about me? When I am writing my blog, I will most often write in generalities, unless I am featuring one person in particular. I think it could be because for years being a real estate broker, the privacy act is something we incorporated into our everyday interactions with people. \u00a0We never divulged information about anyone, not even that we knew them or saw them.\u00a0 So having that mind set through training, I am always surprised when someone hears about my blog and they say, what did you say about me? Well, that happened yesterday and I felt really bad that I had not mentioned her name, so I will try to make up to her. Her name is Yvonne Santiago and I met her at my cold porcelain class. She is a delightful and talented woman who was born in Honduras, and as a matter of fact she was recently featured in the Mix for having a large family reunion, with relatives coming from Honduras and other faraway places. She actually is the teacher and is extremely good at what she does. I have taken two classes with Yvonne, in one we made a hibiscus with a hummingbird and the other we made an orchid plant with nine flowers on it.\u00a0She \u00a0makes sure that they turn out just right, as she will help, suggest and even do when she feels it is necessary to make sure the final product is perfect. I haven’t known Yvonne very long, but I believe she has a mischievious personality, is\u00a0extremely \u00a0knowledgable about a lot of things, has a very successful family that she is proud of, and\u00a0although she can be\u00a0 quiet, \u00a0she is\u00a0 not missing \u00a0a trick.\u00a0 Those\u00a0also taking the class were\u00a0 Pat, Jean,\u00a0Ginny, Kaye and myself.\u00a0\u00a0 We all came from the NY Metropolitan area, I’m \u00a0from NJ and the others from NY City or Long Island,\u00a0except for Kaye who I have to\u00a0 believe has some NY in her, or she has been associating with New Yorkers.\u00a0\u00a0 You never want to get in a New Yorkers radar, if you do you are doomed.\u00a0 At one point Pat said, “C’mon Charlotte you’re too quiet, you have to stand up for yourself.”\u00a0 Oh no, the minute I stand up for myself, I am an open target, and I am having too much fun listening to all of\u00a0them tease each other.\u00a0 \u00a0Yvonne took all their\u00a0teasings in stride and in some cases gave it right back.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0New Yorkers tease…other parts of the country\u00a0call it harassing…it is best described as friendly harassment.\u00a0 If you’re being friendly harassed, \u00a0that means they like you, it is when they ignore you that you have to be worried.\u00a0 Anyway, it was a great class, with a great teacher and great new friends and it was fun\u00a0saying something\u00a0about\u00a0them.\u00a0\u00a0Their teasing, or better known as\u00a0friendly harassment, \u00a0made me do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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