The Susan Sequel

I love to entertain. I’m not saying I’m good at it, but I love to have people over, hang out and play hostess. My brother-in-law once told me he thought I felt like I had to do everything like Martha Stewart, but that’s not it. […]

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I love my children. At this point in my life, they are awesome, funny, smart mini-adults (well, Sam is taller than me but that doesn’t count). However, as the cliché goes… bigger kids, bigger problems. Don’t get me wrong, the problems I’m talking about pale […]

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Say it isn’t so Matt! It’s a sad, sad day in the Petosa household.  I’ve been a Matt Lauer fan since 1997, the Today show being a staple in my regular, morning routine. And while I didn’t always agree with Matt (his fluff questioning of Trump […]

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I am one happy mama! Hannah arrived from college Monday night and my family came in from Atlanta yesterday (the house is crazy, but in the best possible way)! I’m having 24 for Thanksgiving this year and I am already stressing about how it will […]

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This was quite an eventful week. Since I know everyone has been wondering, it was finally time for my big 5-0 colonoscopy. As it is pre-Thanksgiving, I am thankful to report that my results were good and that my colon is very healthy and pretty […]

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Harvey Weinstein is a pig. And, while I would love to take credit for this shocking revelation, at this point, everyone knows what a sexist, vile human he is. With the allegations against Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Piven and Louis C.K. dominating the headlines, the issue […]

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Last week, my husband had minor foot surgery. Don’t worry, he’s fine but since the surgery, we’ve spent a lot of quality time together doing nothing at home (those words and the Petosa family don’t usually go together). We only had one little spat when […]

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One of the funniest things I’ve noticed about starting this blog are the reactions I’m getting from different people. Don’t get me wrong, everyone has been exceptionally generous with their compliments (at least, to my face) but I’m finding that no one quite understands the […]

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When I was in third grade, my teacher died.  There was no preparation for her death, she took a short leave of absence and died in the middle of the school year.  We later found out that she had been sick with cancer for some […]

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I hope everyone had a really good weekend. I did… I attended the 50th birthday party of one of my best friends, drank lots of yummy champagne and hung out with lots of fun people.  I went to bed at 1:30am, which is super late […]

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