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

that time of year

christmas cooking!
since luciano just got back from thanksgiving
he was "inspired" by all of the new foods he tried
mostly from the giant pumpkin pies
so on lu's day off we decided to make some american desserts
lu tackled the pumpkin pie
and i had to make decorated christmas cookies for him
they turned out pretty great!
we shared them with our friends and family
which enjoyed the new tastes as well

ill upload the pictures of our triumph













xoxox
amanda jane

fair play

Yesterday Luciano took me to a fair in the center of milan
it was cold, rainy and crowded but still really exciting
we walked through the tents set up in the streets
they sold many different things from hand woven baskets
to hand made coconut treats!
it was nice to get out of the house
even if its into the cold weather
but i bundled up nicely in an old vintage fur coat
(my sister still insists that i smell like a grand mom when i wear it hah)
when we finally got home lu cooked a wonderful meal of orange salmon
get my omega 3s in my diet (dork)

xoxoxo
amandajane

snow way

the first snow in milan this year (that i got to see hah)
the weather is pretty cold outside which has turned lu and i into genuine hermits
which is okay i guess since lu had some hard core studing to do,
and i really needed to actually sit down and use the italian book lu bought me
instead of using the excuse that watching the tv helps me learn
ehhh

oh yeah and my eyes are healing up great!! you can barely tell that i had the surgery just a few weeks ago!!

besides that, there is really nothing else to say
i hope everyone is enjoying their december weather!

a small trip in london

Recently luciano found a wonderfully cheep airfare on ryanair
the same date as his favorite team, inter was playing in London
and to visit mike p as well, who is living there now!
his cousin was able to get us tickets so lu and i took a small three day trip there
so we saw the town, had some wonderful lunch
(we were able to try homemade meat pie for the first time)
it was surprisingly amazing!
unfortunately we didnt have much time to breath,
but we saw the whole city in little time!
we loved it so much, but next time we will have to schedule
relaxing on our to-do list hahah
lucianos football team ended up loosing agaist tottingham
but it was a wonderful game
We cant wait to leave for the states
For lucianos first thanksgiving!
Keep reading!!
Xoxoxo
Amanda jane