4 Reasons Why Being Married to a Metrosexual Man is the Best

Jun 19, 2014 | Marriage

  {You see that guy up there? He’s mine. All mine. 🙂 } Today is our 4th wedding anniversary, and although last year I wrote a mushy gushy love post detailing how much I adore my husband, this year I thought I would lighten it up a bit.  I still get the warm...

To my sister on the eve of her wedding.

May 30, 2014 | Family, Marriage

Kelsey, Right now you’re still asleep, but when you wake up the next 48 hours are going to be some of the craziest of your life.  It’s the day before your wedding, and you’re probably already having trouble sleeping out of pure excitement....

You have the key to my heart.

Mar 18, 2014 | Marriage

The other day on a walk with Cora, I stumbled upon an area of Xalapa I had never been to before.  We were on our way to the park, and these odd looking tree sculptures were along the bridge near the lake.  Upon closer inspection, I realized they were stuffed full with...

Love, Actually.

Feb 1, 2014 | Family, Marriage, Motherhood, Travel

I wish this blog post could come with a photo gallery.  I wish I could show you the look on my mother’s face when my sister stepped out in a wedding gown for the first time.  I wish the photographs could convey better than any written word how lovely Kelsey looked,...

The Leather Anniversary: Tough but Flexible

Jun 19, 2013 | Marriage, Uncategorized

Today is our 3rd wedding anniversary, and even though Orlando says it’s stupid to write out something to someone you are likely sitting right next to (which I’m not at the moment), I still want to take the time to put down on “paper” a small...

Happy Birthday Mi Amor

Apr 29, 2013 | Marriage

The very first time I celebrated the birth of one Mr. Orlando Mendez-Valdez, I was a freshman in college, and he was my (totally hawt 😉 ) boyfriend.  We had officially been a couple for all of two months, and barely knew each other’s middle names, much less what...