Turin and Twenty

Over the weekend the girls and I had the amazing opportunity to visit the city of Turin. It was a beautiful spring day as we got to walk around and explore the new area. It was a relaxing day full of sightseeing, food, gelato, naps and of course a ton of pictures! 

After our amazing trip to Torino, it was my BIRTHDAY!!! I finally turned twenty years old in Italy! I mean how many people can say they celebrated their birthday in the beautiful country of Italy!!! The whole entire day was absolutely perfect and by far one of the best birthdays I have had in a really long time!!

The day started off with Megan, Tina, Christine and I all going on a walk to the most amazing breakfast place ever! The bagel factory in Milan is literally heaven and my new favorite spot!! As we took our order to go we decided to sit in the park and enjoy the sun while it was out. It was 70 degrees and sunny and one of the many perfects days so far! 

After a beautiful day in the park we all heading to Mexicali for some fine mexican dinning and of course delicious margaritas!! Dinner was amazing and so were the margaritas but the best part was when the lights in the whole restaurant went off and loud music started playing. Immediately the waiter brought out a cake with a sparkler and put a sombrero on my head! The girls and I could not stop laughing at the scene that was happening before us! It was so much fun and so thoughtful of the girl to do that for my birthday! I have made such amazing friends here and I thank God everyday for bringing them into my life. It was such an awesome birthday and one I will remember for years to come!!

xoxo 

St. Patricks Day in Italy

     St. Patricks Day is celebrated around the world with parades, festivals, shamrocks and a whole lot of green! It has become a very popular holiday especially in New York with the annual parade that is held every year on March 17. Being Irish myself, I absolutely love celebrating this holiday and really embracing my Irish heritage. Usually every year we head down to New York City to see the parade, but this year I was not able to go since I am studying here in Italy. I was pretty upset that I couldn't go to the city this year, but we decided to make the best of it and celebrate St. Paddy's day here in Milano and it was just as fun!! 

     Natalie found a small Irish pub here in Milan that we all decided would be a fun way to spend the holiday. The pub was called Murphy's Law and their logo is "More Irish than the Irish themselves." So of course we had to check it out, and it wound up being so much fun! It was a night full of Irish food, music, friends and of course BEER! The girls and I hung out at the bar talking and laughing with each other and people and just having a good time!

 Overall St. Paddy's day in Milan was a success!! To anyone who will celebrate this holiday in Milan GO TO MURPHY'S LAW, you will have a great night just like we did! Happy St. Patricks day everyone!!  

xoxo