A Little Fun with Little Brother (well, almost little brother)

I had the pleasure to host Garrett, my almost little brother, for a few days in March. I was very much looking forward to him coming and I knew I wanted to show him a good time in between my work schedule. One of the most fun things to do is head to a grotto with a big group of people and enjoy the meat, polenta, and of course, wine and gassosa. Here are a few pictures from our night at Grotto Fingini.

Garrett, looking very concerned with the menu

The Gang-Blair, Dan, Sam, and half of Jen

Looks like Garrett enjoys the wine and gassosa :)

We can't forget that Lizzie was there, acting like an animal as usual. I think she's a bunny here (again, our meal for the evening...very tasty)

Ally and Blair, obviously enjoying the wine and gassosa too!

The next day we decided to head to Splugen, a ski resort about an hour and a half away. From the start, it was an unusually warm March day, but we figured it would just make the day of skiing better. We headed up early in the morning with Jen driving and Sam playing DJ. We arrived in Splugen, changed into ski clothes, hiked up to the rental shop, and began waiting in what was a looong line. Jen did some reconnaissance and discovered that the mountain was so busy because only ONE run was open. Between the lack of runs, the amount of people, and the cost of a lift ticket and rentals, we decided that a day of crappy skiing wasn't worth it. We were pretty tired and kind of annoyed, so we were a little punchy on the ride home.

Here is a picture of Allie being really safe in the car.

And a cute one of Blair (not of me, but Blair, you look pretty)

We were famished by the time we got back in the Lugano area, so we stopped for lunch at what looked like a pizza place. Turns out it was a pretty nice restaurant with amazing food and American-sized portions. No one was in the restaurant when we got there, but it slowly began filling up. It wouldn't have been so bad if we weren't in our ski gear looking like bums. Actually, most of us weren't so bad looking. Sam really put it over the top making us more embarrassed than necessary. He donned a ridiculous combination of shorts and long underwear that would have made anyone take a second look. If anyone has a picture, please send it to me.

The rest of the day was spent relaxing. Garrett and I made it up to the Percosa Vita and then took in a film in the evening. While the day didn't turn out quite as we planned, we still had an awesome time thanks to the company.