Saturday, February 9, 2013

Querida Llorona:



Te escribo esta carta para darte las gracias por lo que hiciste por me; claro, tuve que crecer para entenderlo.  No se si recuerdas como nos conocimos... mi mama estaba embarazada de mi cuando te vimos por primera vez. Era una noche calurosa y mi papa se habia ido a otra habitacion pues el calor que generaba el cuerpo de mi mami era demasiado insoportable - su embarazo estaba muy avanzado y you estaba a solo un mes de nacer, dejandola sola en el cuarto para que descansara. Ella estabe placidamente dormida, cuando de pronto oyo tu voz; Llevabas sombrero negro y vestido largo. Tus manos eran largas y huesudas y las usabas para cubrirte el rostro, pero dejaban escapar tu llanto y tus lamentos que rompieron el silencio de la noche.  Tu pelo desaliñado te daba un porte espectral. Mi mama apenas se atrevió a mirarte. Con los ojos entreabiertos, en medio de la oscuridad, intento buscar a mi padre, alargaba su pie para tocarlo y pedirle auxilio. El miedo la tenia atterrada, estaba casi inmovilizada del pavor que empezo a invadirla. Creo que de alguna manera, dentro de su vientre, yo también busque la protección de mi papa. Al no encontrarlo junto a ella, se armo de valor y dando pasos de dos en dos, llego hasta la habitacion donde el estaba. Corrio, sintiendo que la agarrabas por la espalda y era tal su miedo que metió debajo de mi papa, debajo de su cuerpo varonil, espantada, con los ojos bien abiertos del terror y sin poder hablar. Las palabras de aliento de mi padre la calmaron y asi ella dejo de escuchar tu llanto.
  Pero nadie calla a la Llorona. Lo confirme cuando no volvimos a encontrar unos cuanto anos mas tarde en aquella casa grande y vacía. Esa misma que conoces tan bien. Tal ves porque fue tu hogar anos atrás, quien sabe.  Solo que esta vez you estaba sola. Tenia que ir a la cocina a beber agua y allí te vi.  Nunca sabré a ciencia cierta se eras tu, pues te tapabas el rostro con esas manos cadavéricas que mi madre jamas olvidara.  Pero mi intuición, y el registro que guarde de aquella noche cuando todavía me encontraba en el vientre de mi mama, me confirmaron tu presencia. Traias un velo de color negro sobre tu cara y llorabas desconsoladamente. Mas bien, aullabas cual lobo en medio de la noche. Yo apenas tenia cinco anitos. Ahora que lo pienso, yo nunca tuve amigos invisibles, porque seguramente ellos también te hubieran tenido miedo.
  Menos mal que ya not te escucho... Por ahora, me despido de ti, dandote las gracias por ensenarme que los miedos son como los fantasmas: cuando los detectas, los enfrentas, los disipas y sigues adelante con la frente en alto y poderosas, es que has vencido. Sabes, soy una vencedora.
 
  Ya no te tengo miedo Llorona.



{mi familia}

{mi papa}

{las sobrinas}

 {mi papa}

 {mi madre}

 {con mi viejo}

{la familia que elegi y forme con todo el amor y la conciencia}


Hasta luego amigos!

Monday, October 29, 2012

Understanding the Requirements for Voting by Mail

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(Quick Update)

There have been a few instances brought to RPT attention about assisted living/nursing homes and voting my mail.  The hope is that this will help you and others in the county be proactive to make sure we are reducing voter fraud and that all laws are being followed. We hope this helps! 



Texas Election Code:  Understanding the Requirements for Voting by Mail

Many assisted living and skilled nursing centers are committed to assisting their residents in various elections, particularly the Presidential election. However well-intentioned the staff at these centers may be, there are certain legal restrictions and requirements that must be met regarding who can assist a voter, who may mail the request and ballot, etc. as detailed below. If these are not followed, penalties including misdemeanor charges can occur.


The Application for Voting by Mail:[1]
May not be submitted more than 60 days before Election Day and must be received in the Early Voting Clerk's office by close of business on the 7th Day before Election Day.  [TEC 38]
Must include:
ü Name of the voter
ü Residence address
ü  Voting precinct


Ø An assistant may NOT assist more than one voter’s application that is not a relative of the assistant.       [TEC 84.004]

Ø Name, address, relationship to the voter, and signature of an assistant must be provided (if the voter was assisted)

Ø Must be signed by person assisting another voter in filling out an application, with their name and address, and relationship to the voter.   [TEC 84.003]

Ø Ballot must be mailed in the US Mail or delivered by a common carrier, such as a delivery service that delivers other packages, e.g. FedEx, UPS, etc. [TEC 86.005, 86.0051

Ø Ballot must not be hand-delivered to the Elections Administrator.  [TEC 86.006]

Ø A person assisting the voter in filling out the ballot or handling the carrier envelope must sign and provide their name in the space provided.  [TEC 86.010]



[1]  Source:  Texas Election Code



SREC UPDATE

Check out our Sept. 15th South Texas Precinct Chairmans' Conference and Candidate Forum Video. What a turn out! Thanks to everyone who attended. 



NATIONAL CONVENTION RECAP

Chairman Munisteri and Governor Perry participated in a nationally-promoted Google+ hangout with delegation members Angie Flores Granado and Anne Mazone. The Chairman and the Governor gave an insider analysis of the excitement of the convention, a quick preview of Governor Romney's speech and the delegates gave their viewpoints on the work being accomplished by the Texas delegation during the week. Check out the video here: Google Hang Out with Gov. Rick Perry and Chairman Munisteri


EARLY VOTING DATES

Oct. 22-26
8am-5pm

Oct. 27
7am-7pm

Oct. 28
12pm-5pm

Oct. 29-Nov.2
7am-7pm

EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS

So... have you voted already?


Monday, September 3, 2012

i am...

getting ready for fall.

i’ve always had mixed feelings about Labor Day. there’s something bittersweet about summer coming to an end. the days have already started turning dark earlier in the evening and i've started planning for thanksgiving and christmas - wow. it was a nice long weekend – for yet another movie (Bourne Legacy), a couple of dinner parties, yard work and getting everything organized before I head out to Austin next week.

EACH NEW DAY = A NEW CHANCE TO HELP
Please donate to Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi


INSPIRATIONS


ocean: a body of water occupying two-thirds of a 

world made for man who has no gills.




 ..currently planning our anniversary mass and reception. love sure is a beautiful thing...

ON THAT NOTE
here is one of my favorite videos from one of my favorite divas.





..going to be so happy to see you in december at church.






..thinking how time flies. life sure is short.



IT'S A DOGS LIFE



.. going to scoop him up and give him lots of kisses! 

i am, i am..



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planning some events..

South Texas Precinct Chairmans' Conference on Sept. 15th. I'm so excited about all of our speakers. I'm currently looking at the menu, music and gifts. I hope everyone will love it. This is so much fun! It's a South Texas kinda event with a latina flare. Vamos a celebrar El Grito! REGISTER at: precinctchairmansconference.eventbrite.com  



here is a tiny window into the happenings at the convention in tampa. 

i had a great seat next to some funny ladies. great speeches.. 

i'm a proud GOPer. 

go Mitt!



Saturday, June 2, 2012

What are you doing this weekend?

I've been gone for a while but I'm back! I hope you're having a great weekend. My hubby is at a spiritual retreat for a few days and I'm busy getting ready for a big Convention. Luggage everywhere.. Let the packing begin! 


Here are some updates from recent goings on..

Stay tuned for the next Texas Film, Interactive and Tourism Conference in Corpus Christi. Looks like it's going to be in November!

I ran into Hugo at the Cattle Baron's Ball. Boy our state boots sure came in handy.

Yep.. He will run again.

Oh my.

Special delivery for Mamacita on Mothers Day.

So proud of Art and the Lindale Neighborhood Association. Our neighborhood community garden is awesome!

I'm off to Fort Worth Texas. YeeHa!

Sunday, November 6, 2011

You know what I love about right now?

Little Boy is never happy with his work.

Birthday flowers are always so very sweet.

We always have action at our RPT SREC meetings. Gotta love it.

SREC ladies rule @ RPT.

Little Boy is always in trouble. We had snow on the floor that morning.

Nice tie Art! The Braselton's look pretty good to.

Art with the girls!

We have a new sushi logo for the club. Do you like???

Sushi research is sooooo much fun.

Alfie helps me shop.

We love hanging out in Rockport, TX @ the Boiling Pot. Check out this graffiti wall. Make your mark! 

Epic day.

Happy Halloween! Little Boy was Cpt. Jack Sparrow. Fierce! 

My new coat. Muy bonita!

Yes, Vegas was wonderful.


and our wow shot..

...

wait for it..

...

Bam!

Just love recognizing every bit of wonder in our surroundings
.

Here I am with my work gal pal, Jen. I've learned that getting something done is far more achievable and enjoyable if the goal is shared. If you make it fun and If you give yourself a break once in a while.

Never travel without a latte.

I hope to post again soon..so u
ntil then, have a happy week!

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

explore the world

Vegas!

friends, gaming, meetings, dancing, resting, toasting, laughing, having a moment of clarity where it seems things are just as they should be…cheers to that! ..and here are some visuals from our adventure.


a moment to rest.

lady of the lake..

i almost jumped in to save him but he is not real.


pretty

love these mosaics.

we saw a dragon at the sushi place.

yes, i did wake up in the wee hrs of the morning to see these two get hitched.
uuuu..

morning coffee by the pool and look at this garden. i want it!

this place is just begging to be photographed.

cakes!


in need of coffee...badly!

he looks so italian in this photo.

everything color!


pawn stars!



public transportation is how we got around.

can we please add a zip line and light show to d-town corpus christi!

art is always game for fun. here he gets his fortune from Zoltar!

we could see fire works from our room. spectacular!

now back to south texas we go. Te extraño..

art captured some images of San Diego CA from the plane. very nice..

San Diego CA..from higher up!

back home: what's for dinner? well after all that great cuisine in Vegas i was ready for some comida mexicana. monday i was able to cook my famous tacos de papa. these tacos are stuffed with cumin-spiced potatoes and ground beef with a chili rojo sauce. i also made some arroz a la mexicana.

glad to be back.

shifting back into home life, work life and life, life..  see you next time!