<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:13px"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" id="gmail-templateHeader" style="background-image:none;background-size:cover;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;padding-bottom:20px;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-templateContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:600px;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-headerContainer" style="background-image:none;background-size:cover;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding:0px"><table align="left" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-mcnImageContent" valign="top" style="padding:0px;text-align:center"><a href="https://ortensiablu.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c8d43935bbca1096a4d94a5f4&amp;id=c344e199e9&amp;e=f033b73369" title="" class="gmail-" target="_blank"><img align="center" alt="Ortensia Blu Italian Adventures" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c8d43935bbca1096a4d94a5f4/images/33287b9d-94d0-4bc5-992a-0d668bd0bee5.png" width="250" class="gmail-mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 250px; padding-bottom: 0px; display: inline;"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" id="gmail-templateBody" style="background-image:none;background-size:cover;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;padding-top:1px;padding-bottom:1px;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-templateContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:600px;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-bodyContainer" style="background-image:none;background-size:cover;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextContent" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(128,128,128);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;padding:0px 18px 9px"><h1 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:40px;line-height:40px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:24px">Where Are You Going in 2019?</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding:0px"><table align="left" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-mcnImageContent" valign="top" style="padding:0px;text-align:center"><a href="https://ortensiablu.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c8d43935bbca1096a4d94a5f4&amp;id=350cbe79e3&amp;e=f033b73369" title="" class="gmail-" target="_blank"><img align="center" alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c8d43935bbca1096a4d94a5f4/images/275a1811-6937-4d1a-90ef-b84a00237edd.jpg" width="600" class="gmail-mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1200px; padding-bottom: 0px; display: inline;"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnDividerBlock" style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