This weekend we were happy to welcome our good Sicilian friends Giuseppe and Valeria to the Pacific Northwest! Giuseppe is the starting Tight End / Fullback on the Catania Elephants, and his girlfriend Valeria was one of Christie's best friends in Catania. They have an incredible spirit - and were curious to experience America the way we tackled Italy.
The dynamic duo flew into San Diego, and have spent the last two weeks working their way up the West Coast. The purpose of their vacation was two-fold: 1) FOOTBALL. They caught a UCLA game in the Rose Bowl, and a Monday Night Raiders Game in Oakland. While in Seattle, they did a college/pro double header, watching Oklahoma destroy the University of Washington Huskies 55-13 on Saturday then the Seattle Seahawks' overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. 2) FUN. They spent time in the Los Angeles area with George, our defensive coordinator in Catania, and have visited many others along the way. They have also made it a point to try American cuisine, mostly in the form of McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, Denny's, and Pizza Hut. (To name a few). 3) SHOPPING. The recovery of the U.S. economy may directly be linked to the amount of time Giuseppe and Valeria stay in the country. They have hit the outlets hard, and currently have filled the entire trunk and backseat of their rental car with shopping bags. Stay tuned to see if they can bring them all home!
They arrived into the Seattle area on Friday night, and we took them out on Puget Sound using Johnny Time - our family's boat.
Off we go...
The Girls enjoying the 'No Wake Zone.'
Mt. Ranier at 14,000 feet looms high above the Puget Sound - not unlike Mount Etna?
The Happy Couple
Surrounding our boat was what Giuseppe called "Foca!" It means seals, and actually is the nickname for one of our Catania teammates due to his tackling style. Pretty funny!
Valeria poses in front of the Chihuly Glass Museum. Tacoma is the world's #2 place for blown glass, behind Murano outside of Venice. Who knew?
Food here is just... BIGGER! Giuseppe attempts to take down 3 pieces of Alaskan Cod as the local fish 'n chips. When in England, I learned that 'fish' there means singular... in the US its plural!
And as for Pizza, it's exponentially bigger here! This chicken parmesan pizza with pesto sauce made Valeria's eyes bulge out of her head!
Magic Hour for our guests!
Christie and Valeria enjoy dusk.
The moon rises over Mount Ranier.
There is a proverbial saying that the only way to unwind after a great day on a boat is with Nintendo Wii, so we felt obligated to play!
In the first game of Tennis, Valeria smashed a forehand to beat 'Peppe 40-Love.
Payback was found in boxing, as Giuseppe's upper-cut sent Valeria to the ground!
I couldn't let this go unchallenged, so I stepped in with a quick TKO.
~ J. Twice
2 comments:
GOOD TIMES!!!
somebody please teach jason how to manouvre that boat...
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