tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post5775021543257082862..comments2023-10-14T08:21:41.872-07:00Comments on Gritty Pretty: GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-81089091125767472472008-01-23T20:19:00.000-08:002008-01-23T20:19:00.000-08:00Ay por favor!If someone said that to me I'd be liv...Ay por favor!<br><br>If someone said that to me I'd be livid. I'm just waiting for the day, (because just like you, media gringa, I can 'pass') for someone to say something like that to me. Te voy a dar la paliza de tu vida! <br><br>Hmm, instead of hoping for a beatdown, you're welcome to come talk to my abuelita any time as well, she loves visitors.<br><br>Otra media gringaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-72542908917784515572008-01-23T20:43:00.000-08:002008-01-23T20:43:00.000-08:00It is fun to see what you remember. Nona took MY M...It is fun to see what you remember. Nona took MY Moms dresses to make dresses for me. The rest is correct and I am delighted that you value our heritage. Again thank you for helping me with this project. I promise to keep it up. I love you like crazy. MMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-69208559678759791002008-01-23T20:58:00.000-08:002008-01-23T20:58:00.000-08:00azucar,our abuelas should get together! and i'm al...azucar,<br>our abuelas should get together! <br>and i'm always surprised that i can "pass". i kinda wish i couldn't pass. <br><br>Mom, <br>nona, abuelita, and YOU made me the cutest outfits and i will never forget. nor do i forget how sneaky and FUN you all are. and i remember my super beautiful red shoes. i was in love with those shoes. seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-34942059657550926982008-01-23T21:20:00.000-08:002008-01-23T21:20:00.000-08:00Reading this just made me warm. XOXReading this just made me warm. XOXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-29293505836703654352008-01-23T22:12:00.000-08:002008-01-23T22:12:00.000-08:00I want to be a media gringa. Soy pura gringa! (wit...I want to be a media gringa. Soy pura gringa! (with a dash of Romani gypsy)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-539529984682462432008-01-24T20:05:00.000-08:002008-01-24T20:05:00.000-08:00Your mom is so beautiful. I miss seeing her. Giv...Your mom is so beautiful. I miss seeing her. Give her a hug for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-90953386840328465802008-01-25T06:28:00.000-08:002008-01-25T06:28:00.000-08:00i'm having a memory of you bringing some yummy yum...i'm having a memory of you bringing some yummy yummy food to a 'party' at joe's house...maybe tamales? probably not...but it was something very good that maybe your mom made? sorry my memory is so poor, i'm just associating you with yummy latin food.<br>-pamoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-33880143300850374222008-01-25T08:19:00.000-08:002008-01-25T08:19:00.000-08:00andi- whatever your heritage you sure are spicy an...andi- whatever your heritage you sure are spicy and that dash of gypsy makes perfect sense. <br><br>pamo- it may have been empanadas or gnocchi? i know i made empanadas for bruce smith. and baklava. my memory is lacking. but those were good times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-86434517869417810732008-01-25T08:21:00.000-08:002008-01-25T08:21:00.000-08:00pamo, i think i remember now! it was empanadas. ka...pamo, i think i remember now! it was empanadas. katie rojas was there too. do you remember her? and some other girl i really liked who was from latin america and we talked about how a woman's worth was measured by her skill at empanadas and we were standing next to joe's sink. FLASHBACK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-75422473763426319552008-01-25T14:25:00.000-08:002008-01-25T14:25:00.000-08:00Is your abuelita here? Does she go to the senior ...Is your abuelita here? Does she go to the senior events for the spanish-speaking community? Or, as we like to call them, Las cenas. If she does, I bet she knows my abuela.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-26236696121730049082008-01-25T14:30:00.000-08:002008-01-25T14:30:00.000-08:00ok now that you say empanadas that must have been ...ok now that you say empanadas that must have been it and i actually have an empanada recipe that i've not been ambitious enough to make as of yet, but perhaps i CAN prove my worth and make them! and then if they don't turn out i'll ask you for lessons. <br><br>and what is with the dolls on the right of your blog? i want to see them but i can't and they look cool and i don't know what they say! <br><br>yes, katie rojas, yes, i remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-45101134058399823722008-01-25T21:40:00.000-08:002008-01-25T21:40:00.000-08:00azucar,abuelita lives in Indian Hills. Where are t...azucar,<br>abuelita lives in Indian Hills. Where are the dinners?! I'll let her know! <br><br>pamo, <br>anytime you want to make empanadas let me know! for reals!<br> <br>the dolls were my art making outlet for a while and then i used most of them for a fund raising campaign for the food and care coalition. we mailed them to people all over utah valley asking for $ for the new shelter they want to build. <br><br>and i'm not kidding about the empanadas. what's your recipe like?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-58031365473087887612008-01-26T00:06:00.000-08:002008-01-26T00:06:00.000-08:00Hey - I'm depressed. I think I need some serious a...Hey - I'm depressed. I think I need some serious art. When can I come by?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-46965263050054853112008-01-26T06:20:00.000-08:002008-01-26T06:20:00.000-08:00andi,come by as quick as you can. that box of art ...andi,<br>come by as quick as you can. that box of art will cheer you UP. It is Saturday morning 7:18 and you can come by anytime starting now. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-64471512183534880152008-01-27T15:46:00.000-08:002008-01-27T15:46:00.000-08:00aaah. so nice to drift into your latina life for a...aaah. so nice to drift into your latina life for a moment. you are soooooo lucky.<br><br>and i so wish i lived close enough to occasionally partake of your radness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059476.post-67657463733981549442008-01-28T17:06:00.000-08:002008-01-28T17:06:00.000-08:00dear b,i totally wish you were near. cause you are...dear b,<br><br>i totally wish you were near. cause you are cool and i like you mucho!<br>xo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com