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August 17 2010 Rochelle (far right) is back home in the Bay after living in South Africa for six months, and then briefly hanging in Los Angeles. Revaz and Laura (middle) are both in the Bay on their way to Portland. Laura will then leave to Kenya for a year where she’ll be based with human [...] August 15 2010 My nephew is around 10-years-old. The shirt is closer to 30-years-old. Homeboy is bringing it back. August 14 2010 There are a few things you must do in this family before a certain age. You must learn to cheer for a certain sports team. You must visit Las Vegas, NV before your first birthday. And you’re obligated to learn how to play the family’s game: poker. Jacob, age 4, just got started [...] August 9 2010 He’s recently lured me to the bright lights of a bowling alley. Champions are made on Monday nights. August 7 2010 He just likes to make sure we’re alright. August 5 2010 The interior needs lots of work, but you couldn’t tell from the polished exterior. The Chevrolet DeLuxe is Pancho‘s new ride. June 30 2010 The elevator doors opened and I barely advanced far enough for them to close. A big bear hug and a kiss distracted me from my luggage and it careened over with a loud thud. “Yay!” is all I heard. She made me quesadillas with tortillas made out of nopales and we had chocolate-dipped [...] June 20 2010 I can’t remember the last time I spent Father’s Day with my pops. After a full weekend of recordings, this is the only shot I got for the day. At least my heart is in the right place. June 7 2010 July 1 2010 will be an amazing day. June 6 2010 We’ll be enjoying a much-anticipated, full reunion the next time we see each other. One year of long distance is almost over. June 5 2010 The green slopes in the background were once a giant slip and slide for Brenda and I when we were kids. It wasn’t too long ago that we were filling up giant water balloons and flooding her kitchen. My cousin, in her wedding dress, is only two weeks younger than me. Our fathers [...] June 4 2010 We’re growing up too damn fast. Above, my tio Cesar with my cousin Brenda at her wedding rehearsal. June 1 2010 “Mijo! Por que cuando estoy toda fea…” The reaction is the same each time I take a photo of my mom. Even though she’s adorable, she always thinks I’m taking a photo at the wrong time. Last night I arrived back home for the biggest wedding in our family in years. On the [...] April 18 2010 Yesterday I told him to pay more attention to his older sister. He nodded and smiled, which completely caught me off-guard. I expected a pout and maybe a frown. Then he asked why I take so many pictures. “So I can remember.” “Remember what?” March 21 2010 I was scheduled to leave before my father’s birthday on March 23, 2010, so my mom decided to hold the De La Cruz bowling tournament – a tournament played five times a year for every De La Cruz patriarch – on the Sunday before my Monday departure. My dad, above, has won the [...] March 14 2010 I haven’t posted a photo in the last three days because it’s my final week in Los Angeles before I head out to Fresno, and family time has taken over blogging time. Above, the aftermath of my cousin Brenda’s bridal shower. She marries in June and the ladies of the De La [...] March 5 2010 My tío Francisco – a person I’ve never know as my “tío Francisco”, but more commonly known simply as “Pancho” – turned 70-years-old yesterday. He’s the eldest of the five De La Cruz brothers and has one of the heartiest laughs around. His laugh is the signature to his persona. The other characteristic [...] Feb 14 2010 Strangers enter this booth on a daily basis and I make them feel comfortable about unleashing their most intimate feelings. Today, I was nervous. My parents came in to talk about the first day they met. It was a carniceria in Tijuana. My mom was a cashier and my dad cut meat. My [...] Feb 7, 2010 My nephew isn’t afraid of the camera. He thrives when I aim the lens at him. Everything he does is followed by an emphatic, “Like this Nino?!” He jumps, attacks, runs, smiles, flips and somersaults whenever possible. He’s a fireball of energy, bursting at the seams and emitting enough warmth for the entire [...] Feb 5, 2010 My day started with severe grogginess and exhaustion. Five days of workshops, brainstorming, meetings, running, laughing and eating had depleted my energy. Flying from Orlando to Los Angeles with a stop in Charlotte, NC didn’t help. In fact, I was grumpy. Really grumpy. Then we arrived in Los Angeles and thoughts of swaying [...] |
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