Im moving again

Well, moving my blog because this one is giving me too many issues
http://ohamandajane.wordpress.com/#!/page/1

Thats the new link to follow

Xoxoxox
Amandajane

Shrimp bisque

After a long and lovely vacation/excursion with my mom and dad and my lu, its back to the milano life for me.
Funny, though, in august everyone seems to be gone.
Its a bit of a ghost town but i love the fact that i can breath fresh air in the city.
Im still in vacation mode, since work doesnt start until september, and school doesnt start until october,
So im using the time to lay around and tey new recipes on lu
Today for example im trying out my mom's famous shrimp bisque
Ill put up the pictures when im done
Finally fixed the problems with my blog-
So keep following
Xoxoxoxo
Amandajane

june bug

well here we are.
the end of the school year!
too bad its not end of the work year 8(
not much has been going on in ohamandajane world
my two jobs have been keeping me very busy
not much news, really
luciano and i are getting plans together for when my parents come and visit
we will be taking them on a little tour of italy
and lu and i are so looking forward to it!
(mom you better bring your camera!)

the lastest job i had was in genova
it was for a pirate/viking promotion... and they dressed me up as a viking
very amusing i have to say..
well hopefully i can get enough jobs to pay the bills
keep your fingers crossed

here are the lastest photos from my portfolio





thanks for following my blog
i hope ill have some more interesting stories soon
besides (im working everyday)
hahah

xoxoxoxo
amanda jane

cross your fingers!

Because I may be coming to the US of A!
Luciano is most definatly (speriamo!) going to be in the states
because he was asked to work there for a truffle dealer from nyc
(that he met at a fair when he was working for marina colonna...)
long story short
Lu will be in the states from november to the end of december
I would LOVE to go with him, but first ill have to find a secure job
(so i dont loose the money that i would make here)

we will have to figure out all of the tiny details
but right now im just excited about the possiblity!!!!

wish me luck!!
xoxoxoxo
amanda jane

milano in may

I have to say that Milan, this year had a wonderful winter..
barely cold and no snow whatsoever, even though I looked forward to making some snow men I couldn't complain about the temperature. Now that Spring is here the weather is really heating up! The once naked city is now in full bloom - the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the gelato is giving me many more reasons to be eaten.
heh heh.
Even with the packed working schedule, going to castings around the city it really is enjoyable to see Milan at its best. Not much else has been going on- and my camera was stuffed in a box with its batteries run out (its being charged right now)...
So I only have recent pictures of the foods that I have been cooking. Luciano and I try to stay healthy without losing interest in the meal- so cooking is a huge part of our day. Fresh food, new recipes and lots of love. (Lu says Im turning into a great cook)
hope you enjoy the pictures!!
















xoxoxo
amanda jane

It's been a year

Happy anniversary!!
In case you didn't know.. Lu and I have been married for a year now.
Still planning on how we will celebrate our marriage in a church one day(since we officially were married in milano's town hall)... We are a little out of order. haha
One year just seemed to whiz by. We planned going to florence and renting a car, or flying out for a weekend in spain.. maybe next time. But we chose to have a little more fun. GARDALAND!!! There is one of the largest theme parks in Europe just a train ride away. Its pretty obvious that we're still kids. We went on a friday so that all the kids would still be in school. And we pretty much had the whole park to ourselves. (from 10 am to 6pm) a full day of rides, it was hilarious!!

After that we arranged a little more romantic weekend in Peschiera del Garda, a city on lake Garda. Our hotel arranged a ride to pick us up. And for the rest of the weekend we spent doing touristic sight seeing and relaxing in the old town.
Soon enough our weekend was over and we had to rush back to Milan for a photo shoot.

Its a good thing Easter is right around the corner,
because i needed a longer vacation!













thanks for following,
xoxoxoxo
amanda jane

so much to say

Well I havent been able to update in a while because Luciano and I have relocated to our new apartment!! We found a small place in a great location of milan (porta venezia) It makes it much easier to get around and the area is very alive with plenty of things to do. I couldnt be more thrilled. For being in such a great area and practically new, the price is a steal (for milano) So recently I picked up a few jobs to help pay for the apartment (and for a little pocket money hahah) One of those jobs, is modeling ( i recently got my first editorial job!! with janet sport) I mostly run around the city and go to castings and go-sees, in the evening I tutor a young girl who just moved into the area from london. Then once a week, I teach private english lessons to two middle age Italians who need english to improve their career. Its tough constantly "on the go" but I really enjoy the work.

Last monday I had a casting in Rome for a movie (who knows if i got the part) but I did have enough extra time to explore the city. Before that I worked at Cosmoprof in Bologna, where I had my hair cut and styled on the runway (that was a first haha) (crappy link)

A few days ago the book that I was illustrating for finally came out!! I am so thrilled to hold my hard work in my hands. I will have to make a speech on the book in a month or so because there is a presentation. Ill try to have my sloppy Italian phrases documented. haha

Luciano is busy too, he is studying hard for his exams and finding an internship or possibly even work as a psychologist. Busy as our lives are, we are learning to take time out for ourselves- like walking to the park, going out for coffee, and making dinner together.

This past weekend Luciano, his family, and I went to their cabin in the northern part of Italy for a ski competition (of course I didn’t enter ahah) We had a great time (it was so cold) and ate wonderful fresh food. Lu ended up winning in his age group! (congratss)

OH! Soon enough will be our one year anniversary!! Time just flew by huh? Lu and I are planning on renting a car and spending a long weekend in the tuscan hills while staying in a bed and breakfast farm. I will definatly have to upload pictures of tuscany.

Now that I have the internet I'll have no excuse not to update anymore.


Im finally what i always wanted to be.
a pokemon trainer!!

thanks for following my blog!
xoxoxoxo
amanda jane

Lets hear it for the boys

Happy Valentine's day!!
This year I decided to make it all about Lu
Of course i made him a card and all that
but the best part was the surprise breakfast in bead!!
I used heart shaped cookie cutters to create
a heart shaped oatmeal pancake with strawberries on top
i got a recipe online for a greek yogurt parfait
with hand made granola, dried fruit, berries, and honey.
fresh squeezed orange juice and a large cappuccino.
I have to say he really enjoyed the american-style breakfast
(good thing i made seconds)

other news,
Luciano and I are relocating to finally have our own apartment,
with my new job we will bring in more cash and lus parents are going to help us out too.. its time for us to really start living on our own
We are very excited!!
we will move into the new place in a few weeks,
Ill have to upload pictures after we unpack

keep following
xoxoxoxo
amanda jane

what's goin on

well not a lot of events.. but i thought id update anyways

good news:
luciano is doing great with school!!
studing all day (at least 5 hours non stop)
and he has been awarded with a 30+ (A+)
in his latest exam in philosophy of the science in the contemporary age
wooo go lu!! he has a few more exams coming up so it wont be for a while
until we can relax.

bad news:
my job hunt has been pretty lame-ish though
lu and i have been looking for work for me
(all over italy) and we havent gotten anywhere it seems.
wish me luck!(gulp)
so we have been looking into me continuing my studies
this was the work i did for the company


good news:
the book that i illustrated for is coming out soon
and i have to prepare a speech at this presentation for it
its going to be in italian and lu will help me with it
(ill try to convince him to tape it so you can see me!!)

more good news:
well since lu and i aint got no money in the bank
we need a job. and fortunately our jogging every-other day
and not eating anything yummy is paying off
a few agencies are interested in us
we have the meetings with them this week!!
(ps elite said no, turns out we are both 3cm too short to do runway
lovvveee it)

so really not a lot of excitement at the gregoretti-givens house
but hopefully something will come along
keep following
xoxoxo
amanda jane

top it all off

the last days of the year 2010 finished wonderfully
Luciano and I took a trip to the italian alps in sauze d'oulx
there we stayed at his dad's cabin and spent
the days with his little brother and sister
I had my first skiing lessons and did pretty well
so hopefully one day (after a few more lessons)
ill be able to ski on my own!
we stayed only a few days but had a lot of fun,
lucianos dad drove us directly home to milan
and lu and i were finally able to spend time alone
our new years consisted of a wonderful four course meal
(that luciano made for me)
and relaxing in each others company with a glass of champagne
it was pretty easy but just exactly what we needed
thanks for following
xoxoxoxo
amanda jane