What does a family birthday party in Las Vegas look like? Well, when you're talking about my family, it looks something like this.... (be sure to take notes. =D) My niece, Nicole, organized the dinner for my sister (her mom), Miriam at Caesars Palace. It turns out that on Miriam's Bucket List was an item that read "Celebrate my ...
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Pastelito Delivery Service
The temperature has been in the double digits around here. So cooking has been a pretty low priority. If I do cook, it will usually involve the crockpot and rice cooker and me NOT in the kitchen for hours. But last week, I baked! Yes, BAKED. And I'm not just talking about the day I spent too much time in the sun. (That's a story for ...
Wedding vows. Graceland. Elvis. SWEET!
At the end of July, my niece Helen and her husband, Daryl celebrated their ten year wedding anniversary with a renewal of vows. (I know. Awwww....totally sweet, right?) The blushing bride.... Of course, after ten years there are two adorable children in the mix. The lovely Miss Daisy.... And the Grand Poobah of Cuteness himself, Mr. ...
God is in the details.
When I was a kid in Cuba and lived in Havana, we never spent summers in the city. Never. We would leave the heat and humidity behind and head out for Varadero Beach. Ahh, Varadero. Home of pristine white sand, warm water and some of the best family-summer memories of my life. Varadero is where we "did summer." And we did it well. In ...
El sol y la playa
Today's Spanish lesson: "escuche y repite" - listen and repeat... "el sol" - the sun."la playa" - the beach. We're on vacation for the rest of the week. Rest being the operative word here. We've found the perfect place to relax and recharge and all those other "R" words that mean ...
“Bright light city gonna set my soul on fire” (isn’t that just an awesome lyric?)
Okay, so I know that everyone's family is quirky. But sometimes I think my people take it to another level. And as soon as I start telling them what we're doing and they give me the "deer in the headlights" look, I know I'm right. So, we're taking some time off and going away for the weekend to go meet the rest of the ...
“The Eagle has landed.”
Forty years ago this day, I was a 14 year old kid who along with my family (and the rest of the world) was glued to our TV set, watching a fuzzy picture and holding our breaths as we waited for Neil Armstrong to take his famous first steps. I vividly remember the moment he stepped on the moon and the scratchy voice coming across those thousands of ...
Miami Rules.
The following are words to the wise from Kikita. Mami has certain rules when it comes to being in Miami.1. Eat ONLY Cuban food.2. Little or (preferably) NO black amongst your wardrobe - White & Bright Colors ONLY3. Red Lipstick is a MUST. These are in no particular order and all are considered a sin if broken. If you will remember my trip last ...
Memorial Day
Eric and I just recently returned from taking our teenage kids, Lucy and Jonathan on a trip to Washington D.C. We saw and learned so much that we were at times overwhelmed with the amount of information coming our way. We’re still working on writing about and documenting our trip, but the events of one particular day have been difficult to ...
Here I am!
Kikita here! I am testing this whole "mobile blogging" thing. I spent all day yesterday at the Babalu Blog booth in Cuba Nostalgia. It feels like a family reunion and everybody misses Mami (myselfincluded). If you are in town, feel free to stop by and say hi to me tonight. I will be back at the Babalu booth representing MBFCF as best I ...
