.. alle 6 di mattina

ho visto la mia prima puzzola! hahahaha(: Ma che bella, si aggirava qui fuori nel prato in cerca di cibo, correndo di qua e la. Certo che in Svizzera ci sono, ma chi ne ha mai vista una????

everything is a first for us since we are newly wedds. So here is our first Christmas as Fam. Sampson (:

our first Christmas tree / il nostro primo albero di Natale

Christian's favorite Christmas Story / La storia di natale preferita di Christian

una sera ci siamo fermati in una libreria, ci siamo seduti al reparto libri per bambini e Christian mi ha letto questa favola.. Momento indimenticabile(:

deco & lights on the tree / deco e luci sull'albero

the most amazying Christmas store I've ever been/ il piú incredibile negozio di natale in cui sono stata (Stats)

First dinner with missionaries/ prima cena con i missionari

Christian putting lights on our first Christmas tree / Christian che mette le luci al nostro primo albero di Natale

my new home

I wake up now in this place. 

Sunshine outside ready to warm up like it was summer time, and it's great cause it is end of November. Nice warm air makes you just wonna stay outside all the time. Palm trees are welcoming me every morning as soon as I open my eyes. Squirrels must like them too cause they just won't stop running up and down all day long. Gosh and they are huge. Things are bigger here.. oh yes everything is bigger. Let's start from squirrels to fruits, streets, cars, houses, books, discounts, Movie Theater, chairs, decorations, stores and yes some people too.

It feels like Christmas every time you go in a store. Sooo much around, it is crazy.. Wow! If it feels like Christmas everyday, what is Christmas gonna be like???

The language is different here but it doesn't bother me, all is well.. kinda like I'm used to it already, like many other things. At the same time though I still feel on vacation.. You know after all to make it easier to leave my country I told myself I was gonna leave for a loooong vacation. It has worked very good till now, but now it is an adjustment still in process.

Inside there's not many things around, but it is very welcoming. It is warm with lots of light, clear. I love the light… I need light. Also it is bigger then I was expecting.  After empting my 2 suitcases I had a weird feeling. I then realized I really had  n o t h i n g  with me. The few clothes I brought with me in those few begs are now not fuelling the apartment, my time, my habits, my work, my activities or else.. Nop, but all is well. 

I wake up now in this place. 

It is different for many reasons, but mostly cause it is my home. He is my home. The one I've waited for so long to find. To actually find again.

The one that makes me oooh so happy like I’ve never thought possible. It has been calling me, and I almost gave up, I thought wasn't no more possible to find it. But here it is now, and everything doesn't really matter anymore. Cause I'm at home. That bright smile I love so much and makes my whole world. And this makes all your old hopes and dreams come true and make sense. Makes new things be born, a new life is born and new hopes and dreams are out there. New strength new joy and wish is out there. There is so much more to discover, so much more you thought never possible, but look! Here it is.. And here is some kinda new faith to help you seek it, find it and look for more.

Here is your chance to become more. It is an adventure, an incredible adventure, but field with so many colors all around and tones I've never seen before. Really?? Who would have thought colors would have so many more tones..?? 

There is so much new music, new things to look at. New shapes and forms are in front of me everyday. Some are familiar to me and some are just so normal, almost like they were supposed to be there long before. Till to the must surprising one called ‘husband”, but yea... again I prefer to call it my home. I love it! 

I love my home, oh gosh I love it so much.

(: (:

SIAMO SPOSATIII!!! ed é veramente stupendo (:

WE ARE MARRIED and it really is wonderful (:

I've only got one, and today is her BIRTHDAY!!!! (:

my beautiful sister Ilaria(:

I love you(:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Christian in CH count down- Arrivo di Christian in CH

one day

un giorno

!!!!!!!!!

(: 

u'll be here!!

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THE DAY HAS COME!

Did you hear? did you jump? did you see Pres. Monson's smile and pause on the breaking news?

Amazing breaking news, a Temple in Italy!!!! The first one ever!!! No more days traveling from Sicily, 18 hours traveling from Rome and 9 hours traveling from Firenze!

Oh gosh this is more then amazing. How sad though to think the Swiss Temple won't see all this people again... I mean, they are part of history and great experiences together here in Switzerland. The Swiss Temple will never be the same again, but.. maybe it is also a way to let us know we need to do a little more to fill it up now!!!! hahahaha(:

IT WILL BE BUILT! more info HERE

and more info about the construction HERE

1 of my favorite appointments of the year!

General Conferance/ Conferenza Generale (:

Pres. Thomas S. Monson

Listen and watch it here - or watch it here

Ascolta e guardala qui -  oppure guardala qui

In a bright sunny fall colored day like this it is even more pertect.

I need it, I crave it, I loOve it(:

Aurora is 4!!!!!

i can't believe how big she is.. Oh gosh I miss you Aurora(:

Check her birthday party here

Aurora ha 4 anni!! Incredibile quanto é cresciuta.

Date un'occhiata alla sua festa di compleanno qui

this are my favorite pictures of her birthday - precius!

queste sono le mie foto preferite del suo compleanno- bellissima!

I adore her this way even more(:

yes... kids do get really surprised still, isn't adorable? (:

ooooh and her great friend Curtis (:

I also love this one cause she's got her mom's same look face "da biricchina", when she was little (:

il mio pulcino oggi compie 4 ANNI!!! (:

AUGURI PULCINO MIO!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AURORA (:

Ti vogliamo tanto bene Aurora, non posso crederci che sei giá cosí grande... mamma mia.

Insomma goditi questa bella giornata che é tutta tua. Quindi mangia tanta torta, fai spendere i soldini a mami e papi e balla, balla, BALLLAAAAAA!!! hahahahahaha(;

Un bacione

Zii e Nonni (:

invitations are OUT!!!!! yessss...

Finalmente sono in volo. Anzi alcuni di voi li avete giá ricevuti, mentre altri dovranno aspettare ancora qualche giorno.

Ok let me tell you, after this.. aaall this ... I decided I'll never throw away any invitations I'll ever get EVER! Wait, I'm already doing that, but yea.. After all that work I know what it means now hahahahaha(:

I'm happy. One more thing DONE. Enjoy it, and we'll be waiting to see you at our receptions(:

Baci

Water Contest!

We found ourselves both miserable in bed, each with our own pain to deal with and trying to get better. But for now we are just more miserable then ever. I mean really, come OON! I can't even tell you what's going on with us, cause the question is what's NOT going on with us. We are practically dragging ourselves on. The good sign is that it is SO ridiculous that we just have to laugh at ourselves. 

So here is the thing. While taking our medications, sleeping most of the days and nights, eating something miserable (Him-ice cream.. Her- soup.. ????), and being dang board ( wouldn't be if we were finally TOGETHER), all this sharing it with each other thank's to skype of course, the highlight of our day is.. WATER!!

HERE COMES THE CONTEST -this really tells you how BOARD we are:

HIM- Fiji water. Whatever.. Yea nice flowers and all but..

HER- Freshly coming down from the beautiful amazing Swiss Alps water! YES!

I guess the contest will be open till someone of us will finally recover. You are free to comment!! Please help us out in this board-sickness- recovery time(: thanks!

the latest

Tribulation is taking over both our health ...

What can I say? Way too much painful and really, Really not fun.

Let's focus on this then:

4 weeks and Christian will be here

5 weeks reception in Lugano

6 weeks and.. we'll be married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (:

Daily Gems- yesterday

Gratitude for Tribulations

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 02:00 AM CDT

"Tribulations are frightening. And yet the Lord said: 'Be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours." 'And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious' (D&C 59:7)."The kind of gratitude that receives even tribulations with thanksgiving requires a broken heart and a contrite spirit, humility to accept that which we cannot change, willingness to turn everything over to the Lord--even when we do not understand, thankfulness for hidden opportunities yet to be revealed. Then comes a sense of peace."When was the last time you thanked the Lord for a trial or tribulation? Adversity compels us to go to our knees; does gratitude for adversity do that as well?"President David O. McKay observed, 'We find in the bitter chill of adversity the real test of our gratitude . . . , which . . . goes beneath the surface of life, whether sad or joyous' (Pathways to Happiness, comp. Llewelyn R. McKay [1957], 318)."

Bonnie D. Parkin, "Gratitude: A Path to Happiness," Ensign, May 2007, 35 36

Topics: Adversity

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