A million years ago when PJ and I got together the 2nd time – the “for real this time” time, he and his friends lived in Huntington, LI.

I loved Huntington. Gorgeous old houses; you could walk to town in 5 minutes or less; everyone seemed to know each other.

But alas, we could not afford the beautiful yellow center hall colonial that I was pining for at $699,000 and $20,000 a year in taxes. This is one of the reasons we moved to North Carolina.

Huntington, Huntersville, same thing 🤷🏻‍♀️ Well not really, but definitely not a bad trade off.

Anyway, back to Huntington. PJ and his 2 roommates/friends, Nick & Eric who I love dearly and miss very much, would frequent their favorite bar, The Artful Dodger, or just The Dodger.

If you’ve never felt like Karen Hill when Henry Hill brings her to the club and they go in through the back door to bypass the line and the bus boy brings a table to the front of the crowd so you get the best seat in the house – then I suggest you get a time machine, go back to 2002, start a relationship with PJ Petti, then go to The Dodger with him one night.

There would be a long line out front and everyone had to show ID. Not gonna lie, I loved to see the look on peoples’ faces when I, looking like I was 13, would breeze by holding PJ’s hand 😍

After we were married, he told me about meeting 2 girls I went to school with one night at The Dodger.

He asked them about me and the one girl talking to his friend said I was so nice and only had good things to say about me.

The other girl, talking to PJ, who I thought was my friend, had not so nice things to say about me. Straight up lies. Either he didn’t believe her or he didn’t care because we’re married for 15 years in April and she’s still a dumb bitch.

To think that one night and one girl’s lies could have cost me everything I have right now – well it’s kinda scary to be honest.

Morals of this story:

1. Sometimes it’s fun to revisit your youth and feel like a movie star in your head.

2. It’s good to know the right people.

3. Like Bell Biv Devoe said – Never trust a big butt and a smile. That girl is poisonnn…