Reid, Cristina, Raquel and Mirko enjoy Giulia's homemade pasta.

Tiramisu, a Francesco/Mirko creation. (Given that Mirko is a self-stated defrost-and-serve sort of guy, I suspect most of the credit should go to Francesco.)

Handing out Tiramisu. Raquel had to leave quickly thereafter.

We enjoying our Tiramisu. That heater-seat where Giulia and Cristina are sitting is a very nice place to be on cold winter days.

Pascale twists in every which direction to make sure she is a pominent part of every picture. Hey, Pascale, give Francesco some room!

At this point Mirko is telling us a story about how he melted his shoes while riding on the back of a motorcycle, though I don't recall why it came up.

“Are you taking a movie?”

As usual, Pascale must be physically restrained from doing the dishes.

What is about to come out of Pascale's nose? You probably don't want to know.

What do you plan to do with that rubber glove, Mirko? (Oh, wash the dishes.)

Step 1: Right foot forward. Pascale is showing off the dance moves she learned last week in the class she has been going to with Giulia.

Step 2: Stick foot out.

Step 3: Twist and squeal with joy.

Good times.

Not on this try, but yes, Reid was able to kick the ceiling!

Final group photo. Left to right: Reid, Alan, Pascale, Giulia, Mirko, Cristina, Francesco.

Giulia won't let Cristina go.