Last year I did a pretty good job covering my Christmas break on Instagram Stories. This year I was too busy enjoying Christmas and having all the food, so here’s only a quick Christmas recap of what happened.
This is the Christmas pic taken from my Fire Extinguishers blog. If you don’t know anything about it, you may want to check it out NOW!
I don’t want to talk about Christmas
Since the post would be too long to give you a decent Christmas recap by words, I’m going to have the few pictures we took speak for myself.
Like in 2016, this year my family (mother, father, sister and dog) reunited with Franz’s family in sunny (but slightly colder than last year) Rome.
Franz’s grandmother and uncle Enrico joined us this year. We missed Aunt Carmen so so much in a way I couldn’t even realise, or describe.
I also found the time to meet up with my friends in Rome, and have a stroll in Rome’s city centre which never ceases to amaze me.
Here are the pics about my Christmas recap! I’m going for an ugly but practical series of slideshows. Make sure to read all the captions :)
My dad’s Christmas recap (pics taken from his camera)
My mother (right) and my mother-in-law (left) posing with their Christmas hair accessories
St Peter’s big and magnificent dome in Vatican City. In Rome they call it ‘Er Cupolone” (The Big Dome)
One of the Altare della Patria’s fountains with Fori di Traiano snap in the background. Rome <3
Me serving the third type lamb I cooked for the family (agnello in umido). I also made roasted lamb and coratella (interiors). You may want to notice the British touch on the table we brought from the UK!
St Peter’s square Presepe in Vatican City
My sister and I working on Christmas day. Yes, we were both working and sorting out my sister’s account security settings
St Peter’s square Presepe in Vatican City. You may want to notice the amazing #skyporn situation in the background
This is the Vatican’s Christmas tree in St Peter’s square. Also, you may want to notice the #skyporn situation
Me serving the third type lamb I cooked for the family (agnello in umido). I also made roasted lamb and coratella (interiors). You may want to notice the British touch on the table we brought from the UK!
From left to right: mother-in-law, my mother, Franz’s grandmother and stepfather enjoying a stroll in Vatican City
My sister’s Christmas recap – she’s been crowned the ‘Christmas selfie queen’
Beer and sister selfie
Sister and father selfie
The pets! Giuliano and Romeo got along very well also this year <3 Aren’t they cute, AREN’T THEY CUUUUTE
My two big love (my husband and Amaro Meletti). WordPress represented also this year
Sister and dog selfie. I published only this one out of the 275362543625 selfies she took with the dog
Christmas best portraits
Father’s typical rascal face captured by Franz
THE BEST CHRISTMAS BREAK PICTURE! My mother captured my father with Mickey Mouse ears 😂
Mother’s selfie. Too bad she didn’t get the perfect framed selfie because she looks so radiant in this pic!
A great portrait of my father taken by Franz.
My Christmas recap in pics (taken from Instagram)
As per tradition, on the 26th all the runners go out for a run. This year I did it alone and it was awesome anyway. I saw many runners around and felt part of the community again <3
This is the ceiling of Galleria Sciarra, a new hidden gem I stumbled upon with while walking around in Quartiere Monti. Rome <3!
Father and I selfie wearing hungry rabbits Instagram filter (because we were starving!)
Sister and I selfie. My sister has now her signature pose she created like Zoolander’s Magnum pose. She’s got The Dolphin!
Franz, me, Claudio and Marco smiling with Spelacchio in the background – the Christmas tree in Piazza Venezia (in Rome) that Romans renamed Spelacchio – It means “mangy”
Since the family had octopus and cuttlefish on the 24th dinner and I’m allergic to them, I sorted out my 24th Christmas Eve dinner with this tiny (!) sea bass.
My mother and I taking a selfie and warning people about what it would have happened after on IG Stories. #christmasshenanigans
Weekly check-in done after three days of eating ALL the food. I did track pretty much everything then I stopped because my PT told me off.
My dog Giuliano wearing a Scottish kilt coat. Isn’t he lovely, ISN’T HE LOVELYYYYY
Hope you enjoyed these few photos! Not sure what we’ll do next year for Christmas, but I hope to have a good one as this past Christmas!
