I think of questions for him all the time. I remember things I want to discuss with him.And then I remember. He died.Eight years ago today. My dad passed away. And I cried orphan tears. Big, fat, splashing down my face tears. Papi was gone. And I still miss him. My kids, Amy and Adam cut together this video with photos and a little bit of ...
Cuban-American Life
I hope you enjoy my posts about my crazy and wonderful Cuban-American life.
You say you want a Revolution?
My cousin Maria and I were inseparable as little girls in Cuba. Inseparable.We spent summers together on Varadero Beach in Cuba. We spent most weekends playing together as our families were very close. We celebrated every birthday together.We celebrated every Christmas. We were as close as sisters. Together. Celebrating.Inseparable. And then the ...
I create, therefore I am.
Okay, so here's how our morning goes: We all congregate around the next little advent box to be opened. Jonathan opens it, Lucy takes out the slip of paper and reads it. Questions follow. "What do you mean by: 'Find all the Santa and Christmas tree pictures'? They're for a Christmas collage. I'm so excited about that ...
Being present
I'm working on being particularly present this holiday season. What I mean by that is that I don't want to get so caught up in making Christmas that I completely miss it and fall down exhausted on the twenty-fifth glad the thing is over. Okay, so I say that every year, but really, my intentions are sincere. ;-) So I went over to the brand ...
Control issues
"Someone's got to take charge.And I usually like it to be me." ~ Marta =DWhen I was still a young woman and living at home, I started ...
What’s new?
Sometimes I'm really aware of where my creative leanings come from. I see a picture in a magazine, I notice the colors in a room, or I hear a song on the radio, all of which get me thinking and then sketching and then I find myself pushing to create something. So, here comes Thanksgiving and I'm not feeling particularly creative when ...
I am . . .
A wife.A mother.A daughter.A niece.A sister.An aunt.A great-aunt.Incredibly lucky to be related to all these beautiful and amazing women. =D ...
We are fa-mi-ly . . .
I am the youngest of six. We are five daughters. FIVE. CUBAN. WOMEN. With five strong and sometimes (many times) opposing opinions. Which is totally fitting for Cuban women. I have a brother who lives in Texas (I sometimes wonder if he didn't move so far away because he got a little tired of living with so many Cuban women, but ...
The Dating Game or The Kevin Bacon Game (Date Edition) or . . . WHATEVER! Let’s just PLAY!!
I am making some Bacon-Wrapped Date Appetizers over at Babalú today (which got me thinking about other stuff in that really random A.D.D. way of mine, but that's not important right now). And I have a ton of other things going on in my life AND I'm also preparing to host My Big Fat Cuban Family here for Thanksgiving next week. So, I could just ...
What to pack for a Guilt Trip
I have to confess I've been feeling guilty.Guilty in that really deliciously tragic Cuban-martyr way. I haven't spent much time with my mom and visiting aunt. (Say it ain't so!!!) Because . . .I've only been shuttling my cousin and her husband All Over Southern California.And homeschooling my kids.And cooking gourmet meals.And running my ...
