I know it's been a while since I've written anything, but I trust my first-born kept you entertained while I was gone. (thanks, Amy Kikita!) I have so much to tell you that I don't know where to start.... Okay, so my husband Eric had to go to Las Vegas to work. And because I can be opportunistic sometimes (=D) I invited myself ...
Friends
Luza & the Baseball Player
One of my nephews, Raphael (aka "Rafa") was celebrating his 40th birthday this weekend. (Hi Rafa! Happy Birthday!!) His beautiful wife, Lisa threw him an absolutely fabulous birthday bash. Of course, all his friends were in attendance, as well as his big, fat, Cuban family and his big, fat, Jewish family. (I should probably ...
“It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.”
WARNING: I'm going to get all sappy and sentimental here and I'm going to be all nostalgic and even post old pictures. Read on at your peril. ;-) I've been scrapbooking since I was a sophmore in high school. (which shows you that I was way ahead of my time, but that's not important right now.)I had the time of my ...
There’s always a ringleader…
I'm pretty sure it was my idea. (I say this because I have A LOT of pictures from that era of people stacked on top of each other in various formations, but that's not important right now.) "Hey, let's make a human pyramid! You guys get down on the ground like this and ....."They did it.That's me up on the right - we ...
Kikita the Traveling Cook
Kikita here. I know I've told you before about my African friends and how I totally appreciate and adore them. Well, I just had another very Afro-Cuban evening. Meet Exhibit A: My dear friend Cedric.He is studying to be a chef. Have any of you ever been friends with someone going to culinary school? Let me tell you how much fun it is . ...
“If everybody had an ocean…” or How I spent my summer vacation.
"If everybody had an ocean...across the U.S.A...." Crystal Cove, Laguna Beach. "...then everybody'd be surfin'....." The Montage Hotel, Laguna Beach. "...like Ca-li-for-ni-aaa..." San Clemente Pier, North Side."You'll see them wearing their baggies. Huarache sandals too..." ...
Grounded
I'm grounded on Fridays. It's not really a bad thing. I just like that it sounds dramatic. =D It's not that I've done anything wrong or that I'm being punished in any way. It's just that on Fridays we have a group of young people in our home. That's right. Our house. Every Friday. This started well over a year ...
Yes, I do live in a Pottery Barn catalog. (I wish)
I'm not jealous. I'm not.I know what it looks like. A spread from a Pottery Barn Catalog.But you're wrong.This was our Fourth of July picnic. Here in Orange County.Yes, that is teak furniture. And Tommy Hilfiger quilts. And fresh flowers. (not jealous at all!)I felt like I had fallen into a fabulous Lifestyle Magazine. (Heavy Sigh)And no, I had ...
Thinking of you
The Hallmark people are so clever.You can pretty much get a card for just about any occasion. So if you're thinking of someone, you get them a "thinking of you" card and sign it and send it off. The recipient opens it and thinks, "Ah, someone's thinking of me." It's a very sweet exchange all around. However, I think I can one-up Hallmark ...
Tuesdays with the Millers
We have a standing beach date on Tuesdays. Our friends, the Millers have two delightful young men, Josh and Chase, that happen to be the same ages as Lucy and Jonathan. If you're a parent you know that one of the trickiest things about having your kids have friends over, is that you are not sure you will really get along with the parents. I ...
