Certainly Something To Be Said About Southern Hospitality!
No es por nada, but como que los del South sí sabemos ser buenos hosts. A couple of weeks ago, before embarking on this Texas Road Trip that we’re currently on, I’d taken another road trip. That one...
View ArticleA Tejas State of Mind!
Today, we’re in a Tejas state of mind. Why? Because we always have way too much fun when we’re just playing around with our little video camera. This time we were in San Antonio when we filmed...
View ArticleFirst Look: The Cantinera – A True Texas Documentary
A clip from the documentary ‘The Cantinera’ There’s a corrido about “Tacha ‘La Teibolera’” that Lila Downs likes to sing. It’s one of those truthful and somber songs that makes you kind of sad, but...
View ArticleFestival People en Español
This is part of a compensated campaign with Latina Mom Bloggers and Festival People En Español however, all opinions expressed are my own. Y’all knew this was coming, right? So People en Español is...
View Article12 Days of Christmas – Day 8: A Holiday Feast for your Familia, in Texas!
Well. I’m not going to say a lot about today’s giveaway for the 12 Days of Christmas. The pictures (both above and the ones below) pretty much speak for themselves! Here in Texas, Luby’s down-home...
View ArticleOld Time Texas Country Living
This weekend we finally did our Christmas shopping! And, believe it or not, it wasn’t nearly as stressful as you might think, considering after all that we were shopping on the 22nd of December. You...
View ArticleTexas Pride: Lizzie Velasquez
I’m sharing this video today because last week someone else shared it on my Facebook stream, and ever since then I have been tremendously inspired by this young woman. Not only has Lizzie Velasquez...
View ArticleDeep in the heart of Texas
This past week I took a day trip to the state capitol in Austin. It was a rather unexpected trip that I made only with my mom and my brother. It had been quite a long time since I had traveled anywhere...
View ArticleWe’ll see you in Galveston – Blog Elevated!
Last year in September I had the chance to attend Blog Elevated in Houston for the very first time. Juan was in New York then at another conference and was not able to attend with me. Coincidentally...
View ArticleThe #CraftyChicaTour hits Texas
Friendship. It’s one of those things that starts out small and little by little begins to blossom. Anjelica and I are really quite humbled to be able to say Kathy Cano-Murillo, of Crafty Chica fame, is...
View ArticleDollar Tree, Thrift Store Haul
This one is a haul. A haul of my recent purchases at a local Dollar Tree and some area thrift stores and antique shops. Hope you enjoy it!
View ArticleFor Navidad: Good Friends & Good Food
This year, more than ever, was really quite a good year. I don’t mean that in the traditional sense per se. We did have our ups and downs, and there were moments where we both kind of felt more than a...
View ArticleGo Goya!
Congrats on donating 20,000 pounds of food to San Antonio’s Catholic Charities this week! That’s a lot of frijoles! Well, actually, I’m sure they donated more than just beans. Regardless, we thought it...
View ArticleSan Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is one of those cities where you can’t help but have a good time. This evening I spent some time in the Alamo City because I’m in for a day trip from Houston. Initially my plan was to stay...
View ArticleIs the long awaited Selena emoji finally almost here?
Maybe. Well that’s been the speculation so far at least, ever since the developers of the “TexMoji” app announced recently they are introducing the first ever Texas-themed emojis, in about a month....
View ArticleOur family vacation in Galveston
I haven’t done much this past week. As of late, when I say “I’m not doing a lot” I actually mean that not any one thing is a huge priority for me at the moment. More than likely I’m just hacking away...
View ArticleHunger Games: Mocking Jay Part 2 Giveaway
This is a giveaway hosted on behalf of The Hunger Games: Mockingly Part 2. All opinions are our own. Since the very first Hunger Games movie we have been hooked. Unlike a lot of series, every new...
View ArticleHoliday Celebrations 2015
We’ve been making the rounds this holiday season. Like literally, LOL! It actually feels like we’ve been to more holiday celebrations this year already then we ever have in the past. And no pos well...
View ArticleLatinos in Texas show up and show out for Hispanicize Houston
Tejano. What does that one singular word mean? Well if you look it up in the Urban Dictionary here’s the quick and dirty version: Originally someone of Mexican descent who was born and/or raised in...
View Article10 Gueys to Know You’re in Texas!
We’ve said it more than once and we’re not afraid to repeat it. There’s something special about living in Texas. Sure, we catch a lot of flack for say our politicians, our laws… We could go on, but...
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