First of all, thanks to all of my blog readers/friends/family for the wonderful anniversary wishes. Eric and I are truly blessed to have you all in our lives. (Our cyber-lives?) I love being able to just write from my heart about whatever is going on in our world. That you guys find it entertaining is just icing on the triple layer cake that is my ...
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It’s ALL good.
Seventeen years ago today he promised to love and to cherish, not just me, but the two most precious beings in my life. Amy was nine and Adam was six when Eric and I got married on August 8th, 1992. I had been a single mother for a few years and was not looking to get involved with anyone; I had two kids to raise and I was very serious about ...
And the got milk? goodie bag winner is…
I hate a love/hate relationship with giveaways. 1) I love, love, love having stuff to give away! And being a world-class game player, this is really fun for me.2) Plus, I love how you guys just spontaneously share from the heart. Your comments are always interesting and fun for me to read. Not to mention how it's gotten me thinking of trying ...
got milk(shake)?
So, I got an invitation from the lovely folks at got milk? (still the most genius ad campaign EVER, but that's not important right now) to attend an event in Los Angeles. For me to drive to L.A. there must be a huge incentive. (I know. Shallow. Don't judge me.) Pros and Cons: Pros... 1) they had commandeered the very chi-chi BLD ...
Monday Blog Hijackery or Parrots, El Puma, y el Cubaneo
Today's Monday Blog Hijackery is brought to you by my friend, Chantel Acevedo. You'll find her linked in a few places here on my blog. She is part of the blogroll titled Smart Cuban Women and Friends. Her personal blog is called Yuca Baby. (Go there. Right now. Tell her Marta sent you. =D) You'll also find her listed in the Smart ...
Indy and Daisy
My grandniece, Daisy, loves Indiana Jones. (Seriously, what's NOT to like??) Not just the movies that have his name, but the ride at Disneyland - The Temple of the Forbidden Eye. (Which is on the top five list of attractions to see there for us, but that's not important right now.) My (ever-resourceful) son, Jonathan is also a lover of ...
Not my real life
So, we're in beautiful La Jolla. (pronounce like "la hoya" not the Bugs Bunny way, of "la joe-la", but that's not important right now.) And our hotel is Right. On. The. Sand. (I know. Shut up.) And the sea is warm. And we're spending HOURS in the water. And then we lazily make our way back to the hotel (about ...
El sol y la playa
Today's Spanish lesson: "escuche y repite" - listen and repeat... "el sol" - the sun."la playa" - the beach. We're on vacation for the rest of the week. Rest being the operative word here. We've found the perfect place to relax and recharge and all those other "R" words that mean ...
Monday Blog Hijackery or Hey, isn’t it still Sunday?
I am hoping that by introducing you to my friends that 1) you'll go visit their blogs and get to know and love them as much as I do. And 2) That you'll forgive me for not posting as often. Today's Monday Blog Hijackery is courtesy of my friend who's practically a sister, Amanda Dufau. She blogs over at Brandon's ...
“Bright light city gonna set my soul on fire” (isn’t that just an awesome lyric?)
Okay, so I know that everyone's family is quirky. But sometimes I think my people take it to another level. And as soon as I start telling them what we're doing and they give me the "deer in the headlights" look, I know I'm right. So, we're taking some time off and going away for the weekend to go meet the rest of the ...
