**Official Italian Bride Thread**

i'm napolitan my grandpa is from a little town called ventotene not sure the name of my grandma's town the other side i don't knwo the name of the towns either..

fh is sicialian/ german/ irish

Love4Eva u have FM lol

so FH and I are both Sicilian. My father was born in Pozzallo and my mother was born in Palermo. Both of FH's parents were born in Castellammare del Golfo.

we're both 100% sicilian so u could imagine how long our fights last lol we're both too stubborn to give in

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Posted by lasposabella

tks bella.........yes it is beautiful I love it

speaking of those eggplants lol
my future mother in law makes them and she puts so much garlic...........I love them, just cant go out after you had a mouthful of that stuff....

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That's funny..the other day my dh and I were eatting the eggplants and we were both like, 'take a look at these hunks of GARLIC'..I was breathing fire after eatting them..hahahaah

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Posted by bella11

Jo,,,that thread wsa hysterical!!!!
remember when my dad found all those boxes of panettone?

hahahaha... 'rooooooooooooosaria'!

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Yes..

OMG..just remembered that Panetone season is in full effect...My mom probably sold out Costco for Easter...

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Posted by Nina
I laugh now because..everything.. and I mean everything.......I still hear his voice in my head....'MAL O'CCHIO!!!'(spelling)

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Geeze - I had to get my ring prayed on every week when I was engaged. And I had to put a red ribbon in my bra on my wedding day. I was afraid at any minute someone would bust out the olive oil and the bowl of water every time I felt sick!

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Posted by Nina

Okay.....I just saw this thread and must barge in. FH is Barese and Sicilian. I'm a mut...but am a quarter Sicilian.

Anyhoozles......I still wear the horn around my neck that I've had ever since I was a little girl. And until this day...I remember my Grandfather(the one from Sicily)....would get so mad if I tried to take it off.

I laugh now because..everything.. and I mean everything.......I still hear his voice in my head....'MAL O'CCHIO!!!'(spelling)

I miss him...okay...thats my Italian story for the day!

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this just made me remember something...I had like ten snake rings??did anyone else have these..??

Geeze - I had to get my ring prayed on every week when I was engaged. And I had to put a red ribbon in my bra on my wedding day. I was afraid at any minute someone would bust out the olive oil and the bowl of water every time I felt sick!

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Posted by Love4Eva

What part of italy are we italian brides and/or grooms from?

I'll start - Im sicilian and FH is from Naples

My mom and dad are from Castellamare Del Golfo, and FH - mom from avellino, and dad from Socco (both near Naples)

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My mom - San Agata Del Gotti, Naples...BTW..it's the most beautiful town...
My Dad - Durrazzano, Naples

One of Dh's parents is from Avalino..I think..

Did someone mention Panettone??? I posted this on '06 in December.

NWR: My mother wants her fruit cake (long story)

Last year, someone I work with gave me the most random of random gifts: A Panettone (the Italian fruit cake). If you know what it is, you know why it's so random. And if you don't know what it is, it sounds random anyway.

So, knowing that FH an I would never eat it, I took this huge honking Panettone and brought it to my parents for Christmas Eve. They inspected this huge honking cake, asked me who in their right mind paid $40 for a Panettone (the tag was left on accidentally) and sliced it up when the coffee was ready. They tasted it. There was silence. And then they spoke: My entire family couldn't believe how amazing this Panettone was - so good, that they told the rest of my huge family about this fruit cake of fruit cakes.

Fast forward to today - I called my mother to let her know when I'll be home for Christmas Eve and she said, 'I need that Panettone. You know, like the one we had last year.'

I said,'You know the subways are down.'

'Right, yes, but I need that Panettone,' she said.

'Mom, don't you have, like, 12 Pannetone's ready to give out to people? Just keep one for Christmas Eve.'

'But I want the GOOD Panettone. Don't come home without it.'

I am walking 15 blocks and back at 3 - to get the Precious Panettone. Please send warm thoughts my way!

Posted 12/21/05 2:25 PM

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Posted by jozieb0925
What part of italy are we italian brides and/or grooms from?

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My dad is from Catania and my mom is from Avelino.

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Posted by jozieb0925

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Posted by Nina

Okay.....I just saw this thread and must barge in. FH is Barese and Sicilian. I'm a mut...but am a quarter Sicilian.

Anyhoozles......I still wear the horn around my neck that I've had ever since I was a little girl. And until this day...I remember my Grandfather(the one from Sicily)....would get so mad if I tried to take it off.

I laugh now because..everything.. and I mean everything.......I still hear his voice in my head....'MAL O'CCHIO!!!'(spelling)

I miss him...okay...thats my Italian story for the day!

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this just made me remember something...I had like ten snake rings??did anyone else have these..??

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Oh I did!!!!!

this just made me remember something...I had like ten snake rings??did anyone else have these..??

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lol - I never had the snake rings - I had the gold safety pin with the charms hanging off -the horns, the cross and one more thing, I can't remember. Anybody?

I didn't have snake rings but if i was going far away on a long trip my mother would stuff my bags and luggage with saint cards and make me wear a saint pendant around my neck lol i've carried the little horn in my pocket and in my bag on more than one occasion too

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Posted by pupidda122505

I didn't have snake rings but if i was going far away on a long trip my mother would stuff my bags and luggage with saint cards and make me wear a saint pendant around my neck lol i've carried the little horn in my pocket and in my bag on more than one occasion too

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I have a saint card in my wallet...my mom keeps sneaking them in...

Ro, this one's for you..padre pio..

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Posted by jozieb0925

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Posted by pupidda122505

I didn't have snake rings but if i was going far away on a long trip my mother would stuff my bags and luggage with saint cards and make me wear a saint pendant around my neck lol i've carried the little horn in my pocket and in my bag on more than one occasion too

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I have a saint card in my wallet...my mom keeps sneaking them in...

Ro, this one's for you..padre pio..

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Can I just say that (non-Italian) people have asked me if 'that man' (Padre Pio) is my uncle because his pictures are all over my mother's house.

I thought I was the only one whose parents put saint cards in their things (my parents sneak them into the dashboard of my car).

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Posted by JanuaryBride06

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Posted by jozieb0925

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Posted by pupidda122505

I didn't have snake rings but if i was going far away on a long trip my mother would stuff my bags and luggage with saint cards and make me wear a saint pendant around my neck lol i've carried the little horn in my pocket and in my bag on more than one occasion too

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I have a saint card in my wallet...my mom keeps sneaking them in...

Ro, this one's for you..padre pio..

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Can I just say that (non-Italian) people have asked me if 'that man' (Padre Pio) is my uncle because his pictures are all over my mother's house.

I thought I was the only one whose parents put saint cards in their things (mine parents sneak them into the dashboard of my car).

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aww thats too cute
we have padre pio all over the house too along with sant antonio

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Posted by JanuaryBride06

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Posted by jozieb0925

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Posted by pupidda122505

I didn't have snake rings but if i was going far away on a long trip my mother would stuff my bags and luggage with saint cards and make me wear a saint pendant around my neck lol i've carried the little horn in my pocket and in my bag on more than one occasion too

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I have a saint card in my wallet...my mom keeps sneaking them in...

Ro, this one's for you..padre pio..

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Can I just say that (non-Italian) people have asked me if 'that man' (Padre Pio) is my uncle because his pictures are all over my mother's house.

I thought I was the only one whose parents put saint cards in their things (mine parents sneak them into the dashboard of my car).

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haha! me too, nobody ever knows who it is! My parents also put a little Padre Pio action figure (as I so affectionately call it) right smack in the middle of their dashboard in the car. That's when I got my own car....