Whenever Nagymama walked to the corner store to buy milk and eggs, she would always stop by the liquor store to buy a lotto ticket. Since my grandmother has always been a little bit of a handful, my mother always welcomed Nagymama’s trips to the corner because it gave her “a moment’s rest”. Well, one […]

If you haven’t read the beginning of this story, please begin with Part 1, Prom Preparation. The limo dropped me off and I watched as my family flooded down the stairs to open the Kapu. I peered back and the driver shot me an evil stare as he drove away. I sighed, but before I […]

Please see Part 1: Prom Preparation and Part 2: The Promenade before reading this. Once we arrived at the prom, the boys got out first to help their dates out of the limo. When it came to my turn, I reached for a hand, but my date was nowhere in site. I looked over and […]

Please see Part 1: Prom Preparation before reading this. After the debacle inside, I grabbed Allen and ran to the limo as fast as my high heeled shoes would carry me. But I was stopped by The Kapu. The Kapu (“gate” in Hungarian) is the front gate to our home. This gate remains locked at […]

I was thrilled one day when my friend Allen, a Senior at the time, asked me to go to the prom with him. But there was an issue with getting a prom dress. I didn’t come from a ton of money, so the idea of spending between $100-$250 on a dress you would never wear […]

(Please see Part 1, The Doll House, before reading this entry). My aunt’s lake house in North Jersey was always the highlight of my summers. On the way down, we would always stop at this cute little homemade ice cream shop at the side of the road. Despite my mother’s protests, my aunt always ordered […]