Alicia

Alicia and I met in the summer of 2007 when she started her position at our current employer 2 weeks after I did. We share the main office of the building which is basically like the reception area. Aside from our hired positions we also share the responsibility of playing Receptionist on a daily basis. If it wasn’t for her, work days would go by very slowly. We like to occasionally swear and harass each other but all of it is good humored. We’ve spent so much time together that we have began to dress a like, talk a like, and act a like. Alicia boyfriends name is Adam and we often get together for dinner and drinks. They are the cutest couple ever and we always have a blast with them.

Alicia (Australia)

Alicia is my cousin who lives in Australia. The first time we met was in April of 2006 when I went to visit family in Australia. There, Alicia and I became fast friends and quickly realized that were the exact same person just on opposite ends of the world. A month after our return home Alicia decided that she missed me so much that she would come to visit Canada for the first time. It was crazy seeing her sitting in my living room a month after I was sitting in hers! The time we spent together during that visit were some of the best times of my life. I was lucky enough to see her again when she came this past summer with her sister and dad for our wedding. She’s making plans to move here for 6 months and if that actually pulls through its going to be so much fun. It still amazes me when I think about how alike we both are.

Chad

Chad is my husband who I met through my blog. Some times he likes to think that he is more Italian then me even though we know that it’s a lie. He likes to make funny faces and often talks about bowel movements at the dinner table. He is the goof to my ball.

Claudia

Claudia is the designer for the company I work for. She is tiny and Chilean and one of the most beautiful women I’ve seen. She is obsessed with wearing high heels so much so that she once wore stilettos on the beach in a dream when she went on a date with Brad Pitt.  Claudia, Alicia, and I enjoy spending time together outside of work and both Alicia and I can agree that work just isn’t the same with out her. We constantly harass each other, dress alike, and laugh hysterically through out the day. Claudia and I have traveled together for work and  have encountered quite a few adventures on our own. Claudia always has a story to tell and it always amazes me all the things shes done in her life. Claudia is the most interesting woman in the world!

Cristina

Cristina is one of my younger cousins who was in my bridal party. She lives in a big house with a big yard and every year we use to camp out in a tent under her big trees. The last year we slept out there, it was only us two and we froze our buns off even though it was the end of August. We once bought pet pumpkins and names them Pink & Floyd. We tend to talk about Pride & Prejudice a lot, and spend a lot of time dreaming about Mr. Darcy. Cristina was also one of my models when I did a photo shot for my clothing line in 4th year.

Dario

I’ve known Dario since he was in the womb. Our Mothers are best friends and we have grown up together sharing every single birthday and memorable celebration together. Dario is like a brother to me and we have so much in common it’s like we are twins. We’ve always been there for each other and I am excited to see our families and kids grow up together much like we did. I’m sure all of our family traditions will be passed on through us and there will be wine making and salami eating for many many years.

Elise

Elise is my first cousin who was also my Maid of Honor. We’ve always had a funny relationship that started off as enemies and turned into allies. We are the kind of cousins who always fought over the top bunk when we went to Manning Park but then would team up to defeat anyone in a doubles tennis match. She once tried to convince me that the Beatles died in a plane crash, but I didn’t believe it. She then tried to convince me that the reason she had scratches on her face was because a squirrel attacked her when she went for a walk. That I believed. Now it’s Elise’s turn to get married and I will get to share in all her wedding fun as her Matron of Honor.

Flat Eric

Flat Eric is the cutest little puppet I have ever seen. The first time I was introduced to him was in my cousins basement where he made me watch the music video for Flat Beat by Mr. Oizo. It was Flat Erics performance in that video that had me hooked! He is so cute and always looks so happy (but maybe that’s because he can’t make facial expressions). I tend to take him on trips and outings and always have my camera ready to snap pictures of him having fun. I love him to pieces!

Francesca

Francesca (on the left) and I are the same age and she was also one of bridesmaids. Growing up we didn’t see a lot of each other because I lived in the city and she lived in the country, but our paths would always cross at the Farm that my grandparents own. As we got older we got together more and more and now it’s almost on a monthly basis that we see each other.  It’s usually the three of us, Francesca, Elise & I, along with our significant others, getting together for drinks, food, and each others company. Our favorite thing to do, aside from talking about Pride & Prejudice, is to sing songs from the Little Mermaid.

Juliana

Juliana (middle) and I have known each other for many years. We went to elementary school together, though we weren’t in the same grade. Her older brother and I sang in an Italian choir together for many years and I would always see her at events. From there we became friends and I would often spend time at her house ‘babysitting’ her. We would make mac and cheese while pretending to be on a cooking show and watch old family videos. We have a collection of inside jokes from those days that will never get old. Now we carry on the traditions of our Italian families and watch hockey games and attend banquet together.

Ma & Pa

This is my Ma and Pa. They been together for over 25 years and were eachother first Boyfriend and Girlfriend. They have lived on the same property for their entired married lives together other then for a breif moment in time when they were rebuilding out house. They go for walks together every night after dinner while Dad tried to convince Mom to go on a ride on his motorcycle. Oddly enough, they are both active readers of this here blog.

Marlee

Marlee and I met a few years back when she was dating Dario and wanted to come down from her home town to visit him as a surprise. From there we began to chat back and forth on Facebook until a few months later when she moved down to Vancouver to purse her dream of becoming a hairdresser. From there Marlee has become one of my closest friends and there is always a group of us girls getting together and going out. Marlee is always full of stories and entertainment and there is never a dull moment when shes around.

Matt

Matt and I met in first year Fashion. I stared at him a lot because I had never seen an Asian with hair like his. He always thought I was staring at him because I didn’t like him. Soon after that we became best friends and have been ever since. During school days I basically lived at his house sleeping over after late night classes and having numbrous dinners. It was a perfect match as I loved everything his mom cooked and he loved everything my mom cooked. For Christmas he would get me expensive name brand items and I would get him packages of cured Italian meats. Hes obsessed with having me drapped in expenisve Italian brands and as long as hes buying them I’ll be wearing them!

PatZ

Pat and I met when we decided to throw an impromptu blogger party and no one showed up except for us and a few of our friends (who were not bloggers). He gave me his Canada flag to take on my Australia trip and I brought him back a little Koala. We chatted all summer long while he was back home in Edmonton and have been friends ever since. Chad likes to pick on him a lot but Pat is always good sport and fires back. He has helped us out in so many ways spending almost every day of the week at our apartment while we renovated it. We owe him a lot more then Chad will ever admit to. Life is not the same when Pat isn’t around. He has been a part of some of our best memories!

Phyl

Chad bought Phyl long before my time. Phyl is a “Bird of Paradise” or something like that and has grown into quite the gigantic plant. When Chad moved we had to transport him in my Dads truck and all of Phyls leaves got shredded in the wind. He looks half dead now. We’ve had to cut off quite a few leaves to try and save him. But not to worry! My nonna re-potted him in a nice big pot so he’s got lots of room to grow and take over our livingroom.

Ryan

Ryan is Elises boyfirend and soon to be husband. The four of us are always together all the time. When Ryan was going to school he was my number one fan and would read my blog everyday and leave a comment for me to find. Now he is a working man and his blog reading days are few and far between. Ryan and Chad pretty much have a bromance and I swear they get toegther every week to talk about life and drink scotch. The four of us are often found on couches watching sports, at pubs drinking beer, or camping out in the Bone Yard.

Sonia

Sonias family and my family have known each other for years. So long that my Mom actually use to babysit Sonias older siblings when she was in highschool. But while our families have known each other forever, Sonia and I only really met a few years back when Juliana brought her as her date to the banquet. From there we would get together all the time at Italian events, eachothers house to watch hockey and play games, and of course at the local pub.

Steven

Steven is my younger brother by exactly 2 years and one week. He was most recently off in the Middle East going to school and studing stuff. He’s crazy like that. He likes growing his hair long like a hippy and listening to Indy bands you’ve never heard of. Hes a smart cookie and I don’t understand half the stuff he talks about.  He loves math and once spent a day in Hawaii watching a math challenge show on TV instead of hanging out at the beach.  Sometimes when our hair is styled the same way we look identical. We use to have the same glasses. He will probably grow up  to be some guy who saves the world with math.