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2000

2013

it was the 9th of january 2000 when we met and fell in love... at  that time we were young and crazy!

now, after thirteen years, we are still crazy... and young! we have traveled a lot, got married, created our family and we are ready for new adventures!

i love you, Giulio!

week # 1

and the first week has gone...
time for me to check how i'm doing with new year's resolutions... let's see..

# book: i've almost finished the january one! i have to admit that i've started it in december...  and i'm planning what's next!

# new course... emm... so far nothing on the horizon...

# montessori & co. : my husband give me the book i wanted for christmas and i'm already reading it! so interesting! i'm looking forward to practice some of those excercises!

# 365 project: well... i'm working on it! see last post if you need proofs!

# cooking: still nothing new. but i've another week!

# new places: not jet.

1/52

i decided not to publish every portrait of my family members but to choose the best every week.

Update: i decided to follow the project of one of my favorite blog Ché and Fidel and make a 52 weeks project...
next week you'll see just a portrait of my family members (including me) and that's my project for 2013. it will be fun and precious to keep a reminder of how we are changing during one whole year!

so... "a portrait of my family, once a week, every week, in 2013"

Befana's day!

zoeti first befana!

the antiques market

waiting for the befana...

the 6th of january is not only the epiphany day... i don't know if it's the same in other countries, but according to our tradition today is the day when an old lady, flying on a broom, goes to every kid's house and bring sweets if you are a good boy/girl or coal if you are a bad one. every italian plaza is full of children today waiting to see the befana (that's her name) and receive the traditional sock full of goodies.
zoeti is still too small to understand and today, when we have met the first befana she started crying! it's a common reaction because normally she has a kind of grotesque mask and she's hunchback.... with a creepy voice... she doesn't seem a children thing, but when they turn 4 or 5 they love her! it's a way to have chocolate and sweets after christmas and before easter! sometimes she brings toys too!

anyway, our town organized a great event this afternoon, for all the kids, with a befana jumping down from the bell tower, and socks and ballons for all the kids. except for the befana zoeti really enjoyed all those people, and colours, and friends to play with!

how was your day?

last picture of 2012

this is our last family picture of the year... a way for our family to say "bye bye 2012... welcome 2013"...
i was (and still am) very busy with work and family, and i'm not feeling very well (flu or... something else...) so i can't write more right now but i'm proud to say that i'm already on work with my goals! i'm reading and taking pictures! not bad for the 2nd of January, don't you think?!

goals!

i was having breakfast this morning, in bed, as usually during these days... zoeti is still sick and we're preparing to have a family-members-only party for new year's eve...
i was thinking about 2013 and some goals that i want to reach during this year. it's hard for me to write them down because (and my friends already know it) i'm not so good with constancy and perseverance.

that's my list:

# read 1 book for month... i love reading but sometimes it's easier turn on the tv and watch some stupid program instead of reading... well, it's time to come back to the old good habits!

# find a new course to attend... i really enjoy my ceramic course but i' ve always wanted to do a cooking course or a sewing one...

# follow as much as i can the improvements of my little one using all the montessori's methods and keep reading in english to her every single night (i've just discovered that she knows the animals names in english!! i'm so proud of her!!)

# one of my favorite blog, a beautiful mess, wrote a post few days ago about a 365 project... well i've thought about it and ... why not?! my 365 project will be a photo of one member of my family every day. the 2013 will be a fabulos year and having more pictures to immortalize it will be fantastic! plus... i'm not taking pictures as i used to. i don't know if it's because i've changed the camera and i'm still not sure using it or what... but i loved taking pictures and i used to take the camera with me almost every day in the past. plus, according to the blog i mentioned, i could be useful for improve my photographic skills.

# cook something new every 2 weeks. i keep it realistic: i will have busy weeks and zoeti will be sick again maybe, so i can't say once a week.

# some months ago me and giulio have written a list of all the places near where we live that we haven't seen yet... well i have to admit that we have visited just one of them! in 2013 we have to do better: at least 10 places!!

ok, folks! that's my to-do list for the new year. what about you? if you have a blog and you've write about it, please link the post below... i will be happy to read about your plans!

merry christmas!

and so... the second christmas for zoeti has gone! last year she was too little to understand the magic of this holiday but this year was just perfect! on christmas eve we waited for her to go to bed and then we put all the christmas presents under the tree. the next morning we turned on the music (christmas songs - of course!) and we went to wake her... the face she made when she saw all the presents was ... unbelievable! she smiled and screamed and jumped while opening the present... her joy was (and still is) the best present for us.
what she loved most? so far the tricycle and the play kitchen, but i think she have not focused already ALL the presents santa brought to her!

i'm sorry i didn't take so many pictures but i was busy... living the moment!!