i randomly decided to host a preholiday party. . . (before our winter break). there was a lot of baking. . . a lot of making. .. and a handful of toasts and treats. ryan's family had sent a gingerbread house making kit, and i had a couple tubes of marzipan. . . . that was only the beginning.
among the things made and ingested:
*hot toddies *gin and tonics *spiced wine *quesadillas *chocolate and peanutbutter rice krispie treats *cinnamon strudel *brownies *cheese scones *bread and tomato pesto *salad with chicken *home made hottokk . . . then we watched the stephen colbert christmas special. . . and a little of the star wars holiday special. :) we brought all the left overs in to work to share.
1.30.2011
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1.29.2011
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parts and pieces coming together. . . then falling apart. . . then going back together.
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the final outcome of the 'gingerbread house' was a large monster robot smoking a cigar while brutally killing the inhabitants of a small home.
1.24.2011
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on the top deck of the 'hop on, hop off' bus, listening to info about the city.
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i have NO clue what else i would've found in this store. . . but i feel i would've bought something immensely cool, completely unnecessary, and a little too expensive.
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at this dinner, where dad declared it was possibly one of the best meals of his life . . .
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. . . a peppery cheesy pasta, in a bowl of fried cheese. . . . which due to a ruthless cold. . . i could only taste it's gooey warmth and a slight bit of cheese. i'm told it was delicious.
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must. . . hold back. . .*spltk* . . . inappropriate. . . *flthb* . . . jokes.
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rome, a land where one doesn't need to go more than a block or so to fulfill the need for nutella.
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BIG and small (the small is about 3 inches high and the big one is about the size of my head)
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outside the walls of ostia antica. . . in the necropolis. some pretty fantastic crypts.
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among the first interesting things we saw as we walked into rome on our first day. the quattro fontane. . . two streets that intersect with a fountain on each corner. (though i took this shot a couple of evenings later)
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much larger than i expected. . . and i could go into details about the pope's crest at the top. . . the frieze of agrippa. . . oceanus and his sea horses. . . but, i'll just let you admire.
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dan: do you have any coins to throw in?
me: i'm not throwing in my euro coins. . .i'll bring back some wons with me. . . they're cheap.
1.23.2011
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the pantheon is one of the only buildings to be consistently used since it was built. currently, it's pretty much a catholic church. (118-125AD)
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would've been incredible to see this at noon, with a bright column of light coming down. . . but the view isn't too bad.
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after a lunch we had some roasted chestnuts while walking through piazza navona.
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FINALLY! a fountain that shows someone doing something worthwhile. . . killing an octopus.
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