Yesterday...

Yesterday I cooked lunch for husband because he worked so hard to fix my car. Sometimes I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. I often wonder if everyone is this happy their first year of marriage, but then again, sometimes I think it also might just be us and the fact that we're kind of made for each other. 

I made fried rice - well, as fried rice-ish as veggies and brown rice can be with a bit of soy and chili sauce, but we still liked it... 

Sunday Night

Cait and Matt came over for dinner on Sunday night. They are kind of our go-to couple for Sunday night dinner and games, not to mention Caitlin is one of the best sisters ever! We made gluten free spaghetti and salad and the pups were super excited to have guests over. They had a hard time when we were away.

We experimented with the new camera as well...

After dinner we played some poker and Matt took home the pot. For some reason we all thought he was bluffing and kept throwing in quarters…

Christmas in New York

Steve and I just returned from a wonderful holiday in New York, where we experienced a plethora of adventures with the Italians. It was so nice to see our growing nieces and spend the holiday with the Caprara’s.

Mama and Papa Caprara took the family to Wintuk at Madison Square Garden – during the huge New York blizzard! Granted, I don’t think we would have attempted to leave the house if we knew the gravity of the storm, but I sure am happy that we did… We all loaded onto the train to Grand Central and braved the walk to MSG holding hands, and with our heads down. We couldn't see above three stories and the wind was overpowering, but we all loved the experience! It was my first blizzard and a great adventure. It was especially exciting when we returned to Valhalla to find our car plowed and stuck in the parking lot. We were just about to panic and call the police when we flagged down a snow plow driver and came away unharmed. Whew! We really didn't want to walk home... I also got to spend a girls day out in Manhattan and loved seeing the Rockets in Radio City's Christmas Spectacular. We really do get spoiled when we go to New York.

Christmas day was a huge highlight for me… Besides eating more food than I thought possible, my amazing husband got me a Canon Rebel EOS XS. I got to take tons of pictures and checked another item off my wish list. Don’t I have the most excellent husband?! Sometimes I can’t believe how lucky I am.

This is the original Caprara Clan

 

Steve and cousin Yvonne

Nicole, Cristina & Stephanie

Our pretty nieces Ella & Chiara

Rocco, Nicholas & Lisa 

We got to meet up with the karate crew, our boyfriend (and former best man) and many great friends, besides spending lots of time with the family. We really do love and miss the East Coasters. No one's family is quite so lovely and generous as ours. That goes for both the East and West Coasters!

Nikki & Campbell

Eric & Steve