“Next year, he’ll be running around here, trying to help with the grapes, driving us all crazy”. That was Emilio’s forecast for next year’s harvest, when Nico will be a year and a half. This year he supported us from his chair, munching on his feet. My mom and I were picking grapes only for […]
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Jan12
All roads lead to Brooklyn
A few months ago, I adapted the expression “Holy Moley” to sound more like the Spanish “Madre del Verbo”, which I say a lot. “Holy name of Molly” is more like it. And that is exactly what I thought when we got to our seats here on the plane that is taking us back to […]
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Jan3
The Longest Christmas Ever
We start 2007 at JFK, with a two-hour delay ahead of us, so I have a little time to catch up. We scored a pass to the Lounge and we took over a little conference room they have, so it feels like I’m writing something very important. Hopefully it’ll keep my mind off of the […]
Nov14
Our Life in Spain
It had been five months since we had left Spain after our honeymoon. I still remember when I would have to go back home at regular intervals, every three months, during my tourist and non-alien times. I have been thinking about those days recently, as we got a few little things together (along with 6.70 […]