I've been complaining for the past few days that I'm tired. So I start rationalizing... Four Tried and True Rationalizations as To Why I Might Feel Tired:I've been running around way too much. I have been working way too hard. I've had a lot on my mind. I've spent too much time out in the night air.(I totally ...
Lifestyle
Posts about everything going on in my life. Enjoy!
PP is my BFF
My very best friend, Pam P. (how cool is it to still have a best friend at my age??) and Lover of All Things Disney is having a birthday today. You can read about how much I love her here. She is celebrating her birthday at Disneyland (where else?) this week, so in honor of this auspicious occasion, I thought she would enjoy having her very ...
Finding my style
(I'm sharing the following because faithful MBFCF reader, George, was curious, and well, I'll pretty much shamelessly write about anything, but that's not important right now. But, please remember, Mr. Curious George, the blog reader, not the monkey, =D.... you asked for it...) Hi, I'm Marta and I'm a Cuban Online Shopping ...
And then…. the Cuban Family moved in.
Years ago, my big, fat, Cuban family moved to a sleepy peanut-butter-and-jelly neighborhood in Anaheim, California. Our house was at the end of a cul-de-sac where the other families had been living forever. They had their own neighborhood traditions, including a 4th of July Block Party. Life was predictable and quiet and everyone liked it that ...
Looking for love
Hello my people! It's Kikita here. I'm in serious need of your help. Now, the following may be difficult to believe, but I promise it's the truth. Yes, the beautiful Kikita is still VERY single. (shocking. I know.) "And I'm gonna be 30! . . . SOMEDAY!" (When Harry Met Sally) Anyway, I'm currently facing a couple of obstacles in my ...
But will I have to sing the alma mater??
WARNING: This post is a total over-share. (In fact, I can't believe I'm writing about this at all!) You've been warned. I'm pretty content with my life as it is. Seriously, it's the truth. I'm proud to be Cuban-American and I have an incredible extended family on both sides that I (very obviously) love.I adore and am ...
I’m fine.
I'm fine. Really I am. My 15 year-old-sophomore-in-high-school daughter is taking two courses at our local community college. No, she wouldn't agree to wear a turtleneck or a burqa. And even though she doesn't mind me walking her to her classes (like she'd be able to stop me!), she made me swear on a stack of bibles that ...
The Wish
I was born in May of 1955. At the end of that summer, which my family was spending in Varadero Beach, Cuba, as usual, a friend of my mom's came to visit to meet the new baby. Her name was Conchitica. [NOTE: "Concha" is the Spanish word for shell, as in a Conch Shell.] This particular "Concha" was the third in that descendency to receive the ...
“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..." ...
Ceasing from my labors
On this day, designed as a day of rest, this is where you'll find us.That's right. We'll be at home. Taking a break from the busyness of our lives. At least just for today...I will be stopping.Stopping my running around.Stopping to just sit.Stopping my compulsive list-making.Stopping to read a bit.Stopping to putter around the ...
