You know that I'm all about celebrating. Big events. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Summer. Dinner. I believe in celebrating. Often. And well. Today marks my 7th anniversary here in this space. SEVEN. My big, fat, Cuban family is 7 years old today. And so I'm celebrating. *fires off the confetti canon*But first you have to sit ...
My Big, Fat, Cuban Family
21 Things I Know For Sure (with 37 years of experience)
Today I mark the 58th time the earth has gone around the sun with me on this planet. All that to say this: today's my birthday. My 58th birthday.It seems I should have, at this point in my life, acquired some wisdom to share. Or I could just write down some random thoughts... 21 Things I Know For Sure About Myself:People always respond ...
Wassup En La? Why you will love this sitcom…
Go and grab yourself a nice, hot cafecito and make yourself comfortable. This post is going to be long and newsy. I'm about to seriously dish about the new TV sitcom, Wassup En LA? with lots of details and tons of photos about the project. (This is why you love me, right?) I promised you a few weeks ago that I would write about the making of ...
His Descendants are Many…
When we first moved into our present home eleven years ago, I had a vision of what I wanted along the wall of the stairwell. I wanted a sepia toned collection of family photos, old and new. The black and white photos and the brown sepia tones would be the unifying factor between the Now and Then look.It all started with a photo of my dad. A ...
The Things I Didn’t Blog About in 2012 – Luza
I write just about every day in my journal. I use the pages to rant and complain so that I don't do as much of it here in this public space. In my journal, I write about my fears, my worries, my hopes, and my dreams. Some days I just write about how tired I am (which admittedly is not the best blog-fodder, but that's not important right ...
The Best of MBFCF in 2012
I've been blogging here in this space for the past six years and a half years. That's a lot of life that has transpired and that I've documented here on my blog. A couple of years ago I started doing a recap in January of the year that had passed. Here are years, 2009, 2010, and 2011. I like looking back to see where I've been ...
My Big, Fat, Cuban Family Photo Op
I'm sure there are lots of obedient people who, when the photographer says, “say cheese!” do so without any problems. My big, fat, Cuban family? Not so much. Please enjoy.My son, Adam and his fiancee, Stephanie.My son, Adam. My daughter, Amy Kikita. My niece, Katie.My sister, Helen and her two grandchildren, Daisy and Ben.My sister, ...
Cuando Sali de Cuba – Ada’s Story
Marta here: I have more stories than I could fit into just one month. I am going to share them once a week. Thank you all for having the courage to share the details of the most difficult time in your life. Today's story comes from Ada. Being able to leave Cuba after just having had surgery was worth the risk.by Ada Owens My mom, my dad, my ...
Cuando Sali de Cuba – Silvia’s Story
Marta here: Silvia shares her story today forthe first time. It was very emotional for her to travel back in time to those last painful years her family spent waiting for the Freedom Flight that would bring them to the America. I'm grateful to Silvia's daughter, my online friend, Maribel, for convincing her mom to finally share her ...
From Marta. With Love. (MBFCF Giveaway #6)
First, I want to thank you all for your extraordinary participation and engagement this past week as I celebrate my 6th year in the land of Blogging. Today, I want to share some of my own memories of “Cuando Sali de Cuba.”The times that I remember the most from my childhood, come to me in the form of grainy super-8 film and fading snapshots. ...
