Kali D'Alassio

[Crystal]

Kali D'Alassio

Age: 24
Birthdate: November 7 1984
Height: 5'9
Weight: 139 lbs
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Dark Brown
Heritage: Sicilian
Friends: Andre, Jackie, Vanni
Enemies: Andre sometimes haha, Vanni sometimes, Daniella and Bianca

Kali is Vanni's twin sister. She is laid-back as well, but she enjoys having a good time.. She enjoys meeting new people (especially those of the opposite sex) and can usually be seen going out to dinner or a club or hanging out with some guy. She has her moments where she lives in the moment, and sometimes doesn't even come back home for a day or two, and has taken a few spur-of-the-moment weekend trips with friends, forgetting to tell her family. She won't settle down in a committed relationship though and, like her brother, doesn't like to be constrained by rules. She's bright though, graduating college in the top of her class, being offered membership in Omicron Delta Kappa as well as Phi Kappa Phi. She graduated with a degree in marketing and communications with a minor in journalism, but has yet to pursue that career. She wrote many articles for her college's newspaper though and figures she will apply to jobs soon enough.

Quote that defines Andre and Kali hehe:

Noah: Well that's what we do, we fight... You tell me when I am being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you are a pain in the ass. Which you are, 99% of the time. I'm not afraid to hurt your feelings. You have like a 2 second rebound rate, then you're back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing.

Allie: So what?

Noah: So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day

2G Update: Kali married Andre Tagliatti and had the twins, Kane and Alessia, who were an unexpected surprise. She continues to work at the Arcadia Times as a journalist, but also works in their marketing department at times. She has kept the D'Alassio name while working though because she still enjoys seeing "written by Kali D'Alassio" on her articles.

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[Crystal]

-- 2017 --

This wedding stuff is slowly coming together. I wanted to fix things with my family first, and I think I've been able to do that. Dad's okay with it (which I think I'm still getting over ha) and I talked to Vanni about it. I know he doesn't like it, but I asked him to just deal with it. It's just another thing we find to argue about, but in the end we both know we need each other and we love each other. Brothers and sisters fight. It's like an unspoken rule. But we always come back to each other.

I don't know why, and it's kind of scaring me, but I'm actually excited about this wedding. More so since my dad and Vanni are supporting me on this. I even went to buy a bridal magazine. What is going on in my head? And I've even thought about having a kid! A kid! I've never wanted a kid before. All my hormones and estrogen is just going out of whack recently, I guess. I'm almost 33 though, so...I don't know. Maybe I'm a late bloomer. Most people plan this stuff when they're 20, so now I guess I have to catch up. Whatever. Let's just get through the wedding first. I haven't talked to Andre about it yet, but I'm thinking maybe a March or May wedding. He wants this big fancy wedding, so I guess we'll be having that. I was good with the eloping, but apparently he wasn't. I guess that's fine. A fancy wedding will be nice. I don't even know where to begin with this planning though...

[Crystal]

-- 2017 --

I'm getting over it, I think. Andre lied to me about Dominic meeting up with the DeSoto family. And yes, I was extremely angry and hurt by that, but he said he would apologize to Vanni and that it wouldn't hurt the family. He better be right. I know he was upset about his father picking Dominic over him, but d@mn! I don't like to be used, and knowing that Andre used me...that's wasn't cool at all. I was very hurt by it. We talked it over. I think it's straightened out, and hopefully he knows not to do it again. Trust me, if it happens again, I'm walking out.

I tried to talk to him about the wedding stuff. I was hoping for a May wedding. I know that's soon and all, but he said he didn't want to wait another 10 years. But obviously that was a little too soon for him, so I think we're going to wait a year or two and then get married. What's 12 years, right?

But the bad thing: it turns out Andre doesn't want kids. At all. I don't know why that bothers me a little. I mean, I've never been one to want to settle down and have kids. I wasn't that type of girl. But I'm 33 now and I know my chances of having kids are shrinking, so I guess that's really playing into my emotions. Everyone at the paper has kids and the girl at the desk next to me just went on maternity leave. I know, it's stupid. I shouldn't be bothered by it. Come on...me and Andre parents? We're so stubborn and neither of us have that much patience to handle a crying baby. So it's probably for the best. And I guess kids do get in the way, right? So it can just be him and me...no other problems in our lives. He's probably right.

[Crystal]

((2G -- Kali's pregnancy))

Holy crap. These past few days have been a complete mess! First of all, I was ready to get off those d@mn antibiotics the doctors had put me on. I was getting a little better, but then I realized I was late. I didn't know if that was because of the anitbiotics, so I went to see the doctor. Turns out I'm pregnant. And God, telling Andre was torture. He was angry with me and kept saying how he didn't want kids. So for the next few days, I just avoided him, worked some overtime and spent a lot of time at Vanni's.

But then I come home and Andre's moving furniture to make room for a nursery in the guestroom across the hall from our room. And I guess these hormones are getting to me or something because my anger just left. It was a shock on both of us, and he just needed some time to deal with it and think it over. I was so thankful for seeing him helping out and wanting to talk about it. I really do think we're going to be good parents. We know what to look for if something is going wrong, and we can make sure that it doesn't happen. We would know how to raise them so they won't make the same mistakes and decisions we make. I don't know what we're having yet. I don't think it matters to me. A girl would be neat, but a boy would be really nice as well. We'll see in about 2 or 3 months.

I'm only 6 weeks along, but I'm so nervous. I don't even know what I'm supposed to be doing, or the things I'm supposed to be avoiding. I bought 3 books at the store this morning and I'm getting a headache just trying to read it and remember everything. There's way too many rules.

[Crystal]

((2G -- birth, christmas, and Alessia's first date!))

I don't know what happened. I went into labor yesterday and we rushed to the hospital. A few hours later, little Alessia was born. And I can't even explain the emotions that I felt when I saw her and held her. I wanted to protect her right away. And seeing Andre hold her! I've never seen a sweeter sight. He's so amazing. I know he wasn't ready to be a father, but I think he'll be amazing at it. So all was well, right? Wrong. A few minutes after Alessia was born, my doctor informs me that there's another baby! I mean, what the f-! I knew I was gaining a little more weight than normal, and the doctor commented on it, but not once did he mention twins! Twins! And of course it's a fraternal twins, so we were surprised to see a boy pop out. We named him Kane. He's amazing. Unexpected, but amazing. I can't explain how overwhelmed I am though. I really hope we're good parents. I'm not a big church-goer, but I'm definitely praying for that.

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Alessia and kane are 5 years old. I remember being five, and I understand how hard waiting for Christmas is. But I also expect them to know how to listen to us. In fact, I -know- they know how to listen because they knew that had done something wrong. They opened a present when Vanni was babysitting and then proceeded to lie about it. I hate that. I hate that they lied about it, but they're five. I knew we said we would take all their toys back, but I just couldn't. Christmas is an exciting time and they were anxious. We probably shouldn't have left to do more shopping. They'll learn though. Andre said they should do chores around the house to make up for it and earn their presents. I guess that's a good compromise. Am I too lenient on them? I see them and I can't help but be kind. That's probably a bad thing. I hope they don't walk all over me as they get older.

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The day has come. Alessia is sixteen now, and I knew this day would come eventually. She has a date, and not just any date--a date with the varsity quarterback of the high school football team. And of course Kane and Andre were firmly against it. Just like them, right? But Vanni and my dad were the same way. Very protective. And I remember how, stubborn as I was (or am, whatever), their protectiveness made me want to date people who I knew they wouldn't like, or just not tell them. I don't want that to be Alessia. I don't know if she really got our stubborness, but why risk it and take the chance? I want her to be okay with dating and telling us what's going on in her life. I don't want to push her away, and I want her to have a good relationship with Andre and Kane. Of course I worry about her, and I'm d@mn glad that Andre's going to see about a background check, but...I know we have to let her live her life. She's in that teenage stage though, where she doesn't really want to be seen with her parents in public, and it makes me really miss the days where she wanted to hold our hands and go shopping with us. I wonder if my dad felt this way too. I should definitely apologize to him ha. I feel bad everything we probably would have put him!

[Crystal]

-- 2G --

I don't know what's going on lately. Things have just been frustrating me. I don't know why I went off on Andre about him not wanting to do the Disney thing with the kids when we go to the states. I know that he wants to spend time with the kids and with me. He has a demanding job. I know that first hand and I knew that even before we got married and before we had kids. So why is it bothering me now?

I don't think it's necessarily Andre that's bothering me. I think it's just things at work getting to me. It's carrying over to my family, and I need to just step back and calm down. This vacation is as much for the kids as it is for Andre and me. I need to get my priorities back together. And that's taking care of the kids and making sure Andre can do his job to help the family out. Being supportive.

[Crystal]

- 2G -

This vacation deal is already working. I already feel so much more relaxed. I really think I just needed a break from the paper for a few days. Kane and Alessia are extremely excited to go to Disney World, and while the park is mostly for them, I can't help but feel excited with them. I guess Disney is for all ages. I love seeing them excited about something. Yes, they might sometimes get too excited, but they're kids! That's what they're supposed to do.

Andre's parents got in yesterday. And while I don't mind Benedetto that much these days, his mother...God. It's true what they say about mother-in-laws. All of it. I think it's actually double for Daphne. She wants to criticize everything and give her opinion when it's not needed, especially for Alessia. If she tells me what Alessia should be wearing and what she should be eating one more time...Benedetto might be going back to Auvernha alone. H3ll, he'd probably thank me for it. Maybe we can find some shopping or a spa and leave her there. Because I was just going to feed the kids some food from the park, and I know I'd have to hear it from her for the rest of the trip. Leave her with Zach.

[Crystal]

((AU - His Girl Friday))

I've finally sent in my resignation to the Arcadia Times. Thank God. It's about time. I'm tired of being given stories that no one else wants. I want a f-ing front page story that lasts for two weeks! And I'm tired of Dominic calling me telling me what to write, like I'm some sort of lap dog. I agreed to the deal, yes, but he can back off with the demands of when it's to be written and what page and how long. I'm not one of those guys the Tagliatti owns who they can threaten.

So I'm leaving for Paris. Henri offered me a really great position in a marketing firm. I've always loved marketing, and that's why I majored in it. I loved journalism too, but I think I'm over it now. I'm ready for a new adventure. And Henri...he's great. He's so caring. It's different. I mean, yes, we're complete opposites, but maybe that's what I need right now. I need a guy who is COMPLETELY opposite of the typical guy I would date. He's fast mover, that's for sure. He wants me to move in with him in Paris, and that's just a little too much commitment right now. I told him I would think about it. His father's a preacher, so he invites me every Sunday to church. Now, I don't even remember the last time I went to church. Hell, it was probably my wedding to Andre. Maybe I'll learn to like it. He's not Catholic, so it's different sitting through a sermon that's longer than an hour. I could handle an hour. This just seems to go on forever. And the art museums...what a bore. He seems to like it and maybe I'll like it too when I've been to enough of them. I think once I get up there though and I'm around him all the time, I think things will work out. He's a perfect gentleman and listens to me and takes my suggestions. So I think I can work with him and mold him. He's wonderful though. A refreshing change.

[Crystal]

So I'm moving in with Andre. Permanently.

Yeah.

I think it will be okay. We're really just testing it out, so it's by no mean permanent.

I don't know. I've been staying here since this issue with the Molony family started. At first, I was sure that we would be fighting constantly. I mean, around each other 24/7. But it has actually worked out, surprisingly. I mean, he spends his day with his dad and working out this problem, I spend my time working with the paper and on articles. So it's not as if we see each other every second of the day. I'm still able to have my space and my time. And it's definitely not bad waking up with him. So maybe living here full time wouldn't be the worst idea in the world. And I can always go home for a break or to Nonno's.

I was unsure at first, but Andre's right. We've been doing pretty good at this thing, so why not? As long as he isn't expecting some housewife/maid, we're going to be fine. This will work. It's crazy, but...that's us, right?