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• Day 95: Zumba!

  It took a full day to cure my wedding hangover. I didn't realize how much I drank. Simon and I tried to do the math and we figured we had about 3 drinks per hou... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 94: Le Mariage. Part II.

  

  Vows were exchanged, tears of joy had been shed and the precession of limos from the church to the barn was ready to commence. Our limo having all of my... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 93: Le Mariage. Part I.

  

  The day has arrived! Unfortunately, it wasn't just raining, it was pouring buckets with roaring thunder and crashing lightning on the day of my cousin Angelo's... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 92: Go To A Wedding.

  Today is Angelo's wedding and it is pouring rain. Rain shmain. Rains got nothing on us, a tough Italian family, plus it's good luck. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 91: Where Have All the Good Times Gone?

  Tomorrow is Angelo's wedding and I admit, I'm a bit misty-eyed. It's my little cousin. I remember when he was born. I remember when he didn't know how to say... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 90: You Are What You Nail Color Is.

  

  If you're an American and/or diva living in Paris, you'd know that it is nearly impossible to get a quality manicure or pedicure. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 89: Get It Together, Girl.

  

  Being back for only a few weeks, I do have a fair amount of administrative work to take care of as well as doctor's appointments to honor. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 88: BBQ...Italian Style.

  

  Hurt feelings, misunderstandings, betrayal and jealousy. Just another Italian barbecue. After being apart from my family for 6 months in France, I wouldn't... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 87: Recycle Your Prom Date.

  

  So the wedding is quickly approaching and while the crisis of the veil has subsided, the dilemma of what to wear has arrived. What to wear on my back and who... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 86: Reconsider Children.

  

  The vacation has come to an end and it is time to head back up to New York. I was ready. On the way to the airport I saw the best billboard for safe sex. It... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 85: Eat Crow Pie.

  

  Hurricane Emily is due to sweep across The Bahamas leaving vacationers worried that they are going to lose a beach day and locals terrified that they are going... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 84: Home Isn't Always Where You Come From.

  

  Photo par moi."Dolly, guess who asked about you?" my grandfather asked my half asleep grandmother at 8 in the morning at the kitchen table. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 83: Expect the Unexpected.

  

  Illustration by TrumpetvineAfter my morning jog on the beach, I headed back to the villa to have lunch with my Grandparents. I walked in and enjoyed the cool... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 82: Remember Your Little French Macaroon.

  

  Illustration by Samantha HahnI left my computer in the living room on during when I heard my skype phone ring. It was Sébastien. Finally! Someone French and... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 81: Love Your Grandparents. They Mean Well?

  

  Leave it to my grandparents to meet an Italian couple from New Jersey to add to my Senior Citizen getaway and invited them to our villa last night for Broccoli... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 80: Stay Calm and Don't Murder Your Grandparents.

  

  My grandfather woke me up at 7am this morning to his singing. He is an undiscovered talented song writer whose this lyrics this morning consisted of "Coffee... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 79: Go to Paradise City.

  

  I'm here! Paradiso Perduto! Paradis Perdu! Lost Paradise...My flight to Miami went smoother than my flight from Paris, which isn't saying much. A trip to my... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 78: Act Like A Complete Asshole.

  I woke up this morning to the sound of infomercials from the t.v that I fell asleep to last night and the sun shining through the blinds in my bedroom at my... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 77: Vent!

  

  Illustration by Eveline TarunadjajaBeing home, I have a mound of mail and paperwork that has been piling up for 6 months in my bedroom, to go through. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 76: Repose.

  

  I made it back to New York in one piece after surviving yesterday's hysteria and was greeted by my Mother who was just horrified by what had happened. In her... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION