Tuesday Treasure: Soul Sister

My dear Big Sis, you are the greatest there is,
And amazing in everyway.
I greatly admire and look up to you,
Each and every day.

I am the luckiest Sis in the world,
To have grown up next to you.
We played and laughed and had fun together,
A great bond that has always stayed true.

Big Sis you are always in my heart & thoughts,
And I am always sending you a hug and kiss.
You are my world and I love you so much,
Always and Forever...Your Lil' Sis.

Gobble Goodnight!

Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends!

Wanna Be

This is how we would look if we wanted to have kids. Our nieces (Emma Paige and Kelli Marie) and nephews (Vincent, Salvatore and Nicholas) had a great time with us this weekend.

Blissful Baxter

Baxter had a howling good time for the 4th of July! Vinny took care of Baxter all day and let him see some of the fireworks before I worried about Baxter and sent him inside to keep Nicholas company.

July 1st....

Since Jason and I have been married and homeowners we have hosted a number of get-togethers. With my sisters large family it is not always easy to host family events. We did have a fun at Easter minus the melted eggs.... But today is July 1st, the count down to the 4th of July is on! My brother has the supplies, my mom has the food and my sister has the kids, Jason and I better get the backyard set. We are almost ready! We hope to have some new pictures posted from the Morgan's second family gathering at our house!

Tuesday Treasure: Dads

Jason's dad Jack and Tyrene's dad Tony with our 'son' Baxter.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter

Love,

Super Sal

Our nephew Sal made it into his local newspaper for being creative on the 100th day of school! I bet you can find *SAL* in the picture above.....

Zoo Crew

Nicole brought the kids down Monday for a trip to the zoo. Mom and I went to enjoy a beautiful Florida day outside and spend time with Nicole's family. The kids all had their favorite animals to show me. They counted 10 wild iguanas at the zoo which was more popular then the zoo animals that live there! After we took the kids out to lunch were Nicholas threw up on me. I will have to save that for another post!

36 years for Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad 36 years together
Our family

Jason and I along with TJ and Nicole's family celebrated our parents anniversary with brunch at the Croquet Club. We had a wonderful meal with my family.

Nick wanted to take pictures with his buddy Jason.

Merry Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through my mom's house, every creature was stirring except for a mouse.

At my home, our stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes Baxter would not eat them there!

When we woke a fun day was had by all, when the P.A.M.'s get together it is such a ball!

Merry Christmas!

My Family

After a roller coaster year of family ups and downs, Christmas ended on a positive note. Our families (Petriello/Ancewicz/Morgans) have created a new family tradition! We will celebrate Christmas Eve together just our three families. (Which makes eleven people and eight pets!) We are so glad of the events leading up to Christmas Eve because this was by far the best holiday we have ever had. The 'old man' even played board games..... (wow that was a first.) We have divided up all the other holidays since Nicole and I have 'big girl houses' now! LOL Our parents seemed at peace with our new holiday plans, which makes our families so much happier.
We started the evening with great food, tons of laughs and some cute presents for the Nicole's kids. After the little ones were all nestled on their air mattresses, the grown ups cracked open the wine and board games. We have never laughed that hard! The guys beat us at Buzz Word, but the ladies knew paybacks will come on Christmas Day! My family honored my tradition of not eating meat on Wednesdays by waiting until midnight to eat dinner. We feasted on riceballs, veal saltimbocca, sausage-peppers-onions and antipasto then cheesecakes and Italian pastries. Finally at 2am we fell asleep with dreams of new foods and gifts for the morning.
Christmas morning was like no other, since Nicole's family stayed at mom and dad's we got to see first hand a Christmas Day with the kids. Wow I now Know why Jay and I have just Baxter! The screaming and yelling over their great gifts were deafening. But it was great! As promised we beat the guys during game time and even Baxter had some cool gifts to open.

Kelli

Our niece Kelli had her first baton parade last night. We were so excited to be apart of her special night, I even walked in the parade!

Sisters

My sister's blog has a special day once a week to post pictures or events about her favorite things. Today it was about me! Here is Nicole's Tuesday Treasure:

Hey girl it's me I just called to tell you hi

Call me when you get this

Haven't talked lately so hard to find the time

Give the boys a big kiss

Tell them that I miss them

By the way I miss you too
I was thinking just today
About how we used to play
Barbie dolls and make-up
Tea parties dress up
I remember how we'd fight
Then make up and laugh all night
Wish we were kids again
My sister my friend

Oh yeah before I forget I met someone

I think I really like him

I was just wondering if I'm jumping the gun

Like going out on a limb

And invite him home for Christmas

To meet the family

Oh yeah before I forget I met someone
I think I really like him
I was just wondering if I'm jumping the gun
Like going out on a limb
And invite him home for Christmas
To meet the family

Seems like just yesterday
You brought home old what's his name
He had been drinking
What were you thinking
After dinner he passed out
We can laugh about it now
We've learned a lot since then
My sister my friend
Do you think you could come and see me sometime soon
We could just hang out like we used to
It's late and I should go
But I can't hang up the phone
Until I tell you
What I don't tell you enough
Even though at times it seemed
We were more like enemies
I'd do it all again
My sister my friend
My sister my friend

(This was "our song" while she lived in Alabama)

Happy Halloween

This is our first year having trick or treaters!

Our niece and nephews for their Star Wars Halloween!

Life of an Italian Child

If you're not of Italian heritage some of these things may seem a little strange. BUT if you are this is a nice reflection back to the way things used to be... Per tutta la Mia famiglia e gli amici it amo oggi, domani e sempre (To all my family and friends I love you today, tomorrow and always)
40 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. (Wow, that's really Italian!)
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 tomato sauce.
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. You 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 or great uncles fought in a World War.
24. You have at least six male relatives named; Tony, Frank, Joey, Johnny, or Michael.
25. You have relatives who aren't really your relatives.
26. You have relatives you don't speak to. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
27. You drank wine before you were a teenager.
28. You relate on some level, (admit it,) to the Godfather and the Sopranos. Forrgetttabbboutit!
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. (Oh, and he had to be Italian)
38. You called all pasta 'macaroni'.
39. You dreaded taking out your lunch at school.
40. Every condition, ailment, misfortune, memory loss and accident was attributed to the fact that you didn't eat something.
CIAO!