I promised, didn't I? Here's Lucy and Daisy with the Elvis impersonator - excuse me - Elvis Tribute Specialist. He looks pretty good, doesn't he? Daisy, the seven year old, kept asking, "is that REALLY Elvis?" He looked really authentic (in spite of being dead and all) and I hated to burst her bubble, but seriously, it was the ...
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Pop Quiz
What do Elvis impersonators, white tigers, volcanoes, and the Beatles have to do with my life today? If you guessed "nothing" that would generally be true. =D But today, Lucy and I, along with my niece, Helen & her daughter Daisy, are driving to Las Vegas - woohoo! Road Trip! (home of all the best Elvis impersonators) to the Mirage Hotel (home ...
Mi casa es su casa
I loved playing house when I was a little girl. I know that's really politically incorrect for little girls now, but I grew up rocking baby dolls and setting my kid-size table. Being a little Cuban girl, I was groomed for homemaking, but really, I am hard-wired that way anyway. When Eric and I got married, we spent our wedding night at the ...
“I have my reasons”
Hi everyone! It’s me,Amy. You know, the oldest of Marta’s kids. I hijacked mom's blog because I was having a moment today and wanted to share. I have this game I play with my friends (and myself). The game is all about Cuban Appreciation. As you can see, I have inspired my non-Cuban friends to have Cuban Pride. :-) I will have what I like ...
Restrictions? What restrictions?
It starts.Amy and my mom and I are leaving today for Miami. "I always make a bread pudding for Fernando." Fernando is her BIG brother. He's going to be 96 this week. So Amy and I try to dissuade her, in this time of travel restrictions, from bringing the 2 lb. bread pudding for Fernando. But she is undeterred. She ...
Worth a thousand words…
I don't have a picture to post today which kind of weirds me out. And I don't have wireless access, so I'm sitting in a public lobby typing away. And they have me on a 15 minute timer - can you believe it?? This is so not my life! Ah, but it is today and for the next couple of days. Let me paint a picture. The temperature is a balmy 80-ish. ...
My big, fat, EXTENDED Cuban family
All cheeks and lips and missing a shoe. That's me circa early 1956.My two cranky companions are my cousins, Maria and Ileana. They are not as cranky anymore. In fact, they are downright delightful. ;-) They live in Miami.And I live in California. The reason I'm thinking about them is that I get to close the 3000 mile gap between us in about a ...
All you need is LOVE
Back in September, Eric had to go to Las Vegas on a business trip for 4 days. Yes, I know. That was my first thought, too.Vegas and business in the same sentence is totally oxymoronic. ;-) But they were putting him up at the Wynn, and I never say no to a chance to go to Vegas. Which is how I wound up having to "amuse" myself ...
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood
If you're driving south towards San Diego on the I-5, you'll see this amazing sight. Color. Color. And more color. Miles of color. "What is that??" It always makes me think of Moses:"I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight.." ~ Exodus 3:3 Of course, he was talking about the burning bush . . . But, this. . . This ...
“Que es guu-gol?”
I try to explain to my mom where Eric is and what he's doing there. "Que es guu-gol?" I don't have those words in Spanish. I can't describe any of it. Where he went. Why he's there. What he does.Search Engine? Internet Marketing? Links?umm.. nope. So I think I revert to "lugar grande," (big place) which not only sounds ...
