• {Pregnancy Update}: 28 Weeks

    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…

  • Welcome, 2013!

    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…

  • Thankful for the gift of mentorship #LatinoBigs

    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…

  • My Fresh Skin Secrets with Neutrogena #FreshSkin

    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…

  • Heritage shapes the future. #DestapaSuFuturo

    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…

  • A trip down memory lane #SeeWhatUnfolds

    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…

  • Best Buy + #MiCultura = a meaningful shopping experience

    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…

  • Big announcement!

      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! 🙂

  • {DIY} Make a pen loop for your paper planner

    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…

  • Education is power and empowering #WaveForChange

    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…