Italia and Emma's Birthday

Per il compleanno di Italia ed Emma abbiamo deciso di fare una festa con il tema "Esercizio".  Tutte le bambine hanno ricevuto una bandana roda da usare mentre facevano gli esercizi.  Ismar ha fatto da istruttore ed io da assistente.  Purtroppo non c'erano tante bambine perche' molte amiche e cugine erano fuori citta'. 
For Italia and Emma's birthday party we chose the theme "Exercise".  Every girl received a pink bandana to wear while working out.  Ismar gave them a little class.  Unfortunately many of Italia and Emma's friends were out of town.  They had fun anyways.

Date

On a date with Ismar the day after I got home.
Il giorno dopo il mio ritorno io ed Ismar siamo usciti insieme





26 hours of travel..

Ciro Sara and Rosetta I found then at the airport the morning I left.

Li ho trovati all'aereoporto il giorno della mia partenza

Partenza Peretola- Firenze

Firenze

going to Frankfurt

Frankfurt- Francoforte

Toronto

couple that sat by me from Vienna

me

made it home after 26 hours of travel

Florence-Frankfurt

Frankfurt-Toronto

Toronto-Los Angeles

Los Angeles-Phoenix

I missed him

Ismar e' il meglio

Ismar and his many presents

2 pairs of shoes, leather bag from Florence, 15 ties and a couple of shirts

2 paia di scarpe, borsa di pelle da Firenze e 15 cravatte

Questo e' il mio regalo di Natale che Ismar e'riuscito a finire quando ero in Italia

My Christmas present Ismar finished when I was gone.  I love it!!!!

Bidet Collection

Collezione di bidet Campani

Campania Collection

 

Bidet moderno

 

Bidet vecchio

l' unico bidet beige.  the only beige bidet that I found

The following bidets are the Tuscan collection

Collezione Toscana

bidet di Quarrata

older bidet in action

Most creative presentation

in action

And the cutest bidet is this one below

HOW 2 use a bidet

some people like to sit like this

Others like this...

or you can was your feet in it......what a great invention..

Prato- Quarrata June -July 2010

on the train on my way to TOSCANA...

TOSCANA....

PRATO train station .... I am home!

Daniele's (my brother) house and his daughter Linda

Daniele's land

My best friend Stefania was so happy to see me she cried.

I love this girl!!!

@ church with Jonathan, Federico and Simone

Samanta and her kids Diletta and Alessandro

me at my friend Christian's house

me and Christian

I used to live on the 1st floor

FIRENZE

Firenze

Ponte vecchio, old bridge

Ferrari

Piazza Santa Maria Novella

me and Caterina on the bridge of the Ponte Vecchio, Arno river is behind us

mercatino di San Lorenzo

Duomo in Prato

 

inside the Duomo

 

practicing.....

 

me and Massimo we went to school togheter

 

me and Simone

 

view from my brothers bathroom window

 

Daniele and Linda

 

aunt Anna is my grandfather's sister, and uncle Franco

 

Stefania and her Family

 

me showing yummy pastries.....Italy has the best pastries ...kicks doghnuts butts!

 

my grandparents house

 

Famiglia Bagni

 

Figo and Daniele's car

 

Laura and me at church

from left: Barbara, Cristina, Tommy, Elda and Ginevra at church

From left: Claudio, Massimiliano and Tusan

my cousins Elisa, Giacomo and his girlfriend

aunt Gianna and uncle Domenico

Bellissima Linda

Uncle Riccardo

Francesca's brothers

Francesca and her kids, Miriam and Aron

Giacomo

Going downtown Prato

Ancient wall that surronds the old city of Prato

Stollen scooter by wall

messing around with Martina and Stefania

last goodbye with Martina

Marco......I had not seen him in 15 years!!!!

I love this red headed child

and she loves me

Daniele, Paola and Linda