Fotos y Recuerdos {Photos & Memories} Part 1

'Tengo una foto de ti,
Que beso cada noche antes de dormir
Ya esta media rota ya se esta borrando
Por tantas lagrimas que estoy derramando

Y es todo lo que me queda de tu amor
Solo fotos y recuerdos

Tengo un recuerdo de ti
Que siempre me hace tan feliz
De aquella fiesta en que te conoci
De ese timido beso que te di

Y es todo lo que me queda de tu amor
Solo fotos y recuerdos'

-Fotos Y Recuerdos

Selena

This past weekend we headed to Corpus Christi for some much needed vacation! This was a last minute plan and we were totally throwing plans together, since Steve had someone cover his night call on Friday, which made him a free from work for 3 whole days!!! THAT IS CRAZY, UNHEARD OF! So, away we went! My mom, sister & step dad went along as well, as they were the ones who thought it was a great idea to do before the kiddos all went back to school next week... something I'm SAD about! :(

Anyway, since the getaway plan was thrown last minute, Steve ended up booking a cheap hotel for the sake of not breaking our bank accounts for a weekend trip. We drove 7 hours to Corpus and I can honestly say, I was excited to do so! When Steve & I lived in San Antonio, we always made it a point to take the kids to the beach, and Mustang Island is a very nice, clean fun beach to go to. We made some great family memories there, and since it was 3 hours away from San Antonio we went there as much as we could. Now, living in Dallas, I only have the Little Elm beach as my source of "beach fun" but its sooo not the same. Still, we figured it was worth the drive, and refreshed the kids of our little family vacations and living in San Antonio. It had been 4 years since we last visited Corpus!!!

Anyway, when we arrived, we realized that the hotel we were staying at was so not like it showed in the pictures... it was soo bad, we wanted a refund! BUT they didn't do refunds!!! we decided to make the most of it, and just chill. While there, we unpacked our stuff and Steve mentioned that the Selena Museum was only two blocks away. I loveeee Selena and we really didn't have time to visit the museum, but we will do so for sure next time. In any event, if you know about Selena, you know about her tragic death. We knew that Selena was shot in a Days Inn motel in Corpus about 18 years ago. We googled, and to our surprise, it was THAT same hotel we were staying in! NOT GOOD. 

Ugh, we joked a little about the ghettoness of the place and we looked for the room Selena was shot in (not to be disrespectful, although it probably sounds like that) we were just curious, and were trying to make the most of the place. Anyway, the trip was fun, but it really got me thinking about the impact Selena made in my life. As a Hispanic immigrant, especially Mexican, when Selena was shot, it was a HUGE shock. Selena was a girl just like me, who made it big. It was as if you knew her, and she was on her way to making it HUGE! My friend and I had a conversation about Jennifer Lopez being J-LO thanks to Selena. Jennifer Lopez would have had some tough competition if Selena were still alive. And pretty much Selena would have been what Jennifer Lopez is now, especially because Selena had a lot of signing talent. In any event, it was a reminder of my roots, of being not only Mexican, but and immigrant and adopting American as my home. I will write more about that later, as I really think it is important to remember your beginning... 

For now, here is some of the pictures we took of the beach!

Steve is joking about how fun it is not to drive.. Until we hit hour 4 and then it was boring...

I was really bored at this point... that's usually when selfies happen.

We are HERE!!!!!!!!! The beach looked heavenly!!!

Steve and the kids got in the water in NO time! So, ready to ride waves!

Vicky was super happy! She sat in the back of my moms van with Matthew & Olivia and mentioned her butt was numb and her ears as well, since she had to hear Olivia and Matthew complain about this and that... She was a trooper! And probably the happiest to be out of the car and into the water!

I wanted to take a million pictures of these two! But decided to cut back in order to enjoy them!!!

Steve looks super cute in this picture, but I look hideous. Still I took one for the team, to show his handsomeness. You are welcome Steve.

Look at these two!!! I look at this picture and my hurt just wants to jump out of my chest! I love them so much! And, doesn't Olivia look like she's 15?! Time is flying!

 We found these little shells with some sort of slug in them, that made little holes in the sand. Olivia is an explorer at heart!

After some fun in the sun, we headed to Snoopys. A sea food restaurant by the Pier. A friend that lives in Corpus recommended the place, and it was so gorgeous to eat outside watching the sunset!

Matthew NEVER smiles! He hates pictures, which really clashes with me, since I'm obsessed with pictures.

Was the food good?... You bet your sweet mermaid fin it was!!!

Olivia ATE everything which never, ever happens!

Here was our view... It was so relaxing!

If you want to go for a quick weekend trip, we suggest going to Mustang Island! Seriously, super clean, fun, and as inexpensive as it gets for a weekend getaway. I took living so close to the beach for granted! And I see it now!