Today I am thankful... that my husband, Eric, works from home and that he has such a great sense of humor. Back story: He heard me coming down the stairs in the morning and put the Darth Vader helmet on and kept on working. Unfortunately for him, I went straight to the kitchen, made coffee, went outside to trim my roses - you get the ...
My Big, Fat, Cuban Family
Family is everything to me. I love them more than words can describe.
Cuban Stress Cure
On Tuesdays: My son, Jonathan (13) is involved in Drama once again. This year they're doing a Broadway review - scenes from different Broadway musicals, which promises to be really fun and adorable. I have volunteered once again to coordinate their costumes. Just call me Mrs. Darby, Costume Goddess. (I may or may not make the kids actually ...
Pumpkins. Food. Costumes. Food. Candy. And food.
There are so many things about our Halloween celebration that I love. I love the dressing up and the treats. I love the combination of purple, orange, black, and green (It's all very 60's mod to me, but that's not important right now). I love the cute decorations. (These were from a particularly brilliant last minute pdf. download ...
I do not think it means what you think it means…
Adam was looking pretty great the other day. But there was some confusion over a conversation he had with my mom. We had a good laugh over it. But we also had a great meal. Click on over to Babalú today and see the most gorgeous Roast Chicken ever - Pollo Asado. That's where you'll find the whole crazy-mixed-up story.Totally ...
Gonna buy five copies for my mother…
It started out as a piece for Hispanic Heritage Month. The OC Register asked me to write something about my family leaving Cuba. They were looking to feature Cuban-Americans, they told me. I had procrastinated on this, so I barely made their deadline. I cobbled together pieces of things that I had already written here on my blog and pieced together ...
… is a Magic Number
Three years ago today I started this blog. I started writing about the people I love and the things we do and the places we go. Along the way I found out three things:I love blogging. I didn't know that I would. But I do. I'm Cuban and a storyteller at heart. Blogging is a great fit for me.I love interacting with you. This is ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
