AN-- Hey again, here is chapter two! Thanks so much to Phyxsius for beta-ing me!!!!!!
disclaimer -- is in chapter one.
Like I hinted at earlier, my dad is a native New Yorker and you can tell. He has the accent, the cockiness and the general New York Attitude.
My Mom's originally from Montana, thus where I got my middle name and Dad got his nickname for Mom. She says Dad was always trying to annoy her when they first met, but Dad said he was doing it 'cause he fell in love with her the moment he saw her'. My mom says he full of crap.
My parents, as you can see, have different opinions on just about everything. The funny thing is that I think that's what makes them fit so well together.
As I previously mentioned, I am the oldest of four. In order, it's me at fourteen, Craig Edward at ten, Jonathan Massimo at seven, and last but not least Angelina Jane at five. I guess I'll tell you a little about each of my siblings...
Craig is the spitting image of my Dad, he loves all things that have to do with mystery. He is a certified genius, and he attends a special private school. He loves baseball, and he is a loud mouth like me and my dad.
John is hilarious, a classic New Yorker even at seven. He plays the guitar and sings, and says he wants to be a rock and roll star when he grows up. John looks a lot like my mom, he has her eyes but he has my dads smirk. Angelina is our resident drama queen. Her dream is to be a Broadway star when she grows up; that's why I suffer through hours and hours of listening to show tunes. She has my dad's eyes (without the glasses, lucky girl) and my mom's smile If you've been keeping track, she looks a lot like me. My sister and I have our dad wrapped around our fingers; we're your stereotypical daddy's girls. Our family has its quirks but then again, whose family doesn't?
My Uncle Louie was in a coma for two years after his old gang beat him up; nice huh? Then, after two years, he suddenly woke up. Okay, well, not all of the sudden... they were doing a bunch of tests on his brain and one of them made him wake up. Uncle Louie is so awesome; whenever we see him, he has presents for us. After he came out of the coma, he and my dad became inseparable, more than regular brothers. Its a long story but basically Uncle Louie saved my dad. After my uncle woke up, he changed a lot about his life - he got a better job, and he quit smoking, except when he gets really nervous. Most of all he, met Margaret. Margaret is Louie's wife to be; they got engaged three weeks ago. My uncle says he changed his life for a lot of reasons but personally? I think he changed it all for Margaret. She owns her own restaurant in Soho and is the most amazing chef, ever. She is really sweet; my Dad said if my Uncle Louie had met her twenty years ago Uncle Louie probably wouldn't have even noticed her. Margaret says that if Louie wasn't in her life, she would probably never have any fun.
Nonna and Nonno are my dad's parents, they are the stereotypical Italian grandparents. Nobody makes a better Italian meal than my Nonna. Nonno was a construction worker, and now he, well, in my grandma's words "ever since retirement all Nonno does is sit around and bug me."
Grandma and Pop-pop are my mom's parents. They live in Montana on a huge farm. Whenever we go visit them, all we do is ride horses, which is where I got my love of riding from. While my Nonna is an excellent Italian chef, my Grandma Rose is the best at country meals. I think I gain ten pounds every time I visit them.
Uncle Brian is my mom's brother who is two years older than her. He is a photographer for a magazine and his wife, Aunt Julie, is a writer, working for the same magazine. (It seems that ) office relationships are big in our family.
Uncle Teddy is the oldest of my mom's family. He works on the farm in Montana. His wife, Aunt Meagan, is a veterinarian, who owns her own practice, but she helps on the farm a fair amount.
This brings me to the end of my family; they should give you a good idea of who, and what, influences me.
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