Due ragazze e un iPod!!!

Italy....yes, it is true. I can't resist this country; I just love it so much! I had a 6 day weekend and spent 5 of those days with my dear friend Jessica. I had a blast and even though it was extremely cold, Italy was good to me.
Jessica's hometown Castelvetro.
Trying to make an hour and a half train ride fun!
Where we stayed for the weekend when we visited Bologna and Ferrara. The town is called Poggio Renatico.
Ferrara: all ready for Christmas time!
Ferrara's castle....love medieval architecture.
On the drawbridge of the castle.
The castle's courtyard.

Measurements of how much the river has flooded the city.
Ferrara's cathedral....so beautiful.

One of the main chapel's in Ferrara's cathedral.
The cathedral's altar.
The nativity scene in the cathedral.

Palace of the diamonds, named so for the architectural design.
The palace's courtyard
Church in Poggio Renatico
Bologna!
Jessica told me that Bologna is known for their arches. There are apparently over 30 km of arches.
The men who died in WWII.



Snow!!!
Glee....I will admit it, I'm a dork!


Baciotti!
Two girls and an iPod....what was on our playlist? Glee!!!
Cordon Bleu, Italian salad, and Rocky Horror....makes for a good night.
Can't get enough of the Beatles!!!
Goofing off while staying out of the cold!
So beautiful!
O Christmas Tree!!!
Fontana di Triton
Fighting the cold....with gelato!
Yum!
For those Barney Stinson fans!!!

Phone Five!
Ringo, you've got nothing on me!
Beatles Rock Band!!!

Hope you are all doing well! Besos!

Three Thanksgivings and a Fiesta!

One weekend ago I celebrated 3 Thanksgivings and a friend's birthday....4 days of celebration. It was a little tiring, but worth it and a whole lot of fun! Here are the pictures from that weekend....enjoy!

Thanksgiving #3: At James' house on Sunday Nov 28th
Lots and lots of vino...
Yes, this is a little close. Lovely Laura on the left (from Scotland), Kyle (a very good friend) and me.
James ready to attack the turkey.
The dinner table
The dinner guests....a great bunch of people.

La Fiesta: Celebrating Javi's birthday!
Diego, Javi, Agata (Polish), Martina (Italian) and me.
With the birthday boy.
Agata and I enjoying the party.

Thanksgiving Dinner #2: Alicia's house with the Bilingual Project teachers, Fri. Nov. 26th


Dinner guests....good food and great conversationMiryam (teaches history and geography) and her boyfriend Andy....wonderful couple!
Ana (teaches English) and me...together we attempt to conquer the 13-14 year olds we have!
Amy cutting our 7 kilo turkey
The other two assistants, Amy and Colm.
Here's the entire group....minus me.
Alicia making sure the turkey is done.

Thanksgiving #1: Three Americans and a Spaniard, Nov. 25th Thanksgiving Day.
Jeri and Emily preparing our "southern" Thanksgiving meal... I even tried some new dishes.
For dessert.....banana and zucchini bread.

All in all it was a busy weekend, but a whole lot of fun! As you can see from the pictures I enjoyed myself quite a lot. :) Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving too.

Hugs and Kisses,
Celeste