Category: my life
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Well, I'm in the home stretch. Yep, 28 weeks has flown by, or so it seems. I have not been very good about documenting the bump or the pregnancy as much as I would have liked to, but chalk it up to staying busy with my 3 other little boys and all of their activities,…
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Happy New Year! As I get ready to kick off a brand new 2013 with all of you, little has made me more excited and getting to break open my brand new 2013 calendar / planner. {Nerdy, I know.} There's just something about the fresh new pages of a paper planner that get my excitement…
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As the mom of 3 boys (soon to be 4), I definitely consider myself a mentor of sorts. I try to be there as much for my kids as I would for the kids of my friends. This is something that has been engrained within me since I was a young girl. I remember my mom…
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While Autumn & Fall are not necessarily my busiest time of year {I would actually say Summer is!}, they are certainly my most stressful! I don't do well in cold weather – physically or emotionally. Blame it on the good 'ol Texas gal in me, but without sunshine and warm air touching my skin, I…
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Growing up, my Hispanic heritage definitely played a part in how and what I thought about college and education. Neither of my parents had graduated from college – my dad, in fact, has a 10th grade education. My mother has since earned her college degree and my dad, though he has never pursued a formal…
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This past summer while I was visiting my hometown of Austin, Texas waiting for my sister to have her baby, I found myself with plenty of free time. I remember one afternoon when I'd taken my mom's car to go out and run a few shopping errands. I found myself drifting over to my old…
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For years, Best Buy has been our go-to store for everything in our home from TVs, washer & dryer, refrigerator, right down to the very Samsung Ultrabook I am typing this out on. Now, with its new emphasis on being more accomodating to the Spanish-speaking customer, I am convinced they are a company who just…
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Check out the fun the kids had when we shared the big news with them: Looking forward to sharing much more with ya'll on this pregnancy journey! So glad to finally share the news with you! 🙂
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I am SO totally one of those old-school peeps who still uses a paper planner/calendar to keep my family's busy schedule on pace and running smoothly. I know, I know, I'm a dinosaur! As much as I love my tech and what a fan of it I am, I just cannot relinquish control of my…
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When I look back on my childhood upbringing, the notion of education is woven throughout. My parents always talked to me about why school was important and in a way that I just assumed college a given — not an option. My parents are both from poor, urban households. My mom grew up in housing…