On April 17, 1975 I became a proud naturalized American citizen. I was almost 20 years old.[UPDATED NOTE 9/18/09: Imagine my Naturalization Certificate right here with a cute photo of me with short, feathered 70's hair in the upper left-hand corner. I was advised by my Favorite and Most Awesome Immigration Attorney (and you know who you ...
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Taking Time Off
Okay, so now everyone else is back in school, but it's not quite the end of summer. (If you want to get technical about this, the season goes until September 21st, which is not until next week, but that's not important right now.) We started school a few weeks ago, but because we homeschool, our schedule is pretty flexible. So we usually ...
I see Cuban people, mama-baby.
I told you there was Elvis. And I told you about the whole Vegas-Wedding-Renewal-at-The-Graceland-Chapel thing. I finally got the photo of my big, fat, Cuban family with Elvis. (Or The Elvis Tribute Specialist Du Jour.) And then, suddenly and without much warning... he left the building. (I guess that's just his ...
On 9/11/09, I Remember Adele Sessa
On September 11, 2001 our country lost 2,996 people as a result of the coordinated terrorist attacks in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania. Their names will be read on this day every year as part of a long list of those who lost their lives on that sad and desperately horrible day. As I wept from shock and fear in those terrible moments, ...
How Many Cuban Girls Does it Take to Get ONE Photo?
So, remember when Amy and I were in Las Vegas a few weeks ago? While we were there I had gotten it into my head that I wanted to take a picture of us in the elevator. But let me explain.... The elevators at Bally's (where we were staying) were mirrored. And you know how much I love Now-and-Then type photos. Somewhere, I remembered, there was a ...
Good Enough
A few short years ago, you would not have found me in many pictures. In fact, aside from Christmas card photos or group photos, you'd be hard pressed to find me in any of our family events. I have always been more comfortable behind the camera documenting everyone else's lives. Besides, we People Of The Round Face are not the most ...
Cuban in the USA – Hey! That’s me!
Sometimes I find myself in the oddest places. (There are so many ways this could be interpreted, but that's not important right now.) Just this past week I found that My Big, Fat, Cuban Family was featured on an interesting site called Pocket Cultures under Blogs of the World. The title is Cuban in the USA. Who and what is Pocket ...
Magical Summer Moments
Sunday, September 6, 1970. My very first concert. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Their opening act was Little Stevie Wonder who had just had a big hit with "Signed, Sealed, Delivered." This was my very first concert. I found the ticket tucked away in my high school photo album. Thirty-nine years ago ...
Keeping it Together
I do a lot of stuff. I make things. I go places. I Twitter. I cook stuff. I shoot emails. (Eric always says this, "shoot me an email." And I think it's cute, so we don't just write emails around here. We shoot them.) ;-) I homeschool kids. I drive them places. I Facebook. I take pictures. And I write about it all. How do I ...
Cooking with The Boy
I have to admit that my kids (all four of them) are usually great sports when it comes to any projects I ask them to get involved with. (Eric would most likely insert the term "harebrained" somewhere in here, but that's not important right now. =D) I especially love when they show enthusiasm in spite of not having all the ...
