To the Mika soundtrack, this Casa Italiana slide show features some of my photos that I’ve taken throughout the year at house-related things.  Pace!

I tried to capture this great weekend of Julie’s graduation from UCSF Medical School.  CONGRATS JULIE!  Both of my sisters are now doctors– it’s not too hard for me to get a second opinion when it comes to medicine.

Click on the image below to experience the weekend!

Yesterday was sunny, warm, and just about the perfect weather for a trip to Napa Valley. So that was exactly what we did. We started at a private vineyard and had a delicious lunch, then we were able to make it to two other vineyards before having a fun pizza dinner.

At one of the vineyards we went to, they complemented their wine with chocolate, almonds and strawberries. It was hard to tell, however, if the chocolate was making the wine better, or if the wine was making the chocolate better.

Although not all pictured above, all 30 of us who ventured to the depths of Napa Valley had a great time! Click on either of the above images to see for yourself.

Thank you to Stanford and to the Italian Department for sponsoring the trip.

Although after some good, hard volleyball, we didn’t walk away with the victory, we had a good time and that’s what intramural volleyball is all about. If you don’t believe, click on the image below for more pictures.

And of course, I couldn’t let such an event go by without taking a couple pictures. Click on the picture below for more.

Realizing that I have yet to put these pictures up online, I have now added my 100 favorite pictures from my trip to San Miguel, Mexico. Please click the image below to view more photos.

We spent New Year’s in San Miguel and it was a lot of fun. They had their own version of Times Square, NY right in the middle of town. We all got sparklers and watched the fireworks explode directly above us. It was definitely a memory that will last a while!

It’s that time of year again… when the whole family comes together, sings songs, and eats lots of food.  I tried to document as much as I could in order to keep up my role as the family historian.

We also celebrated my mom’s birthday!  Happy Birthday Mom!  (p.s.  She only looks 40.)

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Spring Break 2008! included some sun bathing, cooking, dining, hiking, and some general fun in the sun.  Something about only worring about meals and what activity to entertain ourselves with between meals was extremely satisfying .  Click image below for more pics.

Thanksgiving in La Canada was a lot of fun this year. Any excuse to be with the extended family is a good excuse. Photos of the family here.

So, last Thursday brought more cooking and more food to Casa Italiana. This time, though, the food was dessert!!! It’s hard to ever get too much dessert.

Click here to check out some more great photos of our latest cooking adventure.