HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Grandma

Several Posts Today

My precious Grandma is 88 years old today!! Happy Birthday, Grandma! And, believe me people when I say, the woman has many more years ahead of her. Not only does she look great, but she is pretty healthy! I always tell her it's because of all that Olive Oil that we Italians eat with our food, but who knows! I am proud to say that my grandmother knows how to use a cell phone, too. My Aunt Janis bought her one about two years ago for her birthday. It was so hilarious, though, because one day we were talking on the phone and she was complaining about not understanding how to use her cell phone. She said, "Everytime I open my cell phone, there's no dial tone!" I told her not to wait for a dial tone, because she'd be waiting forever...I just told her to start dialing the number. She's been a pro at it ever since...I'm working on the texting with her, but I think that might take another year!

Name: Maria (Marie) Castaldi

Hobbies: Cooking Italian Food/Watching Soap Operas/Shopping/Singing

Children: Three kids-Joseph, Judi (my mom), and Janis

Best Friend: Marie Cillo (honestly, this is sad, but she's the only one of my grandmas' friends who's still alive).

Favorite Vacationing Place: Florida

Loves: My grandpa who passed away in 1998, her family, her clothes and jewelry, a good glass of red wine and FOOD

Me and My Grandma in April 2008
Dancing and Singing at the Gaylord Texan~April 2008

Me and my sisters with Grandma and my Grandma's Cousin, Maria. Three Maria's in this picture! Old Hickory Smoke House~Gaylord Texan