I would like to begin with saying welcome, and thank you for taking the time to stop by Just Another Sunday. I want to assure you that this topic is near and dear to my heart. I will be back here once a week to offer you insight and some laughs on what goes on in my rambunctious family.
Growing up in an Italian family has made me an expert on the ins and outs of how to survive, how to bring friends around, and how to endure the never ending amount of food you are forced to consume.
In today’s world we see numerous families gathering together and continuing the roots of their culture. Italian’s however seem to get a reputation.
I hope to show you what it truly means to be Italian and what I have come to learn over the course of my twenty years. My dad’s parents immigrated straight from Italy, as well as my mom’s grandparents. Growing up, my family has taken those authentic values and made them our own.
While the rest of the world may think it is simply just sauce, hand gestures, and more noise than you wish to hear, I have learned to appreciate every single person in my family and the role they play.
As I sit here on yet again another Sunday waiting for my aunts, uncles, and cousins to arrive, I cannot help but think about the countless memories we have created, the laughing that makes your stomach hurt five minutes after you’ve stopped, and of course the food that brings us all together.
I can only hope that as you sit here reading my blog every week, Italian or not, these stories can bring you closer to your own family and make you think about what your own culture has to offer.
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