March!

The long month of March, and we have been very busy. I have been saying that in just about every post. We are leaving in 6 days. Finishing up all the last minute things, meeting up with friends we wont see for a while, finishing the boxes, and of course playing with Sisi and going to her 6 month check up! She will be 6 months on the same day as when we leave to Italy.

Sisi! Oh babies, their moods change so dramatically!

We did a lot this month and I have been posting pictures like mad on this thing. Just wait until we are in Italy! Ha ha, well, these things are for "keeping in touch" right? Here are some more photos from this month!

Another pool day. We get the marine layer of fog and on some days it stays until sundown and other days it clears up and feels like a real summer day.

Sisi looking sweet and happy!

My parents came out to do a race on the Brava. Our 22 foot Colombia ( small cruiser sailboat). While they were here we went for a walk in the marina and along the canals. It was extremely windy that day, we saw white caps in the marina channel and water coming over the break water, which is rare.

Gimmy is such a good Babbo! Some of my favorite pictures of Gimmy and Sisi.

Walkin' on Venice Beach!

Jessica's birthday party! Sisi and I went over to Hollywood to see some friends before we leave, AND to celebrate my friend Jessica's birthday! It was "Groovy 60s theme" and I was not appropriately dressed. At least no one out dressed the b-day girl! Pictured left to right: Jess Chen and Sisi; Drew, Jessica, me and Sisi.

10 Days!

We have 10 days until the move! We are excited and anxious to be in Italy. Pictures of our apartment to come...its looking pretty bare!

Sailing Race...with Sisi?!

There was a sailboat race to Topanga and back, which is a pretty fun race because of where the mark roundings are located and it is not too long. Gimmy decided to do this race on the Viper, "Elementshield", and Sisi and I were invited to go on a boat called Cheetah. {Thank you, Chris!}

Sisi is ready to go! She has on a little hat, sun protection!

Cheetah is ( Gimmy's very good friend) Chris' boat, that they raced on during Transpac.

It is a big boat,70', so there was enough room for us to go along! I was very excited since I have not done much racing since Sisi has been born and I was also very excited that Sisi could come too!

These are pictures from the race. Pictured left to right is: Doug, Chris, and Zach.

Gimmy's boat, the yellow one with the number 50914 on the sail. On board that day: Gimmy, Thomas, Annie, Lorenzo and Dylan.

During this picture we are passing Gimmy, and Gimmy is passing our friend Jerome. Jerome is on the red boat. You can see Gimmy looking over at us he is sitting in the back on the yellow boat.

Sisi and I in one of the cabins. She had fun when the boat was healing over, she would roll right over with the waves. Im looking forward to tell Sisi ( when she is old enough to get it) that she went racing on a 70' sailboat in the Santa Monica Bay, and our competition was her Babbo!

Yacht Club Opening

It was the Yacht Club Opening over

the past weekend. Sisi was surprising good, the pictures don't show it but I think all the activity might have made her so sleepy and content, she just hung out...in the sling :)

We also had my mom, her very good friend Anne and my Aunt Laura come to see us and join in the Yacht Club opening festivities. Our Yacht Club is known for its Irish Coffees. They were VERY strong, so I sipped the green sprinkled whipped cream and tossed the rest, went to another table and grabbed a mimosa. But everyone else seemed to like them.

Sisi with her Nonna. We are all wearing blue and white, how nautical. It is the uniform for the event.

The Count Down...

Well, less than 3 weeks now until the big move. This is what our apartment looks now. We basically have no furniture, which is a good thing because we'd rather live with nothing for a little while than worry about what to do with our stuff. Mostly everything is in a box stacked and organized in our apartment or at Storage Lake Arrowhead ( thanks mom and dad). Every day is busy, Gimmy is calling his family in Italy, boxing and boxing and more boxing, keeping organized.



Sisi has a really big play area now...