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Christmas Card - 2021
This year has been a wild ride. We went from a family of three to a family of four. We left El Salvador, spent the summer in the States,...
Dec 24, 20211 min read
Mixtape: Stay Thirsty
When I compiled the 2020 Christmas mixtape, I did so with an eye toward highlighting the year’s biggest stories, namely the pandemic and...
Mar 25, 20213 min read
Mixtape: Quaranteam
As a good friend recently stated in her family Christmas card: 2020, y’all. None of us saw this pivotal year playing out the way it did....
Dec 27, 20205 min read
Christmas Card - 2020
Let's end this difficult year on a high note, shall we? The Big Man has a little announcement: Merry Christmas, everyone. Love, Mutt, Ray...
Dec 26, 20201 min read
Happy Halloween
His favorite book currently is, The Cat In the Hat. So, so, so.... -.-
Oct 26, 20201 min read
Love In the Time of COVID
NB: I was itching to use "epidemiology" in this year's anniversary poem for Ray Ray. Therefore, a sonnet. What were our vows if not a...
Aug 2, 20201 min read
Rollercoaster
Two years on this roller coaster. He must be, can't be, tall enough to ride this ride. So he operates it. Taunting us daily. The slow...
Jul 8, 20201 min read
Mixtape: Don't!
Another birthday, another mixtape.
Mar 27, 20203 min read
Guestbook: Uncle Jim & Uncle Tim
After much planning, Uncles Jim and Tim finally made it here to see El Salvador and meet Luca. Unfortunately, we left DC so soon after...
Mar 18, 20202 min read
Guestbook: Memé & Papa
All the grandparents wanted for this holiday season was to see the Boss.
Jan 10, 20203 min read
Mixtape: Awesome Mix Vol. 17
The pop-culture savvy among you might recognize this December’s nod to the Marvel Universe’s Guardians of the Galaxy. RayRay and I took...
Dec 26, 20193 min read
Christmas Card - 2019
Moving in a slightly different direction this year, we sent our cards electronically. Here's what it looked like: Merry Christmas,...
Dec 25, 20191 min read
Picture This: Our First Family Portraits
Family portraits on the beach sounds like a great idea, until you open the car door and your toddler cares more about playing in the water.
Dec 17, 20194 min read
Bend Over and I'll Show Ya'
In college, my roommates and I held an annual Christmas centered on the movie, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. What started as a...
Dec 7, 20192 min read
Guestbook: Nonna
For the second time this year, we enjoyed an extended stay from Nonna, a.k.a. Ray Ray’s mom. Recall that she – along with her best...
Dec 5, 20193 min read
Dream of the Turtles
The Pacific coast of Central America has long been a breeding ground, literally, for sea turtles. Temperatures, currents, and seclusion...
Oct 12, 20192 min read
To My Wife, On Our Fifth Anniversary
You make each day august, inspiring reverence for little things that comprise the vivid tapestry of our life together. For there is...
Aug 2, 20191 min read
Reunion
A few days ago, we returned from a trip to Italy where Ray Ray and I celebrated our ten year class reunion with the friends we made in...
May 18, 20196 min read
Las Alfombras
Good Friday brings with it the decorative "alfombras," or rugs, as part of the annual Via Cruces.
Apr 19, 20192 min read
Mixtape: Sweet 16
For the sixteenth time, I’ve arranged a few tunes for RayRay’s birthday. Hard to believe I’ve done this sixteen times – and hard to...
Mar 25, 20193 min read
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