My Sister Erased Me From Thanksgiving, 7 Years Lat…

Katherine Anderson Lombardi, daughter of Vincent and Rosalia Lombardi.

I felt the room move behind me. A program slipped from my mother’s hand. I did not see it.

I heard it. These are two families, Father Greco said, who were always meant to be one. He performed the ceremony.

We exchanged vows. I had written mine on the back of a Trattoria Rosalia napkin.continue reading …