Sisters
of the 70s (a/k/a Class of 70 Golden
Girls) met last night, December 13,
at Denise’s house. We had yummy
chicken parm, spaghetti, pizza,
garlic knots and salad plus a fruity
dessert. Delicious!
In attendance
were the old faithfuls: Debbie
Calandra, Joanne (Joanne said she’d
be there with bells on, and she was;
cute bell earrings), Denise, Karen
and me. Laughs galore!
Let’s see….oh
yes, Karen got a new car with a blue
tooth and while setting it up, the
salesman asked her to test it and
told her to call her husband on it.
She says loudly into the blue tooth,
“BIG DADDY!” John looks at her and
says “WHAT????” She had to explain
that her son’s girlfriend’s daughter
calls John Big Daddy so that is how
she has him listed in her phone.
That was good for a big laugh. I can
picture it! John must have been
mortified…LOL! Joanne commented that
Karen made Helen Keller drive
because she wasn’t used to the new
car yet (Joanne can’t see well at
night, but then, who can??).
Joann’s
grandson has been asking for a
bullmegazoid, so Frank told him to
write a letter to Santa and ask for
it. Well, he must have wanted to
make sure he got it so he went on
eBay to order it! LOL! One of the
twins ratted him out and mom caught
him just in time.
We all had a
glass of eggnog with amaretto…yummy,
except Debbie C. who opted for
Pepsi. It was so good, going to buy
myself some Amaretto and
Eggnog!
We
talked about baking cookies, the
holidays, etc. The girls asked if
there was a new man in my life…I
explained I am done with men. Some
offered comments that I am not
allowed to print. Sorry. Of course
Denise said she was very happy, as
Larry sat in the chair behind her
listening. Of course you are!! LOL!
So we are
sitting there eating after having
been there like a half an hour or
more, and somebody’s phone starts
going off. So we are looking
at each other wondering whose it
was. Somebody said it’s coming from
that purse, which happened to be
Karen’s. So Karen goes to get it and
looks at it and says, “Dinner with
the girls at Denise’s.” We were
laughing! Good thing she remembered
on her own because that would have
been too late. So we were saying
next time we go out, we’ll be
sitting there eating and Karen’s
phone will go off in the middle of
dinner reminding her to go to dinner
with us.
Larry and
Denise were wonderful hosts and it
was a great night for us all! Larry
is a good sport…drove all the way to
Camden to get our food. Thanks
Denise and Larry!
My writings
are censored so this is the best I
can do! Hope you all have a very
Merry Christmas and may God bless
you in the New Year with health and
happiness.
Deb Nash
November
8 2012
The
Sistas of the 70s met last night,
November 8th, for their monthly dinner
get together.
In attendance were
Debbie Calandra, Karen, Joann, Denise
and myself. We met at Coal Yards. We
had delicious meals. Of course, Karen
and I ordered the same exact meal
right down to how we wanted our
burgers cooked! Weird!
We celebrated my
birthday, which is tomorrow. They made
the waitress sing to me. Bah
humbug…not happy to join the club!!
LOL!
Conversation included
talk about our loved ones and other
things coming up. Debbie C.
enlightened us on the winter coats of
deer. Did you know that they don gray
coats for the cold weather? Neither
did I, but Deb says she saw them in
her back yard with their gray furry
coats on. Then there is the Zoosk
incident, where she clicked on Zoosk
(singles site) on Facebook and we all
got invitations to check her
out. She thought it was
someplace you go to look at people’s
pictures, bless her heart. She’s
learning though.
Denise is taking an art
class and totally enjoying it. She and
Larry are planning a trip in November
to Niagara Falls. They like to freeze
so they thought November would be a
good time to go.
We laughed a lot of the
night. It was a lot of fun. Our next
meeting will be at Denise’s house for
our Christmas gift exchange. That will
be on the 13th of December at 6 pm.
All sisters are welcome to come. We
will pitch in $10 and Denise will
supply the meal. Bring a gift to
exchange if you decide to come.
October
14, 2012
The
Sisters of the 70s met tonight at Deb
Calandra's new house. What a gorgeous
house! God bless Bob and Deb. Such a
nicely arranged, large and roomy floor
plan. Nice cozy fireplace in the
living room. Beautiful.
In attendance were
Karen, Deb Pugliese, Joann, Denise,
Debbie C. (of course) and me, Deb
Nash. Conversation was mainly on
classmates we hadn't seen in a while,
new tv shows, Deb's house and of
course Danielle's (Deb's daughter)
wedding. Deb brought pictures to share
and we ooohhhed and ahhhhed over the
beautiful dresses, etc.
We discussed things
that had happened to us when we were
in junior high and high school, about
the tough girls we we afraid of
because they would just as soon as
beat you to death as look at
you...lol! We named a few but can't
divulge who we were talking about.
Joann was surprised and wondered where
the hell she was that she didn't know
that those girls were bullies.
Joann's hair is red
now...I don't remember it being red,
or at least AS red...but apparently
she colored it herself and ended up
with a few different colors so her
hairdresser had to help her out. Looks
really nice though. Ooops, was I
supposed to say anything Joann? You're
the one who asked for the
minutes...LMAO!!
We had yummy pizza,
sausage bread and a nice salad. Deb
had fall scenery paper plates that she
used as chargers for our plates. We
didn't know if we were supposed to use
the actual plates underneath or the
paper plates, so we tried to fit our
food on the little luncheon paper
plates. It was funny. You just can't
teach old dogs new tricks.
Deb
had bought some really fancy and nice
pastries from Joann's cousins pastry
shop in Utica. I was the first to take
a cookie, so I spotted the almond
paste and took that. Saw there was
another one too, but wanted to be
polite and wait for the tray to come
back around. Okay, Denise's turn
next...she took a pistachio
cupcake...the other almond cookie is
still safe...next to Joann, who took
half a peanut butter cupcake. Good,
good. Now Debbie Pugliese...good, she
took a cupcake. Just gotta get it past
Karen, who I see eyeing the cookie and
we had just talked about how much we
LOVE almond paste cookies. No way that
cookie is going to make its' way back
around to me. It didn't. Geez Karen,
what the hell was wrong with the
cupcake?
Asked Deb if she had
coffee. She said yeah, Bob had made it
and all she had to do was the push the
button. So, she pushed the button and
we sat down. A while later I saw her
get up and then she called me
over...the coffee was not brewing and
wanted me to figure out how her coffee
pot works. Bob had gotten it all
ready, bless his heart. Deb said "If I
don't like it, I don't make it." We
finally put our heads together and
figured it out. These new fangled
machines...
Denise showed us
pictures of the very tall trees in her
yard that got cut down today. She got
a new iPhone 4s and was showing it
off. She and Deb Pugliese were
comparing the different uses. I showed
pictures of my naked granddaughter and
Joann said something about being
surprised about having a naked picture
of her. Assured her it was sent to me
by her mom...it was okay. Gotta love
Joann...she worries about stuff like
that. LOL!
We celebrated Debbie
P's and Joann's birthdays. Happy
birthday sistas!! Two more bite the
dust. The next dinner is on November
8th, Thursday night. Not sure where
yet. I have to decide because we are
celebrating my birthday. Details to
follow later. Ciao!
SISTERS’ NIGHT OUT
June 23, 2012
Sisters’
night out in June was held at Fuji
Restaurant in Rome on June 23rd.
Judi was home visiting and we had a
full house that night. In attendance
were Judi, Donna Pugliese, Joanne,
Karen, Debbie Calandra, Denise
Desimone and me.
Judi
brought in special wine from
California, a white and a red in
celebration of the gathering.
When
it came time to order, nobody knew
what to order so we just ordered what
we thought we’d like. Karen had been
there for lunch so had an idea of what
to order, and what not to order. It
was interesting to say the least.
Thanks
to Judi, we sweated through the entire
meal. Initially they had us at a table
right under the air conditioner, but
Judi didn’t think we’d want the air
blowing on us so she had us moved down
to the last table by the kitchen.
Well, she had our best interests at
heart I guess. Just didn’t work out
like she thought it would. Thanks
anyway Jude!
Not
really sure what the topics of
conversation were. Debbie C. was
leaving for North Carolina the next
day and then was going to move the day
after she got back. She is all moved
in now and enjoying her new home.
We
talked about Dennis coming to Rome
that Saturday and what we were going
to do when he came. Excited to see
him.
We
celebrated Denise turning 60. We all
drank to our 60th this
year, except for me cuz I’m not having
anymore birthdays. I’m staying 59.
The
next gathering for our monthly dinner
will be on July 31st;
details to follow.
April
17, 2012
The
Sistas had dinner at Bella Mia in
North Utica on Tuesday, April 17th. In
attendance were Karen, Debbie C.,
Debbie N., Dianne and Denise. The food
was EXCELLENT! We highly recommend it.
Conversation was light
and fun, lots of laughs. Talked about
Debbie C's new house and the floor
plan. We talked about not wanting
houses and looking for something with
minimal upkeep. Dianne said she'd love
a condo, no yard, etc. Karen and I
concurred; Denise and Debbie both have
two houses, go figure! LOL!
We discussed having a
mini reunion when Judi comes home in
June...maybe just a small gathering of
Romans and some out of towners (Phil
and Gloria, Dennis, etc.). A Friday at
Bucky's would be great, as he has the
happy hour munchies out, the open deck
where we could sit outside, etc., but
we also know it may be hard for the
out of towners to get in on a Friday
that early. We will toss around some
ideas. Judi is here from June 8th till
July 2nd, so hopefully somewhere in
that span of time we can do it. We
also have Saneen and Ellie and Karen
K. coming in late July for a few days.
Saneen arrives on Sunday evening, July
29th and leaves on Thursday, August
2nd. So fellow classmates, put your
thinking caps on and let's start
forming a plan.
The next dinner is at
China House on Wednesday, May 23rd. We
will meet there at 6 pm. All 70s
Sisters are invited to attend. The
more the merrier!! Love to all!
Deb Nash
Monday,
March 26, 2012
The Sisters of the 70s
met at Teddy’s Restaurant on Monday,
March 26th. In attendance were Karen,
Debbie Calandra, Joanne, Denise and
Deb Nash. We celebrated the big 60 for
Debbie C. and Karen. Debbie Pugliese
was not able to attend due to the
death of her brother. Our sincere
sympathy and condolences to her and
her family.
Karen brought a balloon
on which she had written “Over the
Hill” with a 60 on it and tied it to
Debbie C.’s chair. We all shared our
thoughts and horror at turning 60 this
year. We discussed how much longer we
have to live. After that dinner, I
went home and got drunk.
Debbie C’s son cooks at
Teddy’s so he made us two huge
appetizers on him: Italian Nachos
which were outstanding (his own
creation, I might add) and a sampler
platter. By the time our meals came,
we were so stuffed we could barely
eat!
Conversation was varied. We talked
about Denise’s dad who is in the
hospital and recovering nicely from
his episode, thank God. It was a close
call for him so keep him in your
prayers. Deb C’s house is coming along
nicely. I went to see it the other day
as it is only right down the road from
me. Looks really nice and I can’t wait
to see the inside. She is packing and
preparing to move. Her old house is on
the market which is a pain in the rump
because you always
have to be prepared for strangers
walking through your house, opening
closets and cupboards…been there, done
that many times. We wish her good luck
in selling her old house and best
wishes for good times in the new one.
The
next dinner is on April 17th
at Bella Mia’s in Utica. Rome sisters
will meet at Staples parking lot at
5:30.
Hope
you all have a wonderful and blessed
Easter! Love to all.
Deb
Nash
Wednesday, January 18,
2012
The Sisters of the 70s
met Wednesday night for their monthly
dinner at CPJ’s in Rome. Full house
except for Deb Pugliese who was
greatly missed. In attendance were
Dianne Bartolotti, Debbie Calandra,
Denise Desimone, Joanne Rostato, Karen
Facciolo and me. It was great to have
Joanne and Dianne with us.
Conversation
covered a lot of different topics.
Deb Calandra recommended the new
Caribbean Connection restaurant on
W. Dominick Street. She and her
family had lunch there and she said
it was delicious, so that’s where
the sisters are going for our next
dinner in February.
Dianne brought up the
old TV shows we used to watch when we
were kids and/or young adults, ones
that she has been watching lately.
Everybody Loves Raymond was mentioned
and I told the girls how my
daughter-in-law calls me Marie because
of the way I do and say things to her.
Joanne brought up her Raymond story
about the episode where Frank is
sitting in his chair in the living
room in his boxers. She was saying
that when her husband was coming over
to meet the family, her dad was
sitting in his chair in his boxers
despite knowing Frank was coming over
to meet him. She said geez dad, don’t
you think you should put some pants
on? Needless to say, if any of you
knew Mr. Long, he didn’t, so Frank met
him in his boxers and related the
story to that episode of Raymond.
Karen told
us about the life-size poster of
Justin Beaver that her son’s
girlfriend’s little girl got for
Christmas. Seems Justin is stalking
Karen and scaring the crap out of
her every time she goes down to
their apartment in the cellar where
the kids and the poster reside. She
knows he’s there waiting for her,
but she is startled every time none
the less. Seems somebody is moving
Justin around so Karen never knows
exactly where he is. Last time she
scared him too and he fell right off
the wall.
Denise told us about the
new restaurant near the Stanley that
she and Larry dined at the other night
when they went to see Mama Mia. Forgot
what the name of it is but she said it
was good and the two of them killed a
bottle of wine at dinner so Mama Mia
was exceptionally enjoyable for those
two. Larry stood up on the chair
singing Dancing Queen while Denise
danced in the aisle, so they had a
good time (just kidding). So, for
anybody taking in a show at the
Stanley, it’s the restaurant behind
the Stanley that used to be called (or
still may be called) 257 Steakhouse.
I told the
girls about my trip to California in
December to visit sister Judi. She
and her husband Danny shared their
anniversary with me by taking me to
the Peppermill in Reno, getting me
my own suite and treating me to the
experience of the Peppermill. It was
amazing and I felt like I was a
movie star or something. The room
was AMAZING…all styled in Tuscany
motif including mahogany wood and
marble floors and counters. I ended
up winning like $80 besides, so
needless to say it was a great trip
for me. On the way home they took me
to Lake Tahoe for lunch. Beautiful
country out there, absolutely
beautiful. A few days later Judi and
I, along with her neighbor (and her
husband as chauffeur), went to San
Francisco. We went to China Town and
while there, I asked to go into one
of the shops to buy a knock off
purse. So, Judi and Patty waited
outside for me. I went in and looked
around but didn’t see any knockoffs
and asked the salesperson if she had
any. She waved me back into a room
hidden by a curtain. Back there was
a huge variety of all kinds of
designer knockoffs, so in my usual
style, I had to check them all out
which had me in the store for quite
a while. Judi, wondering where the
hell I was, came in looking for me
and of course didn’t see me so
immediately thought somebody had
kidnapped me to sell me as a sex
slave. She went back out and
summoned the troops to come in and
find out what had happened to me.
Luckily I heard her out there and
realized she had no idea I was in
the hidden room so called out to
her. She wanted to beat me but was
cool about it. LOL! Then we went to
Fisherman’s Wharf. I could spend
days there. LOVED IT!!
On my last day there,
she took me out to Folsom Prison. We
drove onto the grounds, with me
snapping pictures and asking her to
drive in further. I have a very
adventurous nature and wanted to see
more. We drove past the guard’s shack
and then she decided we better not go
any further, but I, all nerve and no
brains, said try going up that road.
She said I don’t think we can, I
better turn around and see if we can
get there another way. So, we made a
U-turn and drove back past the guard
shack. As we were leaving the
driveway, a guard ran after us and
looked in the car and asked where we
were doing there. I slid my camera
under my leg thinking it may be
confiscated and Ethel (Judi) busts out
with "well this is my friend from New
York and I was showing her Folsom
Prison and she's taking pictures..."
So much for hiding the camera. So the
guard looks at us like we are from
another planet, and asks again what we
were doing there and did we drive on
the grounds. We said no and the guard
said are you absolutely sure you
didn't drive onto the grounds. We tell
her no and she lets us go after
realizing we are way too stupid to be
doing anything sneaky. We left and
that night as we had dinner, she
proceeded to tell her husband about
the adventure at Folsom. He looks up
at us and says, “They had a riot there
today. A prisoner was murdered and
they were on lock down. It was all
over the news…did you not hear that?
Now I get it, Lucy and Ethel….!”
Had a WONDERFUL time
with her and her family, her son and
husband are the best and her dog, a
big stocky English bulldog named
Capone, fell in love me with me and
barked every night down the hall for
me. I spoiled him while I was there
and got scolded for it. She has a
great group of friends who entertained
me and went out of their way to be
nice. I loved them all. It was great.
Can’t wait for my visit.
Debbie Calandra was
pretty quiet this time, which she
usually is but does bust out with some
stories on occasion. She and Joanne
discussed colors for her bathroom in
the new house. Deb did say her Open
House went well and many people seemed
interested, so we are hoping she is
able to sell her house. It is a really
nice house in a great location.
Our next meeting is
February 22nd, Wednesday
night, 6 pm at Caribbean Connection on
W. Dominick St.
Respectfully
submitted,
Deb
Nash
Monday
September 12, 2011
The
Sisters of the 70s met on Monday
night at Debbie Calandra's house for
drinks and snacks and then on to
Cafe DelBuono for dinner. Debbie
hosted the sisters on her front
porch, beautiful night, and for
entertainment had Jen bring Michael
over. Such a little chunky monkey
and soooo adorable. Thanks for
sharing Deb! We were all so
comfortable we thought about calling
Debbie Pugliese and telling her to
bring us take-out! Ha!
On
the ride out we discussed different
issues, one being Karen's sciatica
issue and drugs she is taking. We
asked her to share but she
refused...wants to keep them all for
herself. I offered her Aleve in
exchange but she laughed in my face.
Debbie
Pugliese met us at Cafe DelBuono and
it was wonderful to see her again.
She's just as funny as ever.
Conversation at the table consisted of
preparation for a gynecological
appointment (Karen explained her
preparation for the gynecologist,
she's something something) which
brought us all to tears laughing,
permanent hair removal and upkeep,
perpetual weight issues, the joys and
benefits of being single and many
other topics that cannot be revealed.
I have been and continue to be
threatened with my life so....
Everyone
seemed to like their meals (except
me but I'm fussy). Service was
wonderful and we would definitely
recommend it as a good place to
eat.The waitress asked if we would
like dessert (it was on the board
behind where we were
sitting...facing Karen). Before we
had a chance to open out mouths she
blurts out yeah, I'll have such and
such...! Debbie Pugliese suggested
we let our food digest and then go
to Cafe Florentine for coffee and
dessert.
We
went to Hobby Lobby in between
dinner and dessert. It was such a
beautiful night. As we walked out of
Hobby Lobby Karen said she had a
headache and Debbie Pugliese blurts
out, "ooooo, you got the malocchio?"
Ha! Ha! Ha! She's so Italian...love
her! BTW, does anybody know that
malocchio is supposedly italian
witchcraft? Rick, grandma practiced
witchcraft...your mother would say I
told you so....ha ha ha!
Dessert
ended up being ice cream outside All
Seasons Ice Cream next to Cafe
Florentine. It was so beautiful
outside we sat and ate ice cream and
chatted and laughed some more. It
was a fun and wonderful night.
The
next outing is scheduled for October
24th in Utica again to celebrate
Debbie Pugliese's birthday. Not sure
where we will go, it will be Deb's
choice. We will leave Rome at 5:30.
We usually meet in the Staples
parking lot and go to Utica in one
car. I will send an email telling
where we are going once it is
decided. There are a lot more Rome
girls who could attend if they
wanted; the invitation is always
open to everybody.
Sorry,
no pictures this time...not sure
why...nobody thought to bring a
camera.
Respectfully
submitted,
Deb
Nash
Wednesday
August 17, 2011
The
Sisters had their monthly outing
this month with our sister Jude from
California! IT WAS AMAZING to have
her and we are sooo happy she was
able to spend time with us. Thanks
Jude!
Wednesday
night we met at Bucky's for drinks and
conversation. In attendance were Judi,
me, Deb Pugliese, Deb Calandra, Denise
and Karen. Denise's husband Larry did
join us for a bit, but warned us there
would be no talking about menopause or
any of that stuff! HA! Needless to
say, he didn't last with us too
long...why Larry??? Why oh why would
you diss us??? HA HA HA! Deb C. told
us her house construction was starting
in September and that she was putting
her house up for sale. How exciting
for her! We talked about my foot in
mouth comment on Facebook about the
death of Denise and Larry's dog.
Denise said she thought it was funny
and was the only laugh she got that
day...Larry said when he read it he
thought it was insensitive...ha ha ha.
So, we talked about that for awhile
and then I went up on the mountain and
came back with an 11th Commandment:
"Thou shalt not joke about the death
of thy friend's dog.."
Some
things were said that I can't make
fun of or tell about...they always
look at me and say, "I don't wanna
see this in print either...!" So, my
hands are tied there, sorry.
Thursday,
through the very hard work and
organization of Deb Calandra, we all
embarked on a road trip to Auburn to
see the play "Cooking with the
Calamari Sisters." Judi
bought us all v-neck black tee
shirts with rhinestones and
sparkles. Most of ours said "Wine
Diva" with a martini glass. Deb C.'s
said "Girls Night Out" because she
doesn't drink and Deb P.'s said
something else I can't remember
right now. We all looked great in
our shirts...they sparkled in the
sun and everybody commented on them.
It was pretty cool. There
were 17 of us )Deb C's friends and
family) so Denise drove Judi, Karen,
Deb Pugliese and me. Deb C. rode
with her friends. Karen sat up front
so she could ride shotgun...but she
didn't do very well so I had to take
over. Let's see, Karen, where are we
supposed to turn...hmmmm, it says,
hmmmm, I don't know...I think get
off the thruway...hmmmm, it says
something something...hmmm, I don't
know. So, I had to take over shotgun
from the back, trying to scream
directions to Denise over Judi's and
Deb Pugliese's voices...wow! We did
make it there finally. In fact, we
were the first ones there.
We
had lunch first at Elderberry Organic
Farm and Restaurant. There were 17 of
us and Deb, you did a great job of
keeping that well organized. Touche!
She made little place cards for us
with our meal choices on them...how
cool was that? Lunch
was wonderful and well organized and
everything was done and ready when
we got there. The grounds were
beautiful...lovely flowers and
shrubbery. Great place Deb, good
job.
Soooo,
we finish at Elderberry and get our
directions out...we are ready to hit
the road. We are the first ones out.
We drive out of the parking lot and
Denise says I know we have to take a
left here. So I'm reading the
directions that said to go east, and
according to the signs we saw, it
was the opposite way. The road names
on the directions were not right, so
we decide we better turn around and
go back the other way. Well, we do
that and we pass Debbie C. and her
friends going the other way, so we
go back to the farm and call her.
Apparently the directions are not
right. So we catch up to them and
off we go again, but we're talking
and not paying attention and then,
utt ohhh, Denise says when we get to
the stop sign, "Did anybody see
which way they went???" So we're all
looking and then we say, well, let's
go right cuz there are cars over
there. Good choice...we saw them,
but then lost them again. So I'm
reading the directions and it says
to turn after Wegman's but we can't
find the theater so we call again.
They are waiting at the parking
garage so we mess up and we go by
the road the parking garage is
on...have to turn around. We found a
pretty nice parking space on the
street but me, being the anal one,
says, "No we better go where they
are so we can follow them out"
(after this trip, we will need help
finding our way home). So we go to
parking garage, don't know what
happened but they are gone again so
we drive into parking garage and ALL
they way up to the roof to park.
THEN, Deb calls me and says we
didn't park in the garage, we parked
in the farmer's market parking lot.
GREAT! Me and my big mouth...I
figure I better shut now because the
girls are looking at me with these
looks on their faces...lol! We could
have parked on the street but now we
gotta walk three flights down and
possibly three flights back up. Foot
in mouth again...!
The
play was hysterical. Two men who
dressed up as Italian women doing a
cooking show. Audience participation
part was funny too. It was great.
Now comes the ride home, but before
that, we are hoping there is an
elevator to take us to the roof of
the parking garage. Well, there is,
thank you Lord (I have redeemed
myself a little)...and so we get
in...just the five of us and then a
few other people get on. So the
elevator is full and when those
others got on Judi is like okay,
that's enough. Now she and I are
pushed back into the corner and two
more get on...a heavy woman and her
signification other (or whatever)
and she's right up against Judi, who
is pinching her nose and laughing
hysterically. So then I'm looking at
her and laughing hysterically too,
seeing her with her fingers pinching
her nose shut and I know why.
OMG....you had to be there. That
seemed like the longest elevator
ride ever.
We
made it home without any further
incidences, eating donuts and nuts
and biscotti...yum! We chatted and
laughed and chatted and laughed some
more. We were all so happy to be
together with Judi. It was
priceless. We are going to miss her
TERRIBLY! Love you Jude!
We
talked about going to Savoy next
time for our dinner meeting. Jay
Huggins managing the kitchen now and
we heard the food is wonderful.
Haven't decided on a date yet. We
will have to get together and decide
on a date, and when we do, I will
put it out there for whoever else
would like to join us. Till then,
happy summer classmates!
Respectfully submitted,
Deb Nash
July 21, 2011
The
four amigos met last night for their
monthly gathering. In attendance
were the die-hards: Deb Calandra,
Deb Nash, Karen
Facciolo and Denise Desimone.
Pretty uneventful evening but very
nice and enjoyable.
The
day started out at Denise's house
where Deb C. wanted to get some
ideas about room sizes for the new
house she is going to build on Gifford
Road.
She will be my neighbor, which is
pretty cool. So Denise makes up
Malibu and Pineapple for her and
Karen, because I'm on a diet and
can't drink it right now...Larry
called me Ms. Anorexic...I'm not
though.
Anyway,
Denise mixes it all up and puts it
in a picture and loads up her little
cooler and off we go. The half
gallon pitcher was at least half
full. So, we get to the boat and get
all settled in...Captain Larry at
the helm. Denise asks Karen, do you
want a drink? Karen says yes. Well,
Denise pulls out the pitcher with
like an inch left in it...it had all
spilled out into the cooler but
Karen said she'd drink it out of
there if need be...
Captain
Larry may have felt like the odd
"man" out, but he was cool. Denise
asked him if he would like a drink,
and I wondered if she was going to
scoop it up from the bottom of the
cooler but luckily he declined. We
did feed him cheese and crackers to
keep him occupied while we talked.
We had a
leisurely ride; gorgeous night to be
out on the lake. Deb C. brought
snacks so we ate and chatted. Now we
are all looking forward to the great
food and the great view at Sea Shell
Inn.
We dock the boat, get everything
settled down and Larry departs for
Bike Night at the Beach and we climb
into Deb C's Explorer. Of course, we
had to fill the back with Denise's
cooler and whatever else we had, and
Deb C. is saying how much she loves
the truck except for when it's
parked on a hill and she has to try
to reach the overhead back door to
close it, as she's standing on her
tip toes trying to grab it...LOL!
So we
pull into Sea Shell Inn and alas,
they are closed. We are all like
"ohhhh darn it." Deb C. says "Geezzz
I already knew what I was having!"
So we decided to go to Canal View,
where we did have a pretty decent
meal. I was complaining that I had
to loose weight and could only get
salad while the three of them just
kind of looked at me with disgusting
looks on their faces...LOL! Deb C.
said if she weighed what I did she'd
have a party..ha ha ha! I explained
that they are all set with their
spouses but I have to keep myself up
to par to land a new mate! LOL!
Our
next outing will be August 18th when
our sister Judi is here. We are
going to Bucky's Wednesday night for
Meet and Greet...all are welcome to
come. That is not our sisterhood
outing, but for our brothers as
well. The 18th we are going to see a
play Deb C. told us about...Deb C.,
Karen, Denise, me and Judi. It
should be fun. It's two guys who
dress up as Italian women and the
play takes place in the kitchen I
guess, sounds funny. Deb said it's
hysterical but even more funny if
you grew up in an Italian household.
If any other sisters are interested
you need to contact Deb C. asap as
she will be ordering the tickets any
day now. The more the merrier!
Respectfully
submitted,
Deb
Nash
June 7, 2011
Sisters of the 70s
Social Club (a/k/a Four Muskateers)
met last night at Delta Lake Inn. In
attendance were Deb Calandra, Denise
Desimone, Karen Facciolo and me, Deb
Nash. It was a celebration of Denise's
birthday...another sister bites the
dust...59! Those three are much older
than me...he he he.
I introduced Malibu and
Pineapple to both Denise and Karen who
loved my favorite drink. Denise went
to buy a bottle after we left. Deb
Calandra ordered a Strawberry Daquiri,
Virgin, piled high with whipped
cream...mmmmm, it looked yummy! We sat
at the bar for a bit and then the
waitress/barmaid came to show us to
our table. Something side-tracked her
so there we stood, in the dining room
at Delta Lake Inn, waiting to be
seated. We all eyed the table at the
end that looked out over the dam but
figured, nah, they aren't going to let
us have it. Meanwhile, everybody kept
looking at us like we were freaks, but
we probably did look funny standing
there for all to see, holding presents
and drinks in our hands and scanning
the room for the best table. Finally I
went to find the barmaid who was also
playing hostess. She said you can sit
where you want, and Denise says "we'd
like that big table in the back but we
probably can't have it" and she
hesitated and then said of course you
can, it's your birthday! Cool!
So we are all reading
the menu, and everything sounds so
good. Deb Calandra said she was
getting the Pasta Primavera. Karen was
opting for the "something steak,"
(something has become Karen's fill in
the blank word). I was looking at the
Coconut Encrusted Tilapia and then we
asked Denise what she was getting. She
said she was getting the Tenderloin
Medalions with Portabella
Mushrooms...so Karen and I said yeah,
us too (which is what we always do,
the three of us end up getting the
same thing). We laughed because it
always seems to end up like that, the
three of us get the same and Deb
Calandra is the odd one out. LOL!
What's even scarier is Karen and I
ALWAYS order EVERYTHING THE SAME! When
it came time to give our orders, Deb
went first, then Karen and I sat there
thinking, yup, garlic mashed, yup,
medium, yup, salad instead of soup,
now came "what kind of dressing" and
I'm sitting there just
waiting...Parmesan Peppercorn...YES!
Make that two of EXACTLY the same!
Uncanny!
We discussed a variety
of things. Karen wondered if we had
heard from Dennis and we said no, so
Dennis, are you okay and are things
going okay? You've been quiet. I told
some internet dating site stories and
we discussed the benefits of living
alone and of having to get out into
the dating world again. Deb said she'd
have to loose 100 pounds because she'd
be too self-conscious (yes Bob, she
really did) and she's too shy to date
so she'd probably just sit home and
Karen said her cousin told her that
you and the guy have to have drinks so
when you roll in the hay you don't see
each other's rolls and after having
drinks, who cares anyway???? Makes
sense. I was saying that men our age
who look their age or older have as
their age requirement - women between
the ages of 35 and 50. I can't tell
you how many times I want to send them
a quick message and say yeah, and I
wanna win the lotto too but that ain't
happning! Seriously, do they not own a
mirror? Karen was saying how she sent
her 85 year old dad to the Senior
Center in hopes he would find a nice
lady to date. He came back and told
her he was never going there
again...the women were all too
wrinkly...HELLO?? No offense 70s
brothers, but come on!
We were reminiscing
about the reunion, and Karen suggested
it was the CD we made for the reunion
that was sticking out of his pocket
and we're like no, and Deb Calandra
said no it was a pee pee. LOL!! Karen
said "shhh, there's a young couple
sitting behind us." Really
Karen...they know more than we do...!
We discussed doctors and
when I told who my new doctor was Deb
and Karen both made noises and faces.
Geez...makes me feel good putting my
life into his hands. Thanks girls. Deb
told about how he would tell her it
was her being over-weight that was the
cause of the sinus infection she
got...uh oh. Another doctor bugging me
about my weight...great. Anybody know
a fat doctor I can go to?
Karen told us about a
little boy who had died and gone to
Heaven when he was very young and
through the years had told things to
his parents about Jesus, etc., and it
sounded really interesting. I guess
this boy, grown now, has written a
book and has been on television. So,
if you are interested in reading the
book, Karen said it's called
"something Heaven." Good luck with
that.
Michael is being
christened on Sunday, but Deb has no
idea what she's cooking. Retired but
hasn't had time to think about it.
Also, today is Jen's birthday and Deb
hasn't had time to bake her a cake
either. WOW! Darn good thing she
doesn't work anymore! Can you imagine
what her house would look like???!!!
So she's gonna call her dad to go and
pick up a something cake for today.
Karen showed us her
chewed up insurance card. Seems her
dog still chews stuff up on occassion
which brought us to exchanging stories
about our dogs. Denise shared her
female shitzu's humping habit and was
about to tell us more but didn't want
to spoil our dinners. Oh boy, I can
only imagine.
Deb was saying they plan
on starting to build their house on
Gifford Road in the fall so that the
shell can be up by winter and the
builder can work on it inside all
winter. As she was saying that, Denise
got this look on her face and Deb says
okay what, not good timing? Denise
told about how they had built their
house in the same way but got cluster
flies who decided to make her empty
house their habitat. Seems they came
out of the woodwork and Denise said
she would kill like ten of them and
think okay, they are gone now and one
would come out from nowhere but
eventually they did get rid of them.
So Deb is rethinking that time frame.
Deb was wondering...does anybody know
what is a good time to avoid flies???
LOL, I think they hang out all year
Deb, just sayin.
So now comes time to
decide when and where next time. What
a discussion that turned out to be. We
are meeting on July 13th. Let's see,
if it's nice Deb and Karen are picking
me up on the way to Denise's house and
then we are heading to the beach to go
on Denise's party barge (ooppps, did
you tell Larry yet Denise??) and have
pizza and malibu and pineapple (Deb
will just have pineapple juice) as we
sail along chatting, with Larry as
captain. We may also just have dinner
at something restaurant and then go on
the boat afterwards. I can't remember
what we decided; the discussion went
on for so long. If it rains, well, we
will still go out to the beach and
have dinner at something restaurant.
Either way, we're doing something.
Just sayin.
Have a great June!
May 9, 2011
The Sisters of the 70s Social Society
met last night for dinner and some
gambling at the casino. In attendance
were the Four Musketeers, yes, FOUR:
Deb Calandra, Karen Facciolo, Denise
Desimone and me. We met in Staples
Parking Lot and Karen and I were
sitting in Deb's SUV waiting for
Denise, all set to go in Deb's SUV...UNTIL SHE
DROVE UP IN THE LINCOLN!Oh
yeah, when Denise pulled in with that
gorgeous white Lincoln I jumped out of
Deb's and said "Let's go in that!" Deb
and Karen were at my heels and off we
went.
Dinner was in the
Emerald Room and lots of conversation.
Debbie's grandson, Michael, is doing
very well, praise the Lord. Still on
meds but hopeful that one day he won't
have to be. Karen was saying there is
a huge neon sign flashing in
telemarketer land that says, "DO
NOT CALL THE COCCAGNIA
RESIDENCE ON OAKWOOD STREET INROMENEW YORK!
DANGER! DANGER!"
Apparently John takes the opportunity
to commiserate and explain all his
ailments, aches and pains, doctors
visits, etc. to the telemarketers when
they call. Typical old Italian
male...sounds like my father-in-law.
You hated to ask him how he was
because you knew you were going to
find out every detail. Karen of course
tells it in such a way that you laugh
till you cry! We discussed the
possibility of taking a weekend trip
to Philly to see Krista play,
otherwise we won't get to hear her. We
talked about Dennis, what a sweet guy
he is and how he had contacted John
Mastrangelo years ago to ask to be
notified of reunions even though he
didn't graduate with us. None of us
knew that. Well, you are an honorary
member of the RFA Class of 1970 now
Den!
So, we enjoyed our
dinners and finally got somebody to
take our picture before we left the
Emerald Room because no pictures on
the floor. We stood out in the hall
deciding what we wanted to play. Deb
and I wanted to play the slots, Denise
wanted to play the fruit wheel...Karen
said she didn't care...so we went and
played the penny slots. So we find
some penny machines, Karen sits down
and puts her card in and presses play.
All of a sudden the machine is
whistling and going nuts. Without
realizing it, she played the bet that
was last on the machine which was
$5.00 bet and it hit! She looks at me
and says "what did I do?" Well, she
won $20 on that one play on the penny
machine. Deb is on the other side of
me and she has no freaking idea what
she's doing either...so I fix her bet,
(not than I am a seasoned gambler
either, but obviously know a little
more than these two) 20 lines, 1 per
line, 20 cents each time she presses
the button. Then she gets cocky and
starts pressing other buttons and
notices she lost alot of money on that
last spin. I look over and see she had
played either $6 or $4 on that spin.
So she realizes she doesn't know what
she's doing so she and Denise decide
to go and play draw poker machines;
Karen and I played there for a while
and she kept winning and did end up
getting $50+ by the time she pulled
her card out. So money bags and I
start out to find the other two to
play some draw poker.
We're walking
down looking at the poker machines,
nope. Can't find them. So I call
Denise. She says "Well, remember where
we were playing? Leave there go
straight and then turn right...we're
by the fountain in the hall." As if
there is only one fountain in the
whole casino. So we do that and now we
are out by the buffet and she says "we
are where opal's is. i'm standing in
the aisle watching for you." So I ask
does she see us yet? She says no. So
now Karen and I are freaking exhausted
because we've walked almost the whole
perimeter...wishing we had a gps with
us. Come to find out, they were down
past the Emerald Room, past the coffee
shop by that fountain.
Denise, you should have told us to
turn around from where we were playing
and go straight and then right. Remind
us to never ask you for directions
again.
So we finally
reconnect and now I'm playing, Deb and
Denise are playing, but money bags is
hanging on to her winnings...she's not
spending a freaking dime of those
winnings. No luck there, although Deb
did win back some of hers. So then
Denise says are we ready to go? So we
follow her lead out to go to the
cashier so money bags and Deb can cash
in their cards. Lo
and behold, the FRUIT WHEEL!
Wow, what a coincidence Denise!
Without a word, Denise sits down and I
thought, hmmmm, took us the FRUIT
WHEEL route eehhhh. Withough a word
Denise sits down and pulls out money
to buy some chips. So, Deb and Karen
come back and Denise is playing so Deb
decides she'll try her luck here. I
lost my $20 so I'm not donating
another dime. Karen has her $35 she
won tucked into her bra for safe
keeping so she's watching those two
play, like me. Deb ended up winning a
little and she tries to give her chips
back to the table guy to cash in.
Denise tells her no, he can't take
them you have to go to the cashier.
Deb says well he took my money now why
can't he give it back? Oh Lord..bless
her heart. You win some, you loose
some...
Okay so now it's time to
go. We walk to the elevator...Karen
and Deb walking behind us. A man is at
the elevator and he's pressing the
button. Denise and I get in and so
does the man, asks what floor we want
and we say 4...now Karen's lips are
moving faster than a whippoorwill's
ass as they approach the
elevator...she's not paying attention
cuz she's too busy flapping her jaws
and WHAM**$$##!!
ouch!
Walks right
into the closing elevator door and it
smashes her in the arm. Now we get in
the car and she's rubbing her arm
saying it hurts and she should sue
them..."the elevator doors are
supposed to open right back up when
they feel somebody." Oh yeah Karen,
let's sue them. It must be on tape.
Then Denise or Deb, can't remember
which one, says you can't sue the
Indians and Karen says why and I pop
up with "well, they are a sovereign
nation." Hey, it sounded good.
Next
escapade is June 7th at 6:00 pm on the
deck of Delta Inn. All sisters are
welcome to attend.
S70SS
met tonight at a location I will not
disclose. Karen picked it for
us...she is not allowed to pick
anymore places. She's done now.
The
usual four people were in
attendance: me, Denise, Deb C. and
Karen. It was sort of quiet
there...I think we were all in
shock. We talked about the rough
time Deb's daughter had to bring
little Michael into the world. So
sorry that poor girl had so much
trouble but she has a beautiful and
healthy baby boy to show for it!
We
were all sort of quiet...I think we
were all in shock and didn't know
what to say or do so we ate what was
put in front of us. We were so
hungry it tasted good till we
started to get full. Some of the
dishes they brought were scary
looking and the one that looked like
a bowl of little skinny twigs was
disgusting. I had to moan and
literally spew it out of my mouth.
Have no idea what it was and I
didn't care...just wanted to get it
the hell out of there! We celebrated
Debbie's birthday and she got a
grandparent's frame from Denise,
yummy gourmet chocolate and lottery
scratch offs. Debbie was very
appreciative and we enjoy doing for
each other. Oh yeah, and Karen
brought her roses too, so that was a
nice touch...good job Karen, way to
show us up!
We
played it safe and went to Teddy's
for dessert and coffee. We talked
about some women's issues which I am
not allowed to repeat, but we
basically all agreed that some parts
of a woman's anatomy are best used
ornamentally (not sure if that is a
word but you get my drift) as
opposed to what they were originally
intended for. Can't say anymore.
Somebody, not mentioning any names,
related stories of her elongated
trips to the corner store with Wrong
Way Peach Fuzz while another
glorified her Magellan about his
uncanny sense of direction. Good for
some laughs. Owner of Teddy's,
Brian, came over and, much to our
chagrin, knew we had gone to xxxx
for dinner, and that was a little
uncomfortable. We did have dessert
there though and we did tell him,
not in so many words, that he had
nothing to worry about. LOL!
All
in all, pretty quiet night and not
much I am allowed to divulge, so
this is it. Next outing is Monday,
May 9th (Deb Pugliese, hope you can
make it....this one is for you
again). We are meeting in the
Staples parking lot at 5:30 and then
will car pool to the Casino. Dinner
in the Emerald Room and then a
little playing on the floor. Should
be a fun night! Hope more can
attend!
March
15 2011
The sisters met last night for their
monthly dinner meeting at Coalyard's.
In attendance were the usual
die-hards: Debbie Calandra, Denise
DeSimone, Karen Facciolo and me. We
celebrated Karen's birthday and
decided I was the baby of the group
(he he he he).
We got some
pretty funny news from Deb Calandra.
Seems they have been preparing for a
girl all these months and much to
their surprise, an ultrasound done
yesterday showed there was a stem on
the apple!! Now the baby is due April
1st and they have EVERYTHING PINK! Bob
had taken Debbie's car to their
daughter's house to load her car up
with all the pink items that had to be
returned. No idea what they will do
about the pink room...! So we know
what Deb was going to be doing today,
returning all that stuff. Now they
have a Michael on the way instead of
Miranda. What a fun story that will be
to tell him in the future!
So we all order our food, starting
with Deb Calandra. She orders her
meal, I order my meal, Denise orders
Prime Rib with garlic mashed and asked
for horseradish sauce. So now it's
Karen's turn to order...she orders the
cordon blue like Deb and I ordered,
and then tells the waitress she wants
the potatoes like Denise is having.
Now I know what Karen is
thinking...she wants her mashed with
horseradish sauce. So, the waitress
looks at her with a puzzled look and
says "she's having mashed potatoes"
and Karen says yeah and she says she
wants it like Denise's potatoes. The
waitress is still looking at her with
a puzzled look and I'm laughing and
Karen says to the waitress, "Why, mine
doesn't come with potatoes?" I
couldn't hold it any more, I said,
"Karen, the horseradish sauce is for
the Prime Rib, not the potatoes!" LOL!
Debbie Calandra brought us
all Happy Birthday lottery tickets and
Denise won $2 and gave it to Karen for
her birthday. Denise also brought a
small carrot cake for dessert there. I
gave Karen a bottle of Chocolate
Raspberry Wine...my new drink of
choice...yummm. As usual we had a nice
time and a few laughs.
Our next dinner will be on Monday (for
you Deb Pugliese so you can come) April
11th at 6:00 to celebrate Deb Calandra's
birthday. We will be going to Tracy's,
the old Johnny Bravos by the cemetery on
E. Dominick St. All are invited and
encouraged to attend.
S70SS
met today for brunch at the Beeches.
We sat in the beautiful Michelina
room and it was so nice. In
attendance were the loyal and
faithful die-hards: Karen
Facciolo, Denise Desimone, Deb
Nash and Deb Calandra.
This
was a pretty uneventful get
together. Mainly we discussed
Denise's trip to Florida and
Deb Calandra's trip to St.
Thomas. Wanting
to
keep up with the Joneses,
I mentioned I had made a trip
to Utica.
LOL! Karen shared her
experience this past week or two
with her very sick husband and we
are so thankful he pulled out of it
and is home now. We now call Karen
Florence (Nightingale,get it ? LOL).
Oh
yes,
we talked about Corey Parrish's
beautiful poem writing...Karen
talked about how talented and
amazing he was. Karen
said she found her poem she had
written as a senior in high school
as an assignment...she got an A- on
it, stick figures and all.
Amazing how little they expected
from us back then....
Debbie
Calandra's daughter is due to have
her baby the first of April, so we
are all looking forward to hearing
that news when the time comes.
On
another note, Denise was and is very
angry with the United States
Postal Service.She bought her little
granddaughter a ballerina outfit and
packaged it up and sent it to her in
Albany.
The package never arrived and
apparently it was "lost", but
my guess is there's a postal
employee secretly cross dressing in
a tu tu and ballerina
slippers.
We
talked about possibly doing a
weekend trip, just us girls, to do
wine tasting and perhaps the outlet
stores at Waterloo.
I suggested Boston
but nobody bit on that. We also
discussed possibly planning a cruise
at some point, just the sisters of
course. Karen asked if we should do
a picnic this summer...not a
reunion, just an informal picnic,
bring your own food and drinks type
of thing. We are going to come up
with some possible dates to
see who is available and when.
We may have to do a few of these in
order to catch those who live out of
town and are coming into town at one
time or another this summer. If
anybody has any ideas or
suggestions, feel free to share
them.
Our
next dinner is on March 15th
at the old Johnny Bravo's on East
Dominick Street,
across from the Toccolana Club. It
will be at 6:00. We will be
celebrating the birth of our little
sweetheart, Karen. She will be
59...
Hopefully more of the
sisters will be able to make it to
help us celebrate Karen's birthday!
S70SS met last night at Bucky’s for
their monthly dinner meeting. In
attendance were Karen Facciolo, Denise
Desimone, Deb Nash, Deb Pugliese, Deb
Calandra and Joanne Rosato. All were
donned in their Christmas attire,
except for Joanne who asked that the
Christmas music be turned down, bah
humbug. Kidding Joanne.
The
confectinary sugar frosting recipe
requested on the RCR was
discussed. Some for the butter and
others not. Christmas cookies were
discussed and Deb Calandra said
she had been up since 4:30 baking.
Go Deb! Karen let out a dark
secret from the past: she and Barb
Flaver used to go to Barb’s
grandmother’s house and raid the
cookies in the freezer and then
the poor old lady wondered where
all her cookies went. Shame on you
two! Karen also disclosed how she
had worked with Joanne’s son,
sitting side by side with him and
how, with her coulee pressed
against the glass, how fogged it
up. Shame on you again you little
cougar. Karen also told us about
driving herself to the ER a few
weeks ago...having had a horrible
headache and thinking she may be
having some kind of aneurism or
stroke or something...didn't
bother to wake the hubby up or
call anybody so as not to disturb
anyone. What a trooper! She
finally called her husband after
she knew he was up to tell him
where she was. Thankfully ended up
being a terrible migraine but
nothing life threatening and she
is doing well. Thanks be to
God...we don't want anything to
happen to our little "cougar."
Dinner was
absolutely delicious, but then Bucky
always provides good food. Karen and
I always seem to order the same
EXACT meals, right down to the
dressing on our salads. Gifts
were exchanged. Karen opened her
gift, held it up and said, “Oh how
pretty…” Debbie Pugliese looked up
at the gift (as she had brought it)
and looked at Karen and said, “It’s
upside down.”
I was fortunate
to draw the gift that Denise had
brought and had made herself. I will
always think of her when I look at it
year after year. Karen brought little
green glass balls for our trees with
"RCR Sisterhood 2010" hand written on
them. That was an awesome idea Karen.
Deb Calandra brought us all jelly
candy in a variety of Christmas
figures on a stick.. It is
adorable…too adorable to eat! Thanks
to all for such a nice night. We
laughed and laughed and laughed and I
have to say, the sistas who choose not
to attend are missing out on so much.
I myself feel very blessed to have
these women in my life.
In lieu of our monthly dinner meeting
in January, we will plan on a happy
hour at Buckys on January 14th, Friday
night. We will plan on meeting between
5 and 5:30 that evening, and all
classmates are welcomed and encouraged
to attend, men and women alike.
At Debbie Hall’s request, our February
monthly meeting for the sistas will be
on February 27th at the Beeches for
brunch. We will plan on meeting there
at 12:00 noon. We are hoping that some
of our sistas from out of town will be
able to attend. Please let us know as
we will make sure we have a table set
aside for us. All female members
of RCR are invited to attend.
Celebrating
Debbie Nash's birthday November 10,
2010
The Sistas of
the 70s Social Society met at
Michalina's last night, November
10th. In attendance were Karen,
Debbie Calandra and me, myself and
I. Luckily we had made reservations
for six, otherwise, we would have
had to be crowded at the table as
only five of us gave us room to sit
our purses and coats.
Many topics
were discussed; lots of personal
issues brought up and talked about.
That's one consolation of a small
gathering...everybody has time to
spill their guts. Local Sistas who
don't attend our meetings are really
missing out on some good times and
some real bonding. I, for one, have
grown to love these girls like
sisters.
Birthday
Princess Debbie Nash
Karen brought a beautiful jeweled
Princess Tiara for me to wear: it
was my birthday as most of you MUST
know from all the emails yesterday.
The waitresses called me Princess
and it was pretty cool. Karen is one
of the nicest people you will ever
meet (smile). We discovered we think
alike and in fact ordered the same
exact meal and dessert. Debbie C.
went and sat at another table
because she felt like she didn't fit
in with us. Kidding!
We talked
about how our memory is going
fast...and...hmmmmmmmm
Karen
Facciolo, Debbie
Calandra, Debbie
Nash
Karen and I
kept watching people at the bar so
we could rent some people to be in
our party and take pictures so it
looked like we had a bunch of
people. Unfortunately, the only ones
at the bar were younger women and we
didn't think we'd look to good in a
picture with them. As we got up
to leave, suddenly, in walked three
people: two guys and a girl. Karen
and I looked at each other and you
could see two great minds at
work as we both conjured up the
same idea: GET THE CAMERA! So, we
went over laughing and asked if they
could be our rentals and they were
good sports, loved being our rental
party attendees and wished me Happy
Birthday as they posed for pictures.
Group
Picture (people we rented to join the
party)
A Christmas get together
Happy Hour was discussed for
everybody, not just the Sistas. We
talked about perhaps December 17 for
Happy Hour but then it was brought up
that that's around the time people
attend work Christmas parties so we
discussed having a New Year get
together happy hour after the holidays
for all members of RCR. More on that
to follow next month.
The next dinner meeting
of the S70SS will be held on Tuesday,
December 7th at Bucky's at 5:30 pm.
Please bring a $10 gift to exchange.
We figured then we are set for the
month when we have to exchange at work
and other places...we just keep
regifting and it only cost us
$10. Hope to see lots more
Sistas there! Till next time...
S70SS met last
night for their monthly dinner
meeting. In attendance were Karen
Facciolo, Denise Desimone, Deb
Nash, Deb Pugliese, Deb Durgan and Deb
Calandra. Denise drove the group so
she could use the gas left in her
car before she traded it in
today. Sausage and the difference
in the size of sausage links was
discussed. Deb Calandra told us about
the dinner she made for her
family and how she brought Joy to the
table. The possibility of having a
covered dish picnic next summer was
suggested.
Birthday
Dance
Dinner was at
Sumos in the Hibachi Room in
celebration of the birthday of
our beloved Dennis, who could not be
there. Karen stood in for him. The
group wore party hats and had their
pictures taken while the rest of the
adults in the room looked on wondering
what the hell was going on.
cake for Dennis
Dinner was
amazingly delicious. There wasn't
much conversation due to the
entertainment provided by the chef,
so not much to report as far as that
goes. Deb Pugliese told about how
she has ventured into a new
business: laundry/stain removal.
Denise got a new Lincoln;
in fact, picked it up today. We
talked about Deb Hall's new edition,
Elvis...congratulations Deb!
Happy Birthday Dennis
Karen, a/k/a
Dennis, was the guest of honor and
got a little more food than the rest
of us. She also got a lot more saki.
At the end of our meal, two of the
cooks came out of the back room with
birthday cake, wearing hats and
playing drums. One of them put the
big black hat on Karen (a/k/a
Dennis) and tilted her head
backwards and tried to drown her
with saki. She sucked it all down
(said it was either that or get it
all over her shirt, he he he). The
whole room was clapping and yelling
for more, but Karen had her fill of
saki and that was that.
Let's Dance
Me Saki You
Saki Bath
From
there, off to Ann Taylor Loft so I
could look for jeans and then on to
Pet Smart. Denise took the scenic
route, so we went around in a few
circles before reaching our
destinations.
The next dinner meeting
will be on November 10th, Deb Nash's
birthday (guess how old), place and
time to be decided at a later date.
All female members of RCR are invited
to attend.
The
Sisterhood of 70 Social Society (a/k/a
S70SS) was held last night at Sammy
G's in Rome. The meeting was held
earlier than the usual monthly meeting
in honor of Deb Durgan, who is leaving
this week to go back home to North
Carolina, and who didn't surface
despite efforts to contact her with
place and time. Have a safe trip Deb.
In attendance were Deb
Nash, Debbie Calandra DiCaprio (wife
of Rich who gets mistaken for Leonardo
and gets tons of porn offerings on his
computer), Debbie Pugliese, Dianne
Bartolotti and Karen Facciolo.
Dianne Bartolotti -
Deb Nash - Deb Calandra - Karen
Facciolo - Deb Pugliese
While
Deb N. fought off the single fly
that was tormenting the group,
trying to end its' life with the
menu, several topics were discussed.
Death and the
afterlife were discussed and Karen
shared the horrific story of her dog
who ate her mother, the Cardinal.
Everyone gasped as she shared that
experience.
Childhood
experiences with friends and family
were shared. Karen asked Deb C. if
she remembered signing up for
Christmas gifts at the Salvation
Army. Seems Deb C. blocked it from
her psyche.
standing - Deb Hall - Deb
Calandra - Deb Nash - Karen Facciolo
seated at what appears to be a table -
Deb Durgan - Denise DeSimone
Karen
showed us her "gangy?" and Debbie P.
told Karen it runs in the family and
that it's a fatty tumor that moves,
just smash it with a book and it
will disperse.
Happy pills
were discussed. Seems Cymbalta is
the pill of choice, but paxil and
lexapro got honorable mention.
The waitress
brought the bill and Deb N. got her
cell phone out and used the "tools"
feature to figure out how much each
owed with the tip. Debbie C. did it
in her head and shouted out $14
each. Deb N. continued on and a
minute later looked up and said $14
each. Everyone laughed and Debbie P.
leaned into Deb N. and said "you
just wanted to see it in print,
that's ok."
After a group picture
the girls dispersed. The next
meeting will be held on October 6th
at Sumo's in Utica
for a fun night of hibachi.
Time to be determined at a later
date. All female members of RCR are
invited to attend.
