¡Nos mudamos! Una Historia

Por fin nos mudamos a finales de Septiembre. Nos sentíamos tan estresados por tanto tiempo, buscando casa. Lo difícil era que no somos tan atractivos a los dueños como pareja...

Oxford

Returning from Ireland, we still had a little bit of weekend left to celebrate Mother's Day. It was cool to walk with Grandma through Hyde Park on her special day,...

Caisleán Luimnigh

Day 3 Continued We were exhausted and hungry after our hike along the cliffs. We headed towards Limerick, which is the hometown of my favorite band at age 5_ The...

Aillte an Mhothair

Day Three We were so proud of and impressed by our grandma's stamina the whole trip – the day we flew back to London, we walked along the entire edge...

Inis Oírr

Ireland Day 2 On our second day in Ireland, we took a ferry to the tiny island of Inisheer (Inis Oírr) and visited the Cliffs of Moher by sea on...

Liscannor & Doolin

I don't think a place has ever enchanted me more than Clare, Ireland. It was a weekend to be together. We were quiet as our souls met the rugged Moher...

Family in the city

Last week Boricua and I had a visit from my dad and grandparents. Here are some of the photos we (a mix of mostly my sister, Boricua and myself) took,...

With my [Utah] people

So one of my absolute best friends got married at the beginning of this February! It was so exciting. And, I was a bridesmaid! So off to Utah I went....

Ineffable

I love these people and I loved this day. We escaped to La Concha yet again, but this time we brought my sister-in-law M, our nieces and nephews, and some...

Saliendo de la peseta

Nací un 25 de Julio, casualmente el día en que "celebramos" el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Al menos siempre es feriado, así que lo puedo celebrar. Nuestra amiga...

Happy Birthday Dad!

Flores

Flores bellas en la lluvia, en la casa de mis suegros.

The Getty

For months I’ve been looking forward to take Boricua to one of my favorite places on earth - the Getty Center in Los Angeles. When I was little, I would...

California Therapy

No big deal, we just happened to see some seals in their natural habitat, and the next day two dolphins swimming together at sunset. Besides being outside, we met lots...

Ventura

After spending Christmas with our Arizona family, we took advantage of our being in the West to visit Dad in Ventura. We visited a tree under which, hundreds of years...

Christmas in Scottsdale

Arizona parents and my sister, Utah grandparents, Boricua & La Blue, and Arizona. Racing, board games, Marvel Experience, movies. Sugar cookies, presents, Christmas traditions, Old Town Scottsdale. I am so...

A Graduation

One of my heroes in this world is my sister S. Last month, she graduated as a PA from Yale. I still remember the day I found out that she...

Celebrating a Wedding

L and Y's wedding! This is so awesome, because Y was able to get baptized yesterday. We are so grateful N was well and could share all of the happiness...

Balneario. Birthday. Bananas.

Another weekend. C turned 7 and had a party at a water park next to the beach. San Juan. Those bananas (guineos) come from my in-laws’ property. That’s why they’re...

Apartment #2

A few weeks ago, Boricua´and I moved to our second apartment, in Caguas! The days have been long as I continue my job search. Together, we’ve been waiting patiently for...

The Weekend.

A taekwondo belt ceremony in Patillas and seafood with the whole family, somewhere close to Patillas.

My Aunt.

My Aunt. I can’t imagine my life without her. She’s been there through thick and thin. It’s so hard to put into words, but she just gets it. She’s my...

Happy Birthday tía!

My Auntie K has a birthday today. And do I love her. She taught me how to dive when I was still a baby, took me on her dates, instilled...

Our Wedding by the Sea.

Our wedding by the sea. Photos by Ali Lanenga. I’m in love with her style! I'm also in love with my husband (my new favorite word) of one month and...

A Belated Wedding Update

After the Puerto Rico wedding ceremony and most of the family went home, Arizona family was still here so we headed to Crashboat Beach. There were so many little fish...

Father's Day

My tía is stranger to none. If there’s room at home and food on the table, you can be sure that there’s a welcome spot. But included with my wonderful...

The lead-up!

Starting on Saturday, lots of family started arriving! I loved showing our Utah family around my in-laws' property, they have plants that retract when you touch them, banana trees, all...

A Bit of Life Lately

Fresh fruit, coquis and lagartijos, chilling with Y and M :) These photos show the calm moments - Boricua and I are running around like crazies! T-10 and counting!

Mother's Day

My mom was too good at her job, so God must have needed her in  heaven to train other moms. Happy day, Mom. I love you.