Cassio is now a Brazilian AND an American!

On Wednesday, November 28th, Cassio and I drove to Pomona, CA to attend the oath ceremony for his naturalization.

I expected there to be a moderate amount of people, but it turned out that there were 1,800 new citizens attending and about 4,000 of their friends and family in the audience (with me).

Although the fairgrounds had people selling american heart-attack-inducing foods (fried, smoked meats and so forth) and cheesy certificate covers outside the hall, it was overall a wonderful day. I think we were both surprised at how many people were there and how excited everyone was (including ourselves).

Back in LA, we went to Los Balcones to fill ourselves silly.

Yay cassio!

looking ahead to the new year

Although I can't seem to take care of things currently in front of me, I HAVE been able to make a 24 month calendar from my collage series Places I've been meaning to go...2010-2011.



You can preview and also purchase by cicking the link above (it will take you to www.lulu.com).

Querida likes to LOL

Querida wanted to share this thought with a friend recently, and I thought it might be nice to share with YOU.

Pennsylvania Part II - Washington, PA and Pittsburgh

During our trip for the wedding, there were many exotic and wonderful things to enjoy.

We toured Pittsburgh - the Duquesne Incline, Carnegie Mellon U/Ryan's helicopter lab, University of Pittsburgh(to visit Cassio's sister, Kerley), and Kerley's apartment and neighborhood in Squirrel Hill.  

And in Washington, we made a bonfire (complete with marshmellows and nightvision goggles to see the wild animals watching us), we met Faye (the horse), we saw Faye roll around and act crazy, we took hikes and ate a lot.

I hadn't spent time in PA in ages and it was wonderful!

MY Best Restaurant in LA

In my humble opinion, Los Balcones del Peru is the best restaurant in Los Angeles. 

Pros:

Lomo Saltado

Ceviche de Camarones

Aji sauce

giant corn!

Casqueno

fortune teller/palm reader next door

large green dumpster outside

No florescent lighting!

Affordable :)

Cons:

slow service

Pennsylvania Part I - Ryan and Denise's wedding

In May, Cassio and I went with my parents to pennsylvania to Denise and Ryan's wedding.  Here are pictures of the wedding day...which was sunny and perfect...a great surprise to those of us that know how cold and rainy it can be there in the spring.

It was an absolute joy!

32nd birthday at the Farmer's Market

We celebrated our birthdays again at the Farmer's Market wine bar.  

Always good times with friends :)