A Quicky

This is going to be real quick cuz its very late and im very tired but i needed to get this entry out to you all before i forget again. i was reminded by my mother that in the last few weeks ive been saying "nothing really exciting going on" and apparently i was wrong. and shes was right. so some things i forgot to mention.....1. my sister had a baby and im an aunt again!! woo hoooo!!! and 2. it was my brothers birthday on Feb 10th and i forgot to mention it. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAYMOND!!! even though im pretty sure he don't read this.....its there. thanks mom :o)

weight in tomorrow and im expecting to have a 3-5 lb loss...but ill take whatever loss there is and be happy about it.....and finally....

you may or may not know but i really don't do forwards. they are way to long and 99.9% of them i never even open just delete. so if you send me a forward that I MUST SEND TO 200 PEOPLE OR THE WORLD WILL END.......it was nice knowing you. with that said...i do read some that come from certain people cuz they usually don't send them and when they do they are pretty good....like if I were to send one....you should probalby read it cuz its hysterical....

and thanks to my very dear friend MARY who i adore....sent me this forward today AT WORK and had me in tears i wanted to laugh out loud so bad but couldn't. so im going to share it with you dear readers and if you happen to be Italian....all the better!!!

so on that note, i hope you have a wonderful day and remember to tell someone you love them today. it will make you feel good :o) enjoy!

ill have you know that every single one of these things are TRUE!!!!! and ive lived to tell it! lol

42 Things in the Life of an Italian Child

01. You have at least one relative who wore a black dress every day for an entire year after a funeral.

02. You spent your entire childhood thinking what you ate for lunch was pronounced "sangwich."

03. Your family dog understood Italian.

04. Every Sunday afternoon of your childhood was spent visiting your grandparents and extended family.

05. You've experienced the phenomena of 150 people fitting into 50 square feet of yard during a family cookout.

06. You were surprised to discover the FDA recommends you eat three meals a day, not seven.

07. You thought killing the pig each year and having salami, capacollo, pancetta and prosciutto hanging out to dry from your shed ceiling was absolutely normal.

08. You ate pasta for dinner at least three times a week, and every Sunday, and laughed at the commercial for Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti day.

09. You grew up thinking no fruit or vegetable had a fixed price and that the price of everything was negotiable through haggling.

10. You were as tall as your grandmother by the age of seven.

11. You thought everyone's last name ended in a vowel.

12. You thought nylons were supposed to be worn rolled to the ankles.

13. Your mom's main hobby is cleaning.

14. You were surprised to find out that wine was actually sold in stores.

15. You thought that everyone made their own gravey

16. You never ate meat on Christmas Eve or any Friday for that matter.

17. You ate your salad after the main course.

18. You thought Catholic was the only religion in the world.

19. Your were beaten at least once with a wooden spoon or broom.

20. You thought every meal had to be eaten with a hunk of bread in your hand.

21. You can understand Italian but you can't speak it.

22. You have at least one relative who came over on the boat.

23. All of your uncles fought in a World War.

24. You have at least six male relatives named Tony, Frank, Joe,Vinny or Louie.

25. You have relatives who aren't really your relatives.

26. You have relatives you don't speak to.

27. You drank wine before you were a teenager.

28. You relate on some level to the Godfather and the Sopranos.

29. You grew up in a house with a yard that didn't have one patch of dirt that didn't have a flower or a vegetable growing out of it.

30. Your grandparent's furniture was as comfortable as sitting on plastic. Wait!!!! You were sitting on plastic.

31. You thought that talking loud was normal.

32. You thought sugared almonds and the Tarantella were common at all weddings.

33. You thought everyone got pinched on the cheeks and money stuffed in their pockets by their relatives.

34. Your mother is overly protective of the males in the family no matter what their age.

35. There was a crucifix in every room of the house.

36. Wakes would be held in someone's living room.

37. You couldn't date a boy without getting approval from your father.

38. You called pasta "macaroni".

39. You dreaded taking out your lunch at school.

40. Going out for a cup of coffee usually meant going out for a cup of coffee over Minnie Zingarelli’s house.

41. Every condition, ailment, misfortune, memory loss and accident was attributed to the fact that you didn't eat something.

42. Those of you who get this...KNOW who to pass it on to!