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,...
- Mar 25, 2021
- 3 min
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...
- Dec 27, 2020
- 5 min
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 26, 2020
- 1 min
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...
- Oct 26, 2020
- 1 min
Happy Halloween
His favorite book currently is, The Cat In the Hat. So, so, so.... -.-
- Aug 2, 2020
- 1 min
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...
- Jul 8, 2020
- 1 min
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...
- Mar 18, 2020
- 2 min
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...
- Jan 10, 2020
- 3 min
Guestbook: Memé & Papa
All the grandparents wanted for this holiday season was to see the Boss.
- Dec 26, 2019
- 3 min
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 25, 2019
- 1 min
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 17, 2019
- 4 min
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 7, 2019
- 2 min
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 5, 2019
- 3 min
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...
- Oct 12, 2019
- 2 min
Dream of the Turtles
The Pacific coast of Central America has long been a breeding ground, literally, for sea turtles. Temperatures, currents, and seclusion...
- Aug 2, 2019
- 1 min
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...
- May 18, 2019
- 6 min
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...
- Apr 19, 2019
- 2 min
Las Alfombras
Good Friday brings with it the decorative "alfombras," or rugs, as part of the annual Via Cruces.
- Mar 25, 2019
- 3 min
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...