Me and Amy with PitbullI love doing giveaways here on my blog. I seriously love hearing from you folks and I appreciate that you take the time to write out some thoughtful responses to my questions. Thanks for all your input. I'm delighted that I can now add to my growing list of "Best Cuban Restaurants in the LA Area." Thanks, ...
Los Angeles Cuban Festival – A Giveaway
Living in Southern California, it's sometimes difficult to find Cubans living nearby. Which is why I'm super delighted to be involved in this year's LA Cuban Festival. It's the very best place to celebrate all the things that we love most about being Cuban. It's a wonderful event bringing together our people for a fun day ...
Arroz con Salchichas Recipe
Smells Like Cuban FoodYou know you’re in a Cuban home if, when you walk in, you can smell The Smell. You know what I’m talking about - that unmistakable, mouth-watering, oh-so-inviting, my-mom-is-amazing, God-I-love-Cuban-food smell.It all begins with a simple onion, a luscious green bell pepper and some garlic cloves – The Trifecta of Cuban ...
The Best Graduation Party of The Year
My son, Jonathan, graduated from high school a few weeks ago. As I've done with each one of my four kids, I asked what type of celebration he'd enjoy. The four of them have asked for completely different types of parties and I have tried my best to comply. in 2001, Amy wanted an All-Cuban theme, with all the family and her friends, ...
Tearing Down Fences
The fence separating our property from our next door neighbors was falling down. Too many years of watering and the daily wear and tear of life was making it wobble and it had started taking on a slight I've-had-one-drink-too-many look. Looking down at the wobbly fence from my screened bedroom window.But you know how you look at ...
The End of an Era
I've been struggling to find words to capture this day. Jonathan is graduating from high school tomorrow. And as you may or may not know, he's been homeschooled all these years. Starting from first grade, he's been home with me and Eric and truthfully, we did a whole lot of un-schooling. That is, we let the kids find the ...
A Bright Summer With Pier 1 – Gift Card Winner
From the day we set up our new patio furniture from Pier 1, I swear we have been out there enjoying it Every. Single. Day. We find any excuse to get ourselves out to go sit on the comfy cushions and watch the world go by. I feel ridiculously proud of this. I thought we spent a lot of time out on our porch, but now it's become A ...
Hello, Summer. – A Pier 1 Giveaway
Today's the day for the Big Reveal and a cool Pier 1 Giveaway. My patio is seriously so bright and inviting now. I'm so excited to share. To see where I started, read my original post here: Making My Summer Bright With Pier 1. My vision was to create a new, brighter and much more inviting space in the front of our home on our porch. Like ...
59 Wonderful Truths About Getting Older
I'm 59 today. There's so much I want to tell you about how this feels. And because this is all about me, here are My 59 Wonderful Truths: 1. I feel the same inside as I did when I was 17. (Nobody tells you this.) 2. I still have moments of insecurity about: my hair, my hips, my gut (pick a feature). I just don't care enough to ...
A One-of-a-Kind Gift
It's been so exciting and busy around here! I've been creating custom subway posters for some really fun people and today I've asked one of them to share their experience and how the poster was received. First, this is the poster I created for her husband's 50th birthday. Very cool, no? I'll let Liliana Romero describe ...
