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Bakalava

It is a crispy small pastry with lots of pistachios or walnuts. It is a classic family recipe and it is always a competition to see who makes it better! It is extremely sweet and I don't care much for it but everyone else in my family enjoys it.

Oral History

Rosie's Family Tree

Interviewee: My mother

Question 1:

Grandpa Mayne

Grandma Mayne

Grandpa Chaker

What is your Full Name?

Grandma Chaker

Maryanne Simpson

Johnathan/Victor Chaker

Denise Simone

Don James Mayne (NOT Donald. He would correct you)

August 22, 1936

September 15, 1934

May 20, 1935-1998

My mother's full name is Gehane Chaker. She had to change it

when she moved to The United States to sound "more American"

Born in Cairo, Egypt

Born in Windsor, Canada

Born in Cairo, Egypt

Moved to New York in 1967 to find refuge

Moved to New York with my Grandfather

Febuary 10,1929-

Febuary 14,1989

Married at 1956

Current in Coventry, Connecticut

Currently in Albuquerque, NM

Born in Detroit, Michigan

The End

Question 2:

What was school like for you as a child?

Question 5:

Mama Mayne

School was terrible for her as a child. She was constantly bullied for her curly untamed hair. Plus she was always fat because back in Egypt the heavier you child was the wealthier you were, and back home her family was well off. It wasn't till high school that she secret went on a diet behind her mothers back.

Padre Mayne

What was a typical family dinner like?

Gehane/Gigi Chaker

Joseph Patrik Mayne

Febuary 12, 1964

Born in Crawfordsville Indiana, USA

Born in Cairo, Egypt

Question 3:

Met my mother in Penn State University

What was your family life like? Strict? Laid back?

Dinner wasn't always the greatest... My grandmother always did the cooking which wasn't always the best... she still remembers her mom cooking the vegetables till they were almost brown and mushy. Apparently the kitchen would smell like boiled broccoli for days. One good memory she does recall was her and her parents always ate together, every night, no exceptions.

She changed her name to Gigi Mayne officially when she moved to the United States

Married in 1987

Married in 1987 and became Gigi Mayne

Currently in Manutua,NJ

Currently in Mantua, NJ

Her and my mother were not very close until later in life, My mom constantly hiding things from her. She wouldn't even let my mom shave her legs, her father bought her razors behind beind my grandmother's back. My grandpa and her were best friends and have been since she was little. my grandmother and her became much closer when she moved away to college.

Question 4:

Why did you choose your children's names?

Jessica there isn't much to her name unfortunately, the only thing is they tried to not call her "Jessi"because when she was born the song "Jessie's Girl" came out and both my parents hated that song so they made sure they called her Jessica only but of course that is the name she goes by now. Kristina was a funny story actually. She was supposed to be a boy and be named Stephen Joseph Mayne but the doctor was obviously wrong so they were unprepared with a name. Luckily they saw a magazine with Christie Brinkley on the cover so they went with Kristina with a "K" not a "Ch"and Gehane as a middle name after my mother because she was unable to have her own name so we gave Kris it instead. My full name is Rosemarie which is the name of my sassy Italian great grandmother and Denise is my middle name because that is the name of my grandmother. Sara (with NO "H") has a special middle name Anne because my mom's best friend Leighanne died of cancer and she wanted to honor her death, like wise with Rosie's middle name.

The Eldest

The Middle Child/The Original Favorite

The Baby of the Family/ Twin 2

The Current Favorite/ Twin 1

Jessica Marie Mayne

Rosemarie Denise Mayne

Sara Anne Mayne

Kristina Gehane Mayne

December 16, 1988

June 7, 1991

Born in Vorhees, New Jersey

Currently in Glendale, AZ

Currently in Mantua, NJ

Currently in Mantua,NJ

Currently in Gaithersburg, MD

March 11, 1999

Born in Vorhees, New Jersey

March 11, 1999

Born in Vorhees, New Jersey

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