One for each hand...

Thanks to the AMAZING Italian deli by my grandmother's and a utterly FANTASTIC wine shop that just opened up in Orlando, my two long-sought beverages of choice have now arrived...





I can't tell you the trouble I've gone through trying to obtain a bottle of LaCastellina anything. The last bottle I had was a 1994 Chianti Classico Riserva that I brought to a dinner party - thrown by a chef. He was insane over this wine. Anyway, this is a 2000, not sure how that will be. But I wonder...could it be from the same vine of which we stole grapes off the SS222 road? Hmm! This will be a fun bottle to enjoy - since my first trip there was in 2000. I miss Castellina....

And the San Benedetto water (I also found the LEMON and peach ice tea!) is fantastic. D and I went to a new pizzeria here last night. It was delicious - cut and served just like in Chicago. Turns out the owners are from Milwaukee and so they do pizza like we know pizza. I can't wait to go back and try the Chicago style. In fact, I might order it on my way home. Crispy crackery crust..da bomb!

I'm also going to my first professional baseball game this week. D has season tickets and we're going to the opener tomorrow night - I'm sure whatever they have going on at Devil Ray stadium will be a let down compared to Wrigley, Fenway and Camden Yards but hey it's baseball.