Ten years later and Franca finally gets to gut the master bathroom to create an oasis of marble for us.

"Luck Be a Lady" was the theme at this year's annual fundraiser for the historic Rochester Opera House.

It's finally dawned on me why everyone falls in love with Paris... only someone made of stone could go there and not come back moved.

Finally made a point of being a tourist in London and walking through all the tourist sites with my camera.

Pedro and Ana's first trip to North America and I'm pleased to say they were able to "do it all" in New England and New York City.

It had been too long since the parent's last visit. We had a blast bringing them around and enjoying the mother's birthdays.

We jumped at the excuse to go back to Paris with Tara and Dave this time. Going for a second time did not diminish the experience in the least, it's still my new favourite city.

Pictures from a special 40th birthday photo book that Christina put together for Sergio.