On the second day of Sexmas, I delivered to mommy…. Richard Gere with a Rose! Part of the reason Anyu loves Roy Orbison’s song “Pretty Woman” is because of the movie that just-so-happens to go by the same title. I know the film annoys her a bit because “Crocodile-Mouth” is in it (that’s what she […]
My mother gave me a call a few weeks ago, “I heard you vaz gonna be in town tomorrow. You vant to go to the Buffet?” “Actually, I’m not passing through Piscataway, Anyu. I’m heading straight to New York City to see my friend’s gallery show.” “Oh, noooo! New York is dangerous!” “I’ve been to […]
Please read New York, New York Part I & Part II before reading this story. The bus pulled into the church parking lot after midnight. My mother breathed a sigh of relief as I climbed down the narrow steps and into her spicy mustard-colored station wagon. “How vas […]
“Anyu, Youth Group is having a trip tomorrow. I just need you to sign this permission slip and I will be out of your way ALL DAY tomorrow. Isn’t that great?” I carefully placed the paper down in front of her and crossed my fingers. She glanced down and her face twisted into a horrified […]
“I have an idea”, my cousin announced over the phone.”Oh, yeah?” I couldn’t hide my concern. Usually when anyone tells me they have an “idea”, it’s usually time to reach for the aspirin. “In all the years we’ve been alive, we’ve NEVER had a family BBQ at the house. Let’s have one for this 4th […]
The last night at Camp, I tried to sleep, but I couldn’t ignore my mother’s sighing and heavy breathing from the next bed over. I would have never noticed the noise if Irina hasn’t make such a fuss about it the night before. I tossed and turned for a while, counted sheep, and even tried […]
I handed Anyu some Mother’s Day presents after I got her to settle down and put on some pants. After dealing with last year’s drama, I decided to give my mother a GIANT bottle of Arbor Mist to help her relax during our weekend “vacation” at the LBI Bible Camp. Sure, it’s totally against the […]
Awesome! Philly2Philly did a feature about “American Goulash” on their site! Thanks guys!Also, WOO HOO! This is my 100th post! Time for cake! Get Your Goulash By Autumn Konopka at 1:40 pm on Wednesday May 27, 2009 Original Source We’ve all got a crazy family story, the ones we pull out when a party gets […]
Last Saturday, I was waiting for midnight so I could be the first to call my mom and wish her a “Happy Birthday”. I got up to use the bathroom for a minute, and by the time I came back, I had a new voice mail. “Oh, my god, Stephie! Don’t be dead! ” I […]
