Mammoth

Yesterday was our first day out for the season. Bluebird day.
Snowing again today!

Christmas eve...

With the treas' in la jolla....

Rain rain....GO AWAY!!

(Summer) Sunset

80 degrees in December

Torrey beach day

Good times

Shawna, Casey and Don Julio...right before going to see '127 hours', where Shawna falls asleep and Casey nearly pukes and Nick does!... GREAT movie! Your heart will beat out of your chest, you will laugh, cry, hide your eyes and be sick to your stomach! The reason we always 'leave a note' where we go and when we are due back.
Great cinematography and soundtrack...definitely recommended, though not for the faint of heart.

You're in safe hands...

CPR/AED and standard first aid done...next week, child/infant CPR!

West Coast Wedding Celebration...

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Wedding Day Dawn Patrol

This is what everyone didn't see... The morning before the morning wedding. It started with Woodsy picking us up at 5:45AM. Full tray of Dunkin Donuts in hand. Air was cold, water was warm, wind was offshore. Best sunrise I've ever seen.


Brook, Casey & George



Casey & George

Sunday family dinner...

Fettucini, sunday sauce, beach break, apple pie...what a wonderful day! We are really going to miss bruce!

San Diego Beer Week

Opening night at O'briens Pub. Night of a million zillion speedways.

Our Wedding Day!

Our wedding day photos...10.2.10
There were sooo many GREAT photos taken....I narrowed it down the best I could!

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Photos by our amazing photographer.....Val Vechnyak (www.redumbrellaphoto.com)

Night and day

Dana vs Johnny....PB pub...Johnny gets the hard pour.

Italia

Pictures of our honeymoon...enjoy!
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Happy Halloween!!!

Mountain valley ranch in Ramona...

Home Sweet Home

Sunday morning routine. Mozy's, Market, Surf Check. Aaaahh, good to be back!

Night of a Million Zillion Speedways

The now second annual San Diego Beer Week rolls into town Nov 5th-14th. Alesmith is doing "Night of a Million Zillion Speedways" over at O'Brien's Pub. Intrigued? I was. Especially because I missed it last year. Finally, I get to taste that shit (literally).

O'Brien's Pub will team up with AleSmith to present a great night of local beer to kick off San Diego Beer Week. The focus of this night will be the epic Speedway Stout which we will be serving SIX different versions of - draft, barrel aged draft and 4 different cask conditioned versions including the rare Kopi Luwak Speedway (aka weasal poo). There will be lots of other great AleSmith beer as well. Hopefully there are some old Tick comic book fans out there that get the reference for this night's name. If you love Speedway Stout this will be a one of kind experience.

http://sdbw.org/events/1614/

Pizza Port "Tap Cam"

See what beers are on tap at Pizza Port with their new tap cam:
http://www.pizzaport.com/locations/solana-beach/tap-cam/

When in Rome...

Arrived in Rome....completely different from Anacapri where we were the only Americans. Rome is filled with tourists...almost as if we were back in the states. But not quite!
Upon arrival our room was upgraded free of charge! We are right in the center of everything here!
We began savoring our meals, knowing nothing will compare in the days to come. It is now nearing bedtime...we have exactly 4 meals left. This evening in the piazza we saw flocks and flocks of birds, must have been hundreds maybe thousands...that all flew in sync, as if dancing, at sunset. Words can never describe the beauty but we will definitely be back tomorrow to try to capture and record it.
Below is Dana at the colosseo...more to come!

Hiking makes you hungry

Grilled veggies, homemade pasta, vino della casa, and the place was only a few steps from or hotel (our balcony is in the top corner of the photo).

Hiking in Capri

The island of Capri is pretty rugged and there is a huge backbone dividing Capri (the main town with the harbor and lots of tourists) from Anacapri (the quieter backside with mostly families where we are staying).

This morning we hiked to the top of that backbone, Monte Solaro, from which you can look down at Capri and the offshore rocks/arch, back towards the Amalfi Coast, and north to the island of Ischia and the bay of Naples.

The photos below were taken while hiking down the ridge and looking back to the top.

Isle of Capri

Taking time out for a little relaxation after our morning in Napoli :) Rad place, but definitely makes Newark look like heaven. Best pizza in the world though.

No photos please

After 5 incredible days in Chianti, we've made the hour drive north to our new home in Florence. The city is amazing, better than our expectations. Unlike any other city we've ever been to - especially at night, and photos don't capture it.

Speaking of photography - photos are not allowed at many (indoor) locations, but we managed to sneak a few. Below you'll see the David, followed by the 'street scene' chaos outside the David (Accademi).... After that we have a few photos of the Duomo.

We don't have any picture's from tonights dinner at Giostra, but I wish we did. It's easily one of the top 2 restaurants we've ever been to in our life. Dad (and other serious restaurantr's) you'll need to check it out... We're not saying top 1, only to leave room for something else before we die.

Frattoria Tregole

Photos from the grounds where we are staying at in Tuscany. We have had such an amazing time here...we are sad to leave tomorrow. Edith and Margarita have made our meals, our bed, our reservations, our maps, and done our laundry during our stay here. They are so hospitable!
And ps...tonight we had dinner with a woman who grew up in Middletown,NJ!