I remember my 13th birthday very well. My Tia Chacha was visiting from Utah. She took me shopping for clothes At The Gap. I’d never even set foot in that store before – knowing the clothes were expensive. I couldn’t believe she was going to spend all that money on me. Up to this point […]

I am not a girly girl. Give me dirt, skinned knees,and sweaty gym clothesovermanicures, plucked eyebrowsand long soaks in the tubany day. I am getting better, though.I love a good pair of dangly earringsfancy braided or twisted locksand even wear an occasional skirton a day other than SundayGASP! I do?Oh yesI enjoy it, too. My […]

Nicknames. They can be good. They can be bad. My husband is notorious for using nicknames in his family. I think just about every person has a nickname that was chosen by him. They just fit so well that others pick them up and, voila! someone has a new nickname. Nicknames are a must and […]

Other memories from Miami before I move on to Georgia. ○ Racing my dad with my siblings around the perimeter of the house. He bet that if we beat him we’d each get some money. My little brother barely beat him. We were so excited! ○ Drive-thru convenience stores. Similar to fast food stores, you […]

I believe that every person that comes into your life comes for a specific reason. Sometimes we don’t know until years later why we had certain associations that lasted only a few months or just a year or two. All who have touched my life – for good or bad – have helped to make […]

Music has always played a big part of my life. Some very early memories include singing “Naranja Dulce” “Los Pollitos” and other Spanish tunes. I wore out our cassette tape and book of Let’s Sing Together. I loved looking at the illustrations as I sang along to the tape. My own children have worn out […]

We moved to Miami in the summer of 1984. My mother was one month away from giving birth to my younger brother Jon. It was a difficult time for all of us, including my parents. They had grown up in Salt Lake and lived there the majority of their lives (except for a year or […]

In Miami we lived just one block away from Tropical Park. This made up for the fact that the interstate went right behind our house. Going from a quiet Salt Lake neighborhood to the constant noise of cars speeding by took some getting used to. Even though there was a high chain-link fence separating our […]

just a photo today as I’m busy taking care of sick children and a sick husband due to a stomach virus. Please, oh please, can we all get it as soon as possible so it doesn’t spread out for weeks? © 2007-2010 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my […]

Building on my topic from yesterday I thought I’d post this very poorly written assignment from my English 111 class. It covers an incident that occurred while living in Miami. Maybe it will help answer Andalucy’s question: “Has there ever been a time in your life when your positive outlook failed you? When you felt […]

Like my library catalog card I made? It totally describes me…only after reading this post you have to decide which one I am: a geek, a nerd, or a dweeb. Read the definitions. There is a difference! Though I willingly admit I have fallen into all three categories throughout my life. As mentioned previously my […]