Yesterday (Mother's Day) morning, I came downstairs and found this:I'm glad they opted for the sit-down-in-the-dining-room breakfast because I'm so not the breakfast-in-bed type. Happily, my children learned this about me many, many Mother's Days ago. Don't get me wrong, I love breakfast. It's The Most Important ...
My Big, Fat, Cuban Family
Family is everything to me. I love them more than words can describe.
The Things He’s Taught Me
It's my husband, Eric's birthday today. I don't know if I've ever mentioned it, but he's one of those people who is a natural-born teacher. He's a Search Marketing Guy in his real life, but I can confidently say that teaching is his real gift. (NOTE: Search Marketing is geek-speak for the guy who gets you on the ...
The Haircut
When I was a kid, as you know, I spent an extraodinary amount of time fighting The Battle of the Do, trying to tame my naturally curly locks into something more "comforming" to the cultural norm. Read all about that here... I Have Naturally Curly Hair. Of my four kids, Jonathan is the only one who has been stuck blessed with ...
The LEGO Movie Experience at Legoland. Yes, we did.
My son, Jonathan is 18 years old. He's not your typical high school senior in that he's been homeschooled since the first grade. He's got a ton of friends and pretty much does your typical teen guy stuff. It was my delight to take Jon with me when I was invited to Legoland® for the day to preview The LEGO® Movie Experience. I was ...
Celebrating the Centenarian
I hope you're not yet tired of hearing about how my mom celebrated her 100th birthday because I have so much more to share. But of course, reaching 100 is kind of a big deal, isn't it?My sisters and I had spent weeks preparing for the event and keeping our fingers crossed that the weather would hold up. (It's been getting ...
The Secret of Long Life
As many of you know, yesterday we celebrated my mom, Luza's 100th birthday. Thank you all for the wonderful birthday wishes. I printed them all out and they're going in her newest scrapbook, but that's not important right now. When you reach a certain age, in this case, 100 years, people often ask, "So, what's your ...
The Random Italian Thing or Mac and Cheese for All
We're getting ready to celebrate my mom, Luza's 100th birthday in another week. And of course, as we're trying to put this thing together, we've tried to include her in as many decisions as possible.She doesn't care much about the decorations, she says. She trusts us with those, as long as they are bright, not just one ...
A Century of Life
My mom, Luza, of Cuco and Yayo fame, will be celebrating her 100th birthday in a few weeks. 100. A century. If you've been reading my blog for a while you know that she gives me some of my best material. She's still pretty funny and with it. And I appreciate that you've all come to know and love her. We're going to be ...
Everything is Awesome – The LEGO® Movie
A few months ago when we first became aware that Warner Bros was going to be releasing The Lego® Movie, we sat up and took notice. My husband, Eric, who is now 48 played with LEGO® bricks as a kid. As a matter of fact, he would tell you that they were his very favorite toy. He would spend hours, he says, lost in the world of bricks and his ...
Guayaberas and Cubanity
{Disclosure: I received the shirts as described below in order to review them. I did not otherwise receive any compensation for writing this post.} A "guayabera," for the uninformed, is a beautiful linen shirt with two stripes of tiny pin-tucks and four large pockets. It has decorative buttons and a straight bottom as it was designed to ...
