BUT! We've been living out here in Oregon for (she lives in Grants Pass, I live in Eagle Point) 17 years, and believe me...when Olive Garden FINALLY comes to Medford, we're gonna go check it out!
BTW, the commercials DO seem like the Italian parties I've seen in B'klyn. We went to one party at The Rex, my goodness, I thought I was on the set of an Italian movie!! I was the only non-Italian there!
quite the change of pace for a WASP from Newport Beach!
Ed
I'll bet it was. Long, long ago, I used to date a WASP, too, and those quiet family dinners where everyone sits around and actually just eats and talks to each other politely was a SHOCK for me. =)