Aug 25, 2014 | Events, Family, Life in Mexico, Travel, Uncategorized
{Orlando with a group of schoolchildren in Xalapa, Veracruz} On a chilly winter evening in Xalapa, Veracruz, Cora and I pulled into the arena parking lot for yet another basketball game. Orlando would be playing that evening against yet another rival, for yet another...
Aug 18, 2014 | Family, Motherhood, Travel
As Cora and I prepare to make the voyage across the sea to Spain and see Orlando play in the FIBA World Cup for Mexico, I can’t help but start to feel that anxious feeling in the pit of my stomach. It happens every time we’re about to fly, whether...
Jun 30, 2014 | Beauty, Family, Marriage, Skincare, Travel
My parents have taken a trip for just the two of them near their anniversary every year that I can remember. Sometimes it’s just a quick road trip, other times they jet off to somewhere warm and romantic. Regardless, it made an impact on me growing up to see...
May 23, 2014 | Motherhood, Travel
A very long time ago, in a land where babies didn’t crawl or talk, I wrote a post about how to travel with an infant solo. The infant I was referring to in that article is now a full-blown human being. She talks, she eats more than just pureed carrots, and she...
Feb 24, 2014 | Life in Mexico
Remember a couple weeks ago when I vented to you all about an awful experience with my Mexican neighbor? I felt kinda bad about unleashing my neighborly angst, and I worried that I may have left a bad impression of Mexico for my fellow Yankees. Thus, I wanted to...
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,...
