Tag Archives: family

THE CROODS Movie Review ~ For the familia

22 Mar

THE CROODS is a 3D comedy adventure that follows the world’s first modern family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always been their home, is destroyed.  Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods are rocked by generational clashes and seismic shifts as they discover an incredible new [...]

Bless Me, Ultima ~ Movie Review

22 Feb

BLESS ME, ULTIMA is based on Chicano writer, Rudolfo Anya’s classic novel. The movie will be released in select cities across the nation FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd. In my previous post, I mentioned two particular hopes I had for the movie: The universal coming-of-age story will resonate with everyone. The Latino culture ties will remind us [...]

A Sunday Confessional … Too Much ¡Dale!

10 Feb

A recent conversation in my home: 5 year old: Mom, what’s that song Pimple sings? Me: Pimple? 5 year old: Yeah, I can’t remember it the name of it. You like it. Me: Hmmm … maybe you are thinking about one of Dad’s songs. I don’t know ‘Pimple’. (Thinking it must be some new rapper [...]

Business of Connecting Latinos to Nature – REI

18 Oct

“Our mission is to inspire, educate and outfit for a lifetime of outdoor adventure and stewardship. We want to connect people to the outdoors and have an inclusive atmosphere in retail stores, as well, where people will be inspired to try an activity they aspire to do.” – REI, CEO, Sally Jewell There’s a lot [...]

New adventures, places y mochilas – REI

4 Oct

San Antonio is the new home of Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) ¿Qué es esto? At first glance, it’s a new store that sells outdoor equipment and sounds like a place where I wanted to take my family. Thankfully, we were invited to come take a sneak peek during the Friends and Family night last month. The store itself [...]