“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.”

-Karl Lagerfeld-

I cannot help myself, the desire to dig out my camera is in my chemical makeup, shelved between reading, good wine and 80’s movies.  I am far from professional, I’m a point and shoot girl, but photographs speak to my core, and I find myself in love with each of them.  I had planned to finish the year with a blog containing my 10 favorites of 2015.  But as I sat down and began sifting thru thousands of photos, laughing, tearing up, remembering…it became impossible.  I have 3 that make the list of “favorite”, because they captured moments that completely fill my heart. That “Kiss Under the Eiffel Tower” moment with Sam.  The sun setting on a perfect day hiking the Cinque Terre, enjoying a glass of wine, watching the girls play.  And that candid moment as Sydney and Brooke did cartwheels in front of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.  Words cannot describe what it means to me to have a piece of these memories captured forever.

In the City of Love

Cartwheels in front of St Peters Basilica

But what about the thousands of others??  I did my best to narrow them down into moments or days, those times that we laughed, loved and lived.  Please share a look into our lives, as we celebrate a spectacular year come and gone:

10.  Weekends in the Mountains

Siffleur Falls, Alberta, Canada

Siffleur Falls

Abraham Lake in Summer

Gorgeous River Views

9.  The Food….and the wine….

Rome

Positano B&B

Bistecca, Edmonton

Venice, Italy

Palm Springs, CA

Palm Springs, CA

Positano

 8.  Sandcastles and Seaglass, Days on the beaches of Italy

Paraggi Beach

Paraggi Beach

Positano, Amalfi Coast

A day on the beach

Paraggi Beach, Portofino

7.  Our Village and the Laughter They Bring to Our Lives

Side by Side and Quad

Summer Lake Days

Lake Tubing

5.  The Masterpieces

Abduction of the Sabine Virgins

Fountain de medici

Logia dei Lanzi

Michelangelo’s David

Michelangelo’s La Pieta

 4.  The Magic

Meeting Minnie Disneyland Paris

Fun with Mickey Mouse!

Nightly fireworks Disneyland Paris

The girls and I in front of the iconic Sleeping Beauty Castle

Meeting Goofy, Disney Paris

Parade, Disney Paris

3.  The Views

Tuscany

Vernazza, Italy

Framura, Italy

The view across to Guidecca Island

View from atop the Arc de triomphe

Tuscan Views

Room With A View

2.  Those Candid ‘Sister Moments’

Milan Duomo

Deiva Marina Beach, Italy

Grand Canal from Basilica Santa Maria

Pantheon

The girls checking out the locks, Paris, France

Rome

Deiva Marina

The Heart of Magic

Rome

Game Time!

 1.  My Absolute Heart and Soul:

Florence, Italy

Cinque Terre Trail, Italu

May your 2016 be filled with success, happiness, love and light.  May your table be filled with food, family and friends.  May you laugh often as you create incredible memories.  May you explore new heights, reaching new goals.  May you smile and cheers and learn from your stumbles.  And may you see your importance on this big, beautiful planet, because you matter, and so does your story.

La Dolce Vita,

Amy

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