Thanksgiving in Florence

Happy Thanksgiving readers!

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????

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!

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!

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.

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. ;)

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!

Oh ya, and if you were wondering...Brandon and I made a wish with our wishbone. :)

From my family to yours...we hope you had a happy thanksgiving and got to spend time with the ones you love.

Baci!
b

Loving my life!

Here is a list of all things big and small that I am thankful for:

♥ My truly amazing Husband! He is patient with me, the most forgiving, the sweetest, the most caring, the most passionate, the very best friend anyone could have and oh so handsome. He truly completes me! I am so blessed to have married my very best friend! This past year has been magical for us and I can't wait for our next chapter! It's the best feeling in the world to live each day with the person you love most. He makes me laugh every day and I wouldnt change a single thing about our lives together! Can't believe this was our first holiday as a married couple. :)
♥ coffee in the mornings! the smell, the taste, the caffeine. score!
♥ I am so grateful to have been able to have the wedding of our dreams! Our families are the very best and we couldn't have asked for anything more beautiful! so blessed!
♥ Our amazing families! We are so blessed to have the most supportive families!
♥ Our friends who are family! We are so lucky to have the love and support from the very best friends!
♥ Nail polish. Nothing makes me happier than freshly painted nails!
♥ Our perfect kitties. We have a little family that I simply adore. snuggle time in the morning completes me.
♥ I am so excited for the new baby Stone in our family! 7 more months until we get to meet him/her.
♥ I am so grateful for our little home! It's been ours for almost 5 years and we love it. Although we are busting at the seams and ready for a house-house, we have shared some of the best memories (THIS ONE FOR SURE!!!) and we love everything about our case de B's.
♥ I am grateful for all of my amazing Blicious readers. You all inspire me every day with your kind words, amazing blogs, pictures and the sweetest comments. I am so thankful for all of you!
♥ I am thankful for my job and the opportunities it has given me. I may have 100 complaints about the day to day but I get to work with some amazing people who have become great friends and I have been blessed to have a solid job for the past four years. I was promoted recently and have been able to travel to places I probably would never go to. It's a love/hate relationship but I am truly thankful.
♥ I am thankful for freshly washed bed sheets. There is something about the smell, the feel that makes me screech like a little kid.
♥ I am so grateful to dance! Dancing makes me forget about the bad and to live in that moment. I love to dance and love who I am when I'm dancing.
♥ I am so thankful we finally got our marriage license! Can't wait to change everything so I am officially Mrs Scarpelli!
♥ Cheesecake. I am thankful for cheesecake.

and so...much...more....

I hope you all had a very happy thanksgiving! Cheers to a long weekend with our loved ones!

We are getting ready for our FRIENDSGIVING tomorrow! We are cooking our first turkey ever together!! wish us luck! :)

XO
b

let me see you do the gobble!

Hope you all had a happy turkey day!

♥ i'm thankful for ♥

♥ my love, best friend, partner in crime, FiancO Brandon!! he is my world and i can not wait to marry him!!!!!!!!!

♥ my family. all 3 of them. they are the very best!
♥ my friends!! we have the best friends. we've known some forever, some are coworkers and others are newbies! love them all.

♥ our sweet amazing kitties who are my best friends!
♥ our health! Brandon and I have been through a lot and we are blessed to be healthy and happy.
♥ im thankful that i have so many amazing followers on this blog. thank you all for your sweet comments and making me smile every day. i love my blog and i love all of you!

Hope you all have a happy long weekend!!

xoxo
b