Rosie Aprile and the Sopranos

If you have been reading this blog long enough, then you know I love the Sopranos. When I was volunteering for a local nonprofit, I named all our foster dogs after characters on the show. And I adopted two of them, Adriana and Meadow. Not because of their names, but it sure didn’t hurt.

Over the years, my obsession with the Sopranos has only grown. I’m such a geek that right now I’m rewatching the entire series and logging storylines in individual episodes. Nerd, right? But I swear watching that show teaches me something new every time. And it makes me laugh. Like out loud belly laugh. People who don’t watch the Sopranos always act surprised when I talk about how funny it is, but for those of us who love it, we know what’s up.

Lately, I’ve been hearing about the Sopranos a lot. Last year was the show’s 20h anniversary, but things really heated up in quarantine because HBO replayed the whole series. The numbers were through the roof. I read somewhere ratings were up 179%. Well, you know who was also watching the Sopranos over quarantine? Rosalie Aprile! Over a conversation on IG about Lincoln Logs, Rosie’s mom wrote to me:

OMG. So glad they replayed [the Sopranos] during quarantine, me and Rosalie watched the whole thing. 

Do you remember Rosie? She had an interesting history. We fostered her as a puppy. She was adopted, then returned months later and much much bigger. When she was a puppy, I’d look at those overlarge paws and think, she’s going to be big. And I was right. She turned into a giant galoot.

During that summer I was walking Rosie, my arms looked better than ever, toned and muscular, because it took every ounce of my 125 pounds to hold onto her. I’m happy to report she hit the jackpot the second time she got adopted, and this time it’s forever.

Nothing makes my heart sing more than getting updates about my foster dogs. And a foster update that includes the Sopranos? It’s going to be a good week.