Self-portrait Tuesday once again…
Some things ALWAYS make me smile (in no particular order)…
1) Cuban food.
2) Disneyland.
3) Clean sheets.
4) When my kids love on each other.
5) Telling a really great story.
6) Cuban music.
7) Connecting with old friends.
8) My mom telling me she loves me.
9) Lucy's laugh.
10) A box from Amazon on my doorstep.
Today is a good day. =)
And you?
Can you think of 10 things that make you smile?
Would you share them here with me?
Leave your 10 items in the comment section.
Oh wait – I have one more!
11) Blog comments. (shut up.)
1. Cuban Coffee2. Hot pink drinks (alcohol not required)
3. Cake
4. Pedicures
5. McDonald’s (hey, they love to see me smile!)
6. Killer high heels
7. A laugh out loud book
8. Singing loudly in the car
9. Gold Hoop Earrings
10. Cowbell
1) Cuban music.2) My husband.
3) My cat.
4) remembering papi.
5) cuban food.
6) friends.
7) remembering abuela.
8) reminiscing my cuban upbringing and all its craziness.
9) a cold beer on a very hot day.
10) My husband; yes again.
11) Yeah so you said ten, but I couldn’t control myself. READING YOUR BLOG.
1. Disney World2. Hubby fake crying for something
3. My dog, Tivo
4. Seeing my fave shows on the actual Tivo
5. My abuela Ata’s vulgar sayings
6. Arroz con Huevo Fritos and a banana
7. Cuban Coffee made by Tia
8. Rock Band drumming
9. When something I cook comes out deeelicious
10.the BEACH!
1. My five year old’s smile (particularly since he lost 2 teeth)2. My 3 year old saying heehaw when he means yeehaw!
3. How both boys lay on the floor and let their baby sister pin them down and baby slap them.
4. When my husband stops at the grocery store on the way home to pick up a pint of Karmel Sutra for me because he knows it was a lonnnnnng day.
5. Going in my sewing room and looking at whatever project I have going on the cutting table.
6. Dulce de leche, oooo talk about an instant smile
7. Talking to my little sister or brother over the phone. Something about that that instant sibling language and our sarcastic sense of humor we always end up laughing even when complaining.
8. My garden. I’m a black thumb who’s actually growing veggies like they say, “a patadas”
9. The little window bird feeder where I can sit and stare at our little visitors throughout the day.
10. Whipping out the camera on the kids and letting them get silly.
1. My husbandbear2. Pedicures
3. Cuban bread
4. Cuddling with my perrito Sanchito
5. Reading a good book
6. Gossiping con mami
7. Cafe con leche
8. Bubble gum
9. Getting mail
10. Watching movies
PS Love the picture!
Love this! In no order:1. Spanish acentos.
2. Salsa. Cafe con leche. Macarrones con chorizo. Any other food/drink that takes me to a different place.
3. My kids’ belly laughs.
4. When my husband plays with my hair.
5. The opening song at a concert.
6. Watching movies, all cuddled up.
7. The smell of fireplace/firepit.
8. Hoodies.
9. Morning runs with cool weather but sun.
10. Watching the little chipmunks and bunnies out my kitchen window.
#11. YAY!! =D
In no particular order…1. A breeze in my face.
2. Walking into a bookstore.
3. Getting the kind of inspiration that makes me want to tell the whole world about it.
4. Taking a really neat picture.
5. Finding cookies in the cupboard.
6. My little brother’s sense of humor.
7. Amy, when she gets excited.
8. Adam’s spontaneity.
9. My dad’s facial expressions when he’s tired of sitting at his desk.
10. My mom when she’s chatty at 1am.
Ivis,#2 and # 5 are totally intriguing to me.
But #6 immediately took me back to Friday night dinners. Nothing in the cupboard but rice and eggs and bananas. (I am sooo blogging about this!)
Thanks for sharing,
Marta
marielle,#8 and #9 – love my garden. Love it. I want to marry it. =D
Juju,Let’s see, husband, pedicures, Cuban bread, good book, mami, cafe con leche, watching movies…Yes!!!
Thanks. I love the picture, too.
Violeta,#5. The opening song at a concert? Brilliant.
I spend an inordinate amount of time trying to guess what it will be and then high-fiving everyone around me if I got it right. =D
#10. Chatty? Okay…I’ll give you that one.(I love your list. =D)
Mom
1. Sunrises, Sunsets (this is a twofer)2. Hummingbirds
3. The sound of ocean waves sending me off to sleep
4. Cambria
5. Beluga Whales
6. The beautiful guitar strains of Emerson Lake & Palmer’s “From the Beginning”
7. My husband putting down shelf paper in the kitchen cupboards
8. Placing the last ornament on my Christmas tree
9. “Silent Night” being sung on Christmas Eve at 3 min. to midnight
10. Old black & white and sepia photos from Cuba
and my freebie 11. Gently crying at the end of any episode of “Touched by an Angel.”
Stop…You had me at #1 Sunrises, Sunsets – total Fiddler on the Roof moment.
Also, #10. Old Cuba photos always make me smile.
Great list!
1. Clean sheets on my bed2. Eggs perfectly scrambled on toast with chives and a little salt
3. Kissing my husband…
4. Watching my children finish a dinner I made
5. Watching my children sleep
6. Wrapping the right gift for the right person
7. Sunshine
8. A really good chat
9. A walk with the dog along the canal
10. Personal post by snail mail
LOLMy husband whines and makes a sad exaggerated crying faces when he wants something or when he’s too lazy to do something. Along the lines of “Baaaaaabe, boo hoo hoo, can’t you do it???” And then he does it anyway. And my Abuela is infamous in my family for her potty mouth. I learned many spanish words for having sex and the female/male private parts that I will not post here, LOL. She is hilarious.
Hi cleansheets,Welcome!
Clean sheets are a big deal to me. Every Monday morning in our home, like clockwork. (Sometimes it’s the highlight of our week!)
In no particular order:1. Café con leche y un pastelito de guyaba con queso from Porto’s on the way in to the office.
2. Those not often enough chats with my sister, “La Profesora”
3. My cat Belle (she owns me actually)
4. The ride across MacArthur Causeway between Miami and Miami Beach (it’s been 3 years)
5. Talking to tio Cuco and tia Beba about the family now that my mom and dad are gone.
6. Anything about Segovia Spain, especially eating at Meson de Candido.
7. Arroz con pollo
8. “¿Tu eres Cubano? ¡A mi tambien!”
9. Being able to be the first one to read the newspaper.
10. My lovely bride of the past 37 years!
1. My husband trying to stick his finger in my bellybutton. That is forbidden territory, mister.2. My cats crack me up. One is a whiner and the other is a schemer. But I think I am smarter than they are.
3. Reading Marta’s blog.
4. Hitting a tennis ball the right way and having it go where I want. That doesn’t happen often.
5. Playing in my garden.
6. Remembering my dad.
7. Eating Kopp’s frozen custard.
8. Watching my husband paint my toenails. He is very fussy and this is where the fussiness works.
9. Listening to my husband sing.
10. Seeing comments on my blog.
Ed,#5. I have a Cuco and Beba in the family, too. (“Of course, Marta. It’s mandatory if you’re Cuban that you must have a Cuco and Beba in your family. Duh.”)
#7. Arroz con Pollo. Truly my favorite Cuban dish of all time.
C-F,#3. Thank you. *she blushes…*
#8. Wow. It’s just such an intimate picture, that’s all.
Arroz con pollo is my ultimate comfort food. Mi Mami made it every year for my birthday and again at Christmas and Easter. The funniest thing happened after Donna and I were married for about 2 years and mom and dad came to visit for my birthday. On that day she revealed her recipe! And my Tennesee born wife has been making it ever since, loyal to my mom’s recipe! We use it as a recipe to impress. It’s a great Cuban recipe to make for guests or if you have to feed a crowd.Es la verdad, todo de los Cubanos tienen un Cuco y una Beba en la familia!
Not in any particular order….1) My sons laugh
2) A Good Book
3) Real Italian Coffee
4) My husbands smile
5) Beach days
6) Spa days
7) Chocolate (any day)
8) Spending time with beloved old friends and making connections with newer friends.
9) Feeling as if I am finishing a project…
10) Laughing till your sides ache, then laughing some more!
We too make arroz con pollo for birthdays and to impress guests.Thanks for sharing. =D
#5. Definitely.#6. Sadly, few and far between….
Here goes,1. Bubbles
2. Arroz con Pollo
3. Smell of freshly brewed cafe cubano in the a.m. (or anytime)
4. The first day of a trip
5. Xmas Eve
6. Watching my kids laugh and have fun together.
7. Hearing from a dear friend I haven’t spoken to in a long time
8. A really funny joke
9. Making Mami say ‘purple’
10. Sitting by the ocean
#3. Got to love that amazing smell.#9. Makes me smile just thinking about it.
#10. I’ve been doing a lot of that lately.