You Know You're Italian If...

You have many relatives named either Joe or Mary, and you have at least one brother named Joe

You grew up in a small house, but you still had two kitchens. (One was in the basement)

When you were growing up, you had five cousins all living on the same street

When you were growing up, you thought that all wine was red and that it only came in gallon jugs

If someone in your family grows beyond 6’ 2”, it’s presumed that the mother had an affair

There were more than 28 people in your wedding party

Your grandfather had a fig tree

You've always wanted a red Ferrari

When you were growing up, you ate Sunday dinner at 2:00 p.m., and on Thanksgiving, your family’s first course was Ravioli

Your big family gatherings were held in your garage

Your favorite movie is the “Godfather”, your favorite television show is “The Sopranos”, and your favorite singers are (in order) Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, and Louis Prima

Connie Francis songs makes you cry

At least five of your cousins are named after your grandfather

A high school diploma and one year of community college has earned you the title of "professor" among your aunts

At least one person in your family does a great impression of Don Corleone

You have at least one sister or sister-in-law who went to Beauty School

You’ve been hit with a spoon and/or you’ve been hit by a nun

You feel strangely comfortable when you sit on plastic-covered furniture

You know all the words to “That’s Amore”

When you were growing up your father had a plastic statue of Jesus (the one with him pointing to his heart) on the dashboard of his car

Your wife or husband wears a tee shirt that says “Pray for me, I married an Italian.”

You’ve been to the Vatican at least once

For a short time while you were growing up, you wanted to be a priest or a nun

When you were growing up, you thought Jesus was an Italian who lived in Israel

Your mom's meatballs are the best!

If at least five of the above apply to you, congratulations!!! You’re Italian!

Guess What? I took the quiz, and lo and behold, I AM ITALIAN.

Along with the above, part of being Italian means attending celebrations. In the past two weeks, I have attended one bridal shower, two high school graduations, a high school reunion, a going away party for a foreign exchange student, two birthday parties. In the next few months, there's a stag & doe, another birthday party or two, and two weddings. This really is not all that bad, as one year, there were 12 weddings to attend.

So I've not been able to be too attentive to maintaining posts on blogger. :(