My family loves Thanksgiving. (My family loves any excuse to get together, but that's not important right now.) We send out invitations... (Yes, I did those. I know. Creative one. *Takes bow*) We love setting beautiful tables... (Yes, my centerpieces. Creative One again. *Takes bow again.*) And making an amazing variety and ...
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Why I love my big, fat, Cuban family – Reason # 438. The Banana Incident.
Every year about this time, Amy and I start making plans. Of course, these involve places to go and things to do, and movies to make! You see, my daughter is an amazing film editor. (A little known fact, unless you've been reading my blog for the past three years and have been paying close attention, but that's not important right ...
Thankful – November 26. Thanksgiving Day.
Today I am especially grateful for... the people that I love the most (and who love me right back). =D Happy Thanksgiving! ...
Thankful – November 25
Today I am grateful... to my parents for having made the difficult decision to leave everything and everyone they knew behind in order for their children to have a better life in this incredible country. I'm a proud Cuban American. And trust me...my life is good. ...
Thankful – November 24
Today I am thankful for... my kitchen. Okay, so the truth is that I am constantly complaining about how small it is and how I don't have enough counter space and how I wish I had a sub-zero and sharper knives and....insert kitchen-complaint-of-the-day here. But honestly, it is in my impossibly small kitchen that I create meals and experiment ...
Thankful – November 23
Today I am thankful for... my home. There is NO place like it. =D ...
Thankful – November 22
Today I am thankful for ... Chocolate! (and for the friends who provide it.) Thanks, Amy for your generous and gracious hospitality. Of course, I love Lucy, too. ;-) ...
Thankful – November 21
Today I am thankful for ... the many wonderful people that I have met, just because I blog. I know. Shut up. ;-) ...
Thankful – November 20
Today I am thankful... that my generous husband brings me along on his business trips so I can play while he works. ;-)I am winning, too. Did I mention I lead a charmed life? Did I further mention that drinks are FREE when you're playing? I may or may not have had 1 drink. Which in my case is one drink too many, but that's not ...
Mixing business with pleasure
We're back on the road to Vegas this weekend, but let me tell you why... My blog-pal, Amy Arnaz, wife of my pastelito-loving friend, Desi Arnaz Jr. invited us to come and enjoy a special tribute concert this coming weekend at their beautifully renovated Historic Boulder Theatre. Yes, of course we're going. For three reasons: 1) The ...
