The day my brother-in-law Travis Wilson died, the sky in Hawaii was overcast and it rained off and on. But the moment he died there was no rain falling from the sky. Instead, the sky was a gorgeous shade of blue dappled by diaphanous white clouds. It felt significant that the sky chose to be […]
Snapshots From Our Trip to Solvang, California
We planned a road trip from San Francisco to San Diego, CA and decided that Solvang, California – known as the Danish capital of America – would be one of the places where we stopped along the way. I used to go to Solvang with my mother when I was a child and I remember […]
Our Family Ornament Exchange
This year we decided to adopt a new tradition: a family ornament exchange. We did it secret Santa style and drew names out of a hat, but since there are only four of us participating, we didn’t really keep it a secret. I have to say that I was really proud of all of us […]
Tamal Memes Because ‘Tis the Season for Tamales
Hola Chulas y Chulos! How you doin’? Ready for my favorite time of the year? Now, you can call the season “wintertime” or “the holidays,” but those of us in the know call it peak tamal season. In honor of tamal season, my chancla and I put together some of our favorite memes about tamales […]
My First Tamalada as an Adult
Our friends invited us over to their house for a good old fashioned tamalada and it was so much fun. Just in case you don’t know what a tamalada is, it’s basically a tamal-making party. Not gonna lie, I haven’t really been to a tamalada since I was a child and most of us were […]