It isn’t about planting new seeds—but more about them finally taking root. “This has been a big year for all of us—it’s been about sudden change and the discovery of our authentic selves. It’s been a time of getting to the root of whom we are and what we want our lives to look like without the outside influence of… Read more →
Day Three: Visiting Family & Delicious food
Today was really special. Sammy and I visited with my nuovo zio, Enrico! It was lovely and sweet to be with someone I am now related to. The more we hang out w Sammy’s family, I’m realizing I am now a part of that family. I spent last night with my nuova Zia, Sammy’s aunt/cousin Lia and we had aperitivi… Read more →
Day Two: Piazza Grande
The duomo di Modena was consecrated in 1184. I was born 800 years later, in 1984. The cathedral was completed a hundred and fifty years after that, in 1309 (can you imagine if they took that long to build something in LA, Sammy asks). Sammy and I fell deep into love 700 years after completion, in 2009. Magic. Time travel.… Read more →
Day One: Arrival
Traveling through the time/space continuum with my love. We are in Modena, Italy – a small city with no tourists, where Sammy’s family lives, where Sammy came every summer as a kid. Perhaps we are living multiple lives in multiple dimensions at once? #interstellar #timespace #travel #ancestors #honeymoon #jetlag #lyonrose2015 Read more →
Send Off <3
Andrea took us to the airport for our final send off!! Read more →
Let’s Do This!
Italy, Spain & Portugal
The preparations begin! Read more →
Big Sur, Limekiln State Park
On our way up to Sofia’s uncle’s retirement party in San Jose, we stopped in Big Sur and camped at Limekiln State Park for a night. We had a lovely campsite (#23) near the river and the redwoods trail to the old kilns used to extract limestone in the 1800’s. A lovely night under the stars! At the lime kilns… Read more →
Hot Springs in Taos, NM
Hiking in the Grand Canyon
Kalalau!! Amazing view of the Napali Coast
Anini Beach, Kauai
Arrived, on the beach with our Rav 4
Riding Scooters in Corfu
Sofia in Corfu, Greece
Positano, Amalfi Coast
With Claudia in Milano
First Cappuccino in Milano
Headed to Italy!
On our way! Read more →