in the middle of the street.<br />
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I bought these insane steel toe JC's on sale at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/DESII-LAB/533939953294176"><span style="color: red;">Desii lab</span></a> in Florence and I'm obsessed. They are surprisingly so comfortable and they man handle the cobble stone streets without any issues. I love the way people stare at me when I wear them. 100% for sure they are thinking...WTF!!!!!??? and it makes me smile. People stare at me...then down at my shoes...then back at me. no joke. Some smile, some compliment and some look worried.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">"People will stare. Make it worth their while"</span>- Harry Winston </i><br />
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photo cred- the Mr.<br />
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Buon Giovedi!<br />
xx<br />
bBlicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-12612985793836104152013-12-04T22:00:00.000-08:002013-12-04T22:00:05.857-08:00Holiday wish listAll I want for Christmas is youuuuuuu and everything below. :)
Here's some of my favorite must haves this season!
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<a href="http://uk.drmartens.com/uk/Womens/Womens-Boots/Dr-Martens-1460-W-Boot/p/11821010"><span style="color: #0b5394;">EIGHT</span></a>
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I need all of these in my life some time soon. :)<br />
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What are you craving this season??<br />
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xx<br />
bBlicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-12983630156016901532013-12-04T01:08:00.000-08:002013-12-04T01:52:58.730-08:00Thanksgiving in FlorenceHappy Thanksgiving readers!<br />
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This year was a tad bit difficult for us but we made the very most of it and I have to say...we enjoyed it so much! This was the very first year both of us were celebrating one of our favorite holidays without our families. I'm not going to lie...I was sad thinking about thanksgiving leading up to it. How will this work? Can we get a turkey in Italy? What do you mean I have to work Thursday and Friday? Will we get to make a wish with the wishbone????<br />
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We were invited by a group of lovely people to a dinner on thanksgiving day. After work Brandon and I brought over our dishes we made and had a great night with new friends. It was the best feeling celebrating a holiday with others going through what we were. Sure we are all in Italy for different reasons and lengths of times...but we all had one thing in common...being away from home. We are so thankful to have been a part of the amazing dinner!<br />
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Saturday was our turn to host a friendsgiving in our new home. Brandon ordered our 14 pound turkey from a local butcher, made the most amazing mashed potatoes and a sweet potato casserole that was to die for. literally i f**king died. I made cinnamon sugar cake balls and each guest brought a dish. It felt like home but with new friends and it was so nice!! We went through 10 bottles of wine and tried to understand as much Italian as possible. Success!<br />
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I am so thankful for my amazing husband. He does so much for us to make sure our lives are perfect. No matter where we are in the world he is doing everything and anything to make sure we are both happy. I am madly in love with that man and I can't thank him enough for everything he does.<br />
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I am thankful for my family who I miss more than words. Sometimes I feel so weak being so freaking homesick. "Brandi, it's only been 8 months...SNAP OUT OF IT". but I can't. We went from seeing our families all the time to niente. nada. nothing. so strange. BUT in 18 days I will be jumping on everyone!!! I am dying. My mom said it's not too early to wait at the airport. ;)<br />
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I am so thankful for our friends! Our LA friends and our Italian friends who have made Italy home. We love you all more than words and we are so thankful for your support! We honestly have some of the greatest people in our lives!<br />
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Oh ya, and if you were wondering...Brandon and I made a wish with our wishbone. :)<br />
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From my family to yours...we hope you had a happy thanksgiving and got to spend time with the ones you love.<br />
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Baci!<br />
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Happy [late] Halloween lovies!
This year was special for me. Well...difficult and special. let me explain...<br />
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If you are a Blicious reader you know Halloween is my <b>FAVORITE </b>holiday of all! I love to dress up and be silly and especially because of <a href="http://www.bliciousbybrandi.com/2010/11/barbies-side.html"><span style="color: red;">this</span></a> magical day. So, naturally I will do my best to go all out every year. I love to be creative and try and find the coolest <i>couples</i> outfit ever! My husband is the best trooper on halloween and I love that he dresses up for me...<i>errr </i>with me. :)<br />
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Italian's don't really celebrate halloween. Sure there are a ton of American bars around the center that did celebrate for us foreigners but it's not their thing. I am missing my friends so much. so much. and I just couldn't imagine a life without halloween. Not even for one year...so Hubby and I did what we could to make it one amazing night! We had costumes in mind but being that there are zero costume stores in Florence or even a party store for that matter...we had to lose our ideas and get creative. The local sex shops had the usual skanky costumes but for 80 euro and above. No grazie! We went to the tutto 99cent store, an art store and our closets to put together these awesome costumes. ha! we DIY'd and boom...clowns were made!<br />
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We <b>clowned</b> around all night and had the best time! We partied at Monkey Bar with our amici! My goal when we moved was to meet people who would be <i>lifers</i> and we have been so lucky to become friends with some amazing people. It's not easy meeting people in Florence and all I wanted was to make friends in our new hood! I loved that our Italian friends were in to dressing up like we were. ((with our encouragement of course...chanting BE AMERICAN!)) It was so fun dressing up with the cool Italians who did celebrate! Running around Florence in a clown outfit was awesome! [can we do that more often?]<br />
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I hope you all had a happy halloween!<br />
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bBlicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-45931115653559919332013-11-15T06:58:00.000-08:002013-11-15T06:58:06.716-08:00La bella vita- More Siena!In addition to <a href="http://www.bliciousbybrandi.com/2013/11/48-hours-in-siena.html"><span style="color: red;">this</span></a> post with our trip details through Siena...I just had to share some of our favorite pictures with ya'll.
There are <u>no</u> words to describe how beautiful this place is. The colors are out of a pantone book. perfection!<br />
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and...AND we went to a castle!!!!!!! gahhhh<br />
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Brandon and I celebrated our two year wedding anniversary by hopping on a train and going to Venice. I have heard the ups and downs about Venice prior to going but we were in for such a treat. It was the first time for both of us and I have to say we LOVED it so much! I know we 100% lucked out with the weather! We really did. But there is something so amazing about that wonderful city. The fact that it's all water is insane! I couldn't stop saying "Babe, it's all water" or "Babe, the ambulance and buses and police are all BOATS"!! BOATS people!<br />
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We visited the glass factory in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murano"><span style="color: red;">Murano</span></a> which was insane! Took a private boat to the isalnd. HEAVEN! And, we ate the best pasta at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlfredosFreshPastaToGo"><span style="color: red;">Alfredo's pasta to-go</span></a>. YOU MUST TRY THIS!<br />
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I always dreamt of being in Venice with my husband and it came true! We stayed at the most amazing hotel and drank delicious wines. We ate on the main channel and just got lost on those tiny little romantic streets. The one thing I really really wanted more than anything was to find an older gondola guide who would sing to us in Italian. All of the guys looked so young and didn't seem to say much on the rides. I wanted that perfect Italian man and Brandon spotted him from a mile away. He was perfect! We got on his boat and he started talking about the history and pointing at different ancient buildings...and then...and then there was that awkward silence. Brandon and I were staring off and just full on goofy smiling and he started to sing. He was singing in Italian and my heart melted!!! Brandon and I squeezed each others hands and just died. It was so magical! If I could, I would want to go back to Venice every weekend. We loved it!<br />
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Have you been to Venice??<br />
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I love being married to you Brandon. You're my favorite person and it's a blessing to be your wife.<br />
happy two years!<br />
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xx<br />
bBlicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-22912876670289165362013-11-13T03:36:00.000-08:002013-11-13T03:38:52.236-08:0048 hours in SienaCiao!<br />
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I am so excited to share this post with you guys. If you ever have 48 hours in Italy we highly recommend the trip below.<br />
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These are some for the best 48 hours I have ever spent with this guy. We had the most amazing couple of days in the following order:::<br />
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<li>Rented a car (first time doing this in Italy and it was AMAZING!) We got our car at <span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.maggiore.it/index.php?lingua=gb"><span style="color: red;">Maggiore</span></a> </span>and it was so easy. It was brand new and we had unlimited miles. We didn't need to get gas once in 2 days. So nice! We were able to drop it off at any time the next day which was so convenient. </li>
<li>We started our journey by driving out of Florence. We went through a couple toll roads which was so cool. Italian toll roads! We admired the open roads and it felt so nice to be in a car, blasting the radio and staring at my husband. This is what life is all about! Having fun! We drove to the <a href="http://www.termesangiovanni.it/it/index.html"><span style="color: red;">Terme San Giovanni</span> </a>hot springs and relaxed our faces off. This place was a natural water park. It was 15 euro per person to get in and so worth it. </li>
<li>After the Hot springs we drove to our hotel <a href="http://borgocasaalvento.com/resort/foto-galleria.html"><span style="color: red;">Borgo Casa al Vento</span></a> which was magical. It is set on a hill in the middle of nowhere. Dirt roads and all. The scenery is to die for. Pure heaven! We had dinner at our hotel in a romantic cave. Did I mention to.die.for.??</li>
<li>We woke up and took a morning walk around the property and fell in love. The colors in Siena are like nothing I have ever seen before. It all seems like a big painting! All we did was point in different directions and "oohh" and "ahhh". dreamy.</li>
<li>We checked out and ended up at <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castello_di_Brolio"><span style="color: red;">Castello di Brolio</span></a> which was by far the coolest site to see. An 800 year old castle! A CASTLE. I repeat a CASTLE!! On a hill that had the most beautiful views we have ever seen. I seriously couldn't have dreamt up a more beautiful place! I wanted to time travel back and live there looking over the walls waiting for my prince Scarpelli to come and scoop me up. Wearing a flowy dress and dancing around the castle with my hair in braids and my white horse and my own wing of the castle...ok, ok...... I swear there was a feeling in the air that I will never forget. Just magic! </li>
<li>We headed to <a href="http://www.dariocecchini.com/home/officina-della-bistecca/"><span style="color: red;">Officina della Bistecca</span></a> where we had the best meal of our lives. Dario Cecchini was so nice and the whole experience was incredible. <span style="font-size: x-small;">This place is for meat lovers only.</span> The unlimited wine, 7 courses of the most delicious meats, the atmosphere, the people, the salt mixture...ALL of it was perfection. Bravisimo!</li>
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There you have it! 6 amazing ways to have the best 48 hours and to fall completely in love with your husband all over again. I didn't think I could love that guy any more but renting a car and going on a beautiful adventure was perfect. I loved every second.</div>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/79280650">48 HOURS IN SIENA</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2311616">Brandon Scarpelli</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Thanks to my sweet husband for making this special video! ti amo fino alla fine!<br />
We hop you enjoy it!!!<br />
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baci!<br />
bBlicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-76589085309060534902013-10-29T05:14:00.001-07:002013-10-29T05:14:38.804-07:003 years ago he proposed. THREE years ago this happened..<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/17163883">B'Squared - The Proposal</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2311616">Brandon Scarpelli</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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sighhhhh.
I was asked to marry my favorite person in front of our family and friends...dressed up as Barbie and Ken! Truly a dream come true! Halloween is my favorite holiday of all and I'm a lucky girl to have this amazing man in my life! He is always a trooper on halloween and I love him so much for it!<br />
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Brandon,<br />
Thank you for making me the happiest girl in the world. I don't know how I got so lucky to have you in my life. You are the sweetest husband and I love how you make everyone around you smile. You are the reason I love life so much. I love every day that passes with you as my husband. Three years ago I yelled YES, YES, YES (just incase you didn't hear the first two) and here we are...two years later happily married and living in Italy. pinch me.<br />
I love you till the end Scarpelli!
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Details from the magical day in my B'Squared Love story tab.<br />
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I hope you are having the best week!!<br />
xx<br />
bBlicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-83442244365476538402013-10-19T09:00:00.000-07:002013-10-20T02:15:32.416-07:00Cool LoveCiao Tutti!<br />
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Hubs and I have been crazy busy with our big move! We moved from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Santa_Croce,_Florence"><span style="color: red;">Santa Croce</span></a> to the Oltrarno side in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Spirito,_Florence"><span style="color: red;">Santo Spirito</span></a>. We are so happy with our new home and can't wait to explore our new neighborhood this weekend! The weather in Florence is cooling down and it's so nice to welcome Fall with open arms. I'm loving the sweater/ scarves/ beanies/ layers/ snuggle weather. It's so fresh and crisp here and it's nice to bundle up. I'm sure in a few months I'll be wishing for warmer weather but for now...I am a fan of Fall.
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I could not resist this LOVE sweater when we made eye contact at <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://dixie.it/2013/?lang=en"><span style="color: red;">Dixie</span></a>.</span> The best part about the sweater is the elbows are hearts and it came with a necklace that says COOL. I know, COOL! Love, hearts, cool...check! I also fell in love with this cashmere beanie from <a href="http://www.cosstores.com/"><span style="color: red;">COS. </span></a> Lately I have been obsessing over beanies. They are an easy fix to a bad hair day. Shower...half dry...beanie...done.<br />
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Are you excited for Fall weather?<br />
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xx<br />
bBlicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-21980344878512322082013-10-18T04:09:00.001-07:002013-10-18T04:10:02.332-07:00SIA- selfie in action. Selfieeeeee Friday!
I was flipping through my iphone photos and found way too many selfies. slightly ashamed:::slightly amused. So...I thought I'd do a post about SELFIEEEEES!
Are you a selfie taker? I just love and giggle every time I see a SIA-<i>selfie in action</i>. It's so funny seeing people taking pics of their best angles and making different facial expressions to get the perfect selfie. and also, every time I see this happening I say "SELFIEEEEEE". It amuses me. Most of my selfieeeeees are taken inside with the strangest Italian mirror. Since we just moved and the mirror didn't come with...I'll have to figure out something else. ;)
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I am a selfie fan (((disclosure-for outfit posts))). I admit it and I may have a problem. :)<br />
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Prior to moving to Italy, Brandon and I were pretty much clueless about life abroad. We didn't know about the expat life we were about to experience and it slowly hits us in waves. The first few weeks/ months felt like a vacation. Sure we had to work but it wasn't the work we were used to. We didn't sit in a car on the busiest freeway every day and waste 3 hours going to work and going home. We didn't see familiar faces or speak English. We didn't really understand how different this life would be.
I decided to write this post about all the things we were NOT prepared for… ;)<br />
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<li>The h u m i d i t y<b> </b>….I know I sound like a big baby when it comes to this topic but GUYS it was brutal. The weather app should not give the percentage of the humidity but instead tell you the hours during the day of when you can breath. No.joke. </li>
<li>Tourists. Ok, so clearly we knew there would be millions of tourists since we moved to Florence but they are intense. Tourists walk around as if everyone here is on vacation. No people! We are not on vacation. I'm trying to walk to work with my coffee and breakfast and these tourists will bump in to you, stop in front of you and my favorite…take your picture. I mean what is that? Will a picture of me be printed and put in your house? It better. I may have broken several tourist rules in the past but living here has shown me that tourists think the world revolves around them and we should all cater to them because...well because they are on vacation. Wrong! Have some respect!</li>
<li>Speedos. Ok, ok call me childish but there is one piece of clothing I will not ever be able to get used to and it's speedos. Sure when you vacation in Europe you're bound to see them here and there. But when you live here…oh my. It's just awkward and weird and I can't. Sorry.</li>
<li>Paying for drinks…It's the weirdest thing to us Americans that when you buy a drink you have to pay right then and there. There is no 'put it on my tab' talk. It's simply...you drink, you pay…now.</li>
<li>The lack of mexican food is rough. Withdrawals rough. Being from Cali and being a teeny part mexican and being married to a half mexican and being obsessed with mexican food…ughh it's just so hard. The tortillas, the beans, the enchilada sauce, the burritos, the CARNE ASADA…ugh. Vallarta, I miss you… Tears! Italian's don't know what they are missing and I do. Merda!</li>
<li>Chap stick is locked up in glass at the grocery store. Swear to god. Not the alcohol or the olive oil or the tic tacs. Chap stick. No capito. </li>
<li>Americans being so obnoxious. There have been more times than not where I have actually been embarrassed to be American. In the states we have the crazy age limits to drink, drive or go to a night club. You can drive a vehicle at 16 but can't drink until 21. You get carded everywhere if you look a day under 40. What!? Here it's a free for all unless you get out of hand of course but you can really do what you want. Drink in the street, party at 16, etc. We (Americans) would drive to Vegas to be cool and drink in the street. Here it's natural. Brandon and I still feel weird to this day walking around with a drink on the street. But when we see the loud/ crazy/ obnoxious/ screaming people who are throwing up during lunch time…they are 99.9% American. I'm sorry Italy. I am. Americans come to Italy and unleash these inner beasts that wouldn't exist if the laws weren't so backwards in the US!</li>
<li>Food to-go. Oy…in the US we always always always ask for our leftovers to go. Can we get a doggy bag please? I miss Gladstone's and their foil swans. sighhh. Here in Italy…it's considered rude. We asked for some of our pizza to go when we first arrived and they were mortified. They asked us if it was ok, what's wrong, why, why, why? They didn't understand. Italians take their time and don't rush 24/7 so if they get full at dinner they can sit there until they finish. In the US you eat in record timing and take half your dinner to go. </li>
<li>Bacon. There is no bacon here. and by bacon I mean BACON. The legit fatty bacon that smells like heaven bacon. BACON people!</li>
<li>Hours of operation. I knew coming here Italians had siestas and coffee breaks and cigarette breaks and mental breaks and gossip breaks and potty breaks and snack breaks...but one night Brandon and I were hungry and went to this place since they stayed open late. We still had about an hour or so and when we walked in, they said they were closed. We said...'oh but the sign says 12 and it's only 10:30' and they responded "well, today we are closed early". Oh, ok. cool. Wait what?</li>
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There you have it. 10 things we were not prepared for. Sure I can go on and on but 11-100 will come soon. :)<br />
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Dear Italy,<br />
I am not complaining, just adjusting. You have changed my life and I am grateful.<br />
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bBlicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-45148106543752772222013-09-25T13:33:00.000-07:002013-09-25T13:33:27.462-07:00Dancing is the key to happiness! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a preview of our amazing Venice trip for our two year wedding anniversary! Dancing in Piazza San Marco was just what the Dr ordered! :)<br />
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I hope you all have a happy hump day! Dance your face off!!<br />
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bBlicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-22039616931353294812013-09-24T12:24:00.004-07:002013-09-24T12:24:56.400-07:00PISA party! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
One of the many excursions Brandon and I went on during the fabulous month of <b>no work</b> August was a day trip to Pisa. The train ride is so easy from Florence and about an hour long. We walked through the cute city and found <i>the</i> leeeannning tower. We helped hold it up for bit...hardy har har and walked along the 500 shops that all sell the same things. My favorite part was watching everyone try to get the perfect picture and holding up everything and anything they could. It was entertaining! We ate a delicious panino at<a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/l-ostellino-pisa"> <span style="color: red;">L'Ostellino</span></a><span style="color: red;"> </span>which we highly recommend.<span style="color: red;"> </span></div>
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Have you been to Pisa? Were you expecting something bigger???<br />
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bBlicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-37221884193521549862013-09-21T12:08:00.000-07:002013-09-24T00:33:07.984-07:00What happens in Greece...<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">
August Vacation.</div>
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It was simply divine.<i> I love using the word divine…</i></div>
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Brandon and I ran around Florence the first week of being off work. We went to Pisa and helped hold up the tower. ;)</div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">We rode our bikes to Cascine Park and went to the</span><a href="http://www.magnificenza.it/"><span style="color: red;"> Le Pavoniere </span></a><span style="color: #222222;">pool to stay cool from the awful Italian heat. just horrific. </span><span style="color: #222222;">But our real vacation started when we were off to Mykonos, Greece. It was perfect!!!</span></div>
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The actual island is a desert and doesn't have much. And the wind is out.of.control. There are 26 beaches and all are amazing! We rented a scooter for 8 days and explored the whole island with the crazy drivers! There are no driving rules in Mykonos. Pretty sure stop signs mean speed up to the Greeks. pretty sure. I just love love love being on a scooter with Brandon. Laughing the whole time and just being so happy. It's the best feeling and I just can't explain how happy it makes me! Takes me back to my favorite day on our honeymoon...I tried to drive it a couple times and let's just say...it's not my thing. :) </div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">We rented beach cabanas and sipped cocktails all day long. We discovered the best dessert known to the human race::::vanilla cream something baklava without nuts:::: </span><u style="color: #222222;">To.die.for.</u><span style="color: #222222;"> We went to the</span><a href="https://foursquare.com/v/%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%BD%CE%B7%CE%BD%CF%8C%CF%82-komninos/4e401f542271d21e871842da"> <span style="color: red;">Komninos bakery</span> </a><span style="color: #222222;">every day to get it. The lady was so sweet and we will forever remember how kind she was. Kind=giving us a free slice at </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_298801268" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4am when we were stumbling back to the hotel</span></span><span style="color: #222222;">. Kind=going on our last day and to find a new guy working. We were bummed and missed our kind lady but then we started talking and he goes "OHHHH you're the couple she was telling me about" and then treated us to free vanilla cream something baklava without nuts! Simply divine! You MUST visit them if you are ever in town. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">We went to</span><span style="color: red;"> <a href="http://www.cavoparadiso.gr/">Cavo Paradiso</a></span><span style="color: #222222;"> to see Steve Aoki and let me just say I discovered I can't hang like I used to. Brandon and I danced the night away at the most beautiful club I have ever been to. It was amazing and by dance I mean jump up and down because I have no clue how to dance to that kind of music. ;) We got on our scooter to go home at 6:30 am. It was insane to watch the sunrise but we managed to stay alive! We loved Mykonos and spending 8 wonderful days in the sun! I can go on and on but I'd rather show you through photos! Cheers!</span><br />
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Blicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095546668154148260noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459844817183622529.post-78477994874552634482013-09-13T13:04:00.000-07:002013-09-13T13:06:39.427-07:00because of you.Ciao Ragazzi!<br />
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Life has been extremely challenging lately. I feel like we keep getting hit in the face with this unbearable news and its breaking us. I am drowning. I <i>was</i> drowning. We moved to Italy away from every person we know and love with the intention of conquering the world. I truly believe the world is missing a 'how to' deal with shit when you live as an expat. Someone should write a rule book on how to cope with heartbreaking news when you are away from the ones you love. What are the steps? How do we get through it? Why do some of our "friends" drop us because we don't live down the street? Why are they only our friends when we are happy? Why do bad things really happen in threes?<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>I officially hate the number 3.</div>
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We are so blessed to have the family and friends who<b> are</b> there for us no matter what. Through thick and thin. I can't explain the feeling when a friend can make you feel normal again when nothing in your life seems to be<i> normal</i>. I know the news we have been dealt with wouldn't be less heartbreaking if we were home but it would be comforting to spend that time with our favorite people. I've been a debbie-fucking-downer lately and I am so blessed to have the friends and family (far&close) in my life who do what they can to make me smile. <span style="font-size: large;">Thank you</span>. It's helping me stay sane and grounded and I will forever love you all. </div>
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To my sweet husband. I love you. I am the luckiest girl in the world to have the most amazing human by my side. He's perfect. Sure we have our downs but our ups are what keep me going. They keep me from drowning. I can't thank him enough for everything he does for me and for us. Our worlds keep falling apart and yet we walk out alive and healthy...and happy. He gives me strength every day and I admire his ability to pick us both up. He's an incredible man and I'm grateful he's my man. I often ask myself how I got so lucky to have him. It scares me sometimes...How, why, what, me??? But I will never take him for granted and I know what we have is beyond special. It's beyond magical. He is my whole heart. We are doing our best to be strong. We make one hell of a team and life always goes on. We are making the most out of this incredible experience and we <i>will </i>conquer the world. </div>
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We have been running around Florence enjoying ever.single.minute. It's the most perfect city with one main problem. The <b>heat</b>. I mean the heat is getting to us. This humidity is something wild and awful. We are not getting used to it either. We see locals walking around in pants and sitting outside. OUTSIDE! I will pay money to not have to walk outside. Can I go in the underground tunnels from bar to bar? Can I swim in a pool of ice cold beer? Would it be inappropriate to poor a vodka tonic on my face? I want to sit in the gelato machine. naked...Our two fans and our AC are not cooling our place down either. Our cats hate us and I would too. If I had a fur coat on I would just cry until I passed out. Actually, I think that's what they do...We are not sleeping well because...well because I feel like I'm laying on a damp towel. I've been thinking about shaving my head. just to stay cool. I envy Brandon and his shaved head. The thought of wearing my hair down makes me nauseous. The heat is getting to us. Guys...It's so hot. How do people survive this? I know, I know...go to the sea side. But what are other tips? Cali doesn't know what humidity is. Sure we are used to the dry heat...but not this wet, hard to breathe stuff. oh dio!<br />
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August is FINALLY here which means I have 3 whole weeks off (((paid))) to enjoy the Summer. Is that not insane?!?!?!?! I never thought in a million years I would get a summer break from work. WEEEEEE! It's the best feeling ever. Italian's sure know how to live and I am loving this new Italian life. And Husband does not travel until September so it's really nice having this time together. oh ya...but the heat. B and I are going to Greece in TEN days and we can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!! We are going to Mykonos and we are dying to be there already. I can't wait to kiss this humidity goodbye!<br />
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We got to our table and had a bottle of wine waiting for us. It was a magical night. The food was amazing, the beautiful Paris monuments were stunning all lit up and my sweet husband was simply perfect. There are no words when this man I have been with for 10 years can still pull off such a sweet surprise. Even if he asked me 10 times throughout the day "Can I tell you what we're doing tonight"? I'm glad I said no. I LOVE surprises.<br />
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I am so behind in blogging about this life of mine but here we are. Thursday/ Giovedi and I have the world to share with you. The bad/ the ugly and the most beautiful experiences. BUT...today is all about my best friend. My favorite person on this planet. My favorite human in the world.<br />
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His name is Brandon. I call him Scarpelli. Ten years ago we rekindled our love. And ten years later I love him so much more. I wake up sometimes and ask myself how. How are we still in love? How does he want me? Why did I get so lucky? It scares me sometimes. But we are B'Squared and we'll make it work. We always do...<br />
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For our ten year anniversary we went to Paris. Paris muthafuggin France! It was a magical trip that I am excited to share bits and pieces with you. I have been to Paris 12 years ago and Scarpelli has never been. I promised myself when I was 18 that I would be back with my Husband one day. le sigh. We arrived on Friday night and our hotel was perfect. We checked in and left to explore. We walked straight to the eiffel tower and it was the best. Scarpelli and I had a moment in the park when all the lights turned off and the twinkles started going on the tower. We were off to the side and there are no words to explain the feeling I had. We walked around in the freezing cold and enjoyed the fresh air and romance of being in Paris! :)<br />
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Saturday we had a busy day. We went to pick up our Paris passes and went to the Louvre, Notre Dame, Holy Chapel, Love Bridge and rode a double decker bus! Crazy busy touristy day including escaping the rain in between cappuccino and crepe breaks. It was so great! Day 1 was amazing and wore us out. <br />
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So it's fair to say the first few weeks here in Florence we walked everywhere and anywhere and our legs at the end of the day/week/month were jelly. <span style="font-size: x-small;">We are still researching massage places here</span>...Two weeks ago Brandon got us both bikes and I feel like we live in a new city! Although I love walking and exploring Florence the amount we can cover in one bike ride is amazing! We bike ride every chance we get. It's so fun to explore outside of the city center and get lost in Italy! </div>
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Saturday we rode up to<span style="color: red;"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazzale_Michelangelo"><span style="color: red;">Piazza Michelangelo</span></a> </span>and then made it to<span style="color: red;"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Miniato_al_Monte"><span style="color: red;">San Miniato al Monte.</span></a> </span>It was a hard ride that I didn't think I would make but the church and views were breath taking and so worth it. If you're in Florence look up towards the hills and you will see the most beautiful church. That's where we went. all the way up there! The church was so big and beautiful. I swear we are not religious people but there is something so powerful about walking in to a church that started being built in 1013. <---did your mouth drop!? The history here is just so so so amazing and we feel so blessed to call this place home.We walked around and enjoyed the incredible views of Florence, the old cemetery and the quaint neighborhoods around. Such a perfect day! </div>
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Sunday Brandon and I rode to the <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/florence/sights/outdoors/parco-delle-cascine">Parko delle Cascine.</a> </span>We were riding along the river and then after the 2nd bridge past the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_Vecchio"><span style="color: red;">Ponte Vecchio</span></a> the roads got wider, the tourists disappeared and I literally felt like we were in a movie. The gorgeous buildings looked like backdrops to movie sets. We were all alone riding in and out of these wide streets and it was just perfect. We stopped at a small kiosk in the middle of the park and shared a beer and pringles on a small wall. Pure heaven. We got lost in a residential area and just enjoyed the Italian heat. and each other. I swear ten years later and I just adore this man so much. Love you Scarpelli!<br />
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Ciao Amici!<br />
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Our Italian is coming along very slowly and I get so amped when we have a lesson. Davvero! The hard part is actually finding the time to study but we <span style="font-size: x-small;">are</span> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">working on it. </span><br />
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I have been in Italy for 3 months and my favorite Italian word so far is ALLORA. Say it with me<br />
"AH LORRRR AHHH". It sounds so soothing at times.<br />
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I have concluded that this is the Italian "like". Californians use LIKE, like all the time. With every sentence. We can't help it. Maybe it can be narrowed down from Californians to Angelino's, but still. you get my point.<br />
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Every single Italian speaker says allora after/ before/ during every word that comes out of their mouth. It's a way for them to buy time when they can't find the words to speak, to kill time and a way to break up the sentence just because. Allora means 'then', 'therefor', 'so far', 'since', 'now', 'but', 'in that case', 'because' and so on. It's one of those magical Italian words where you can't really ask what it means because it means everything. and it gets really confusing. It fits well in every sentence and makes sense. It's allora and you just know what it means. Like, really.<br />
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Allora, I'm done with my rant. <---see how it works?<br />
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Is there a word out there that you notice is used all the time?<br />
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CIAO TUTTI!<br />
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