Sometimes, you forget how much your parents really love you. I know, I know, it sounds crazy; but it’s true. Growing up, you can sometimes walk out of the house not even saying bye to your parents. Or even shrugging off everything they tell you as them nagging. No one can deny any of these [...]

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*claps* Well done young lady. Link: She’s on page dos. Yadira Cabrera. NY Daily News Voices of the People 6/16/2009 If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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Happy Birthday to my Dad on his special day. Taught me everything a father needs to teach his son and did a pretty good job. I wish you many more years and keep looking your debonair self. Love you. If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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To the man I like to call “The Blueprint.” That folks is Claudio De Jesus Cabrera. He is who my grandmother’s and everyone in the family call “Claudio El Viejo,” because he’s the older Claudio. I get called “Claudito.” For Father’s Day, I decided to give my dad the gift of a Broadway play. I [...]

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A special Mother’s day this past Sunday. I took my mom out to brunch along with my dad, sister, girlfriend, and future mother in law, Erica at La Grolla Restaurant on the Upper East Side. Special thank you to my friend, the owner Dan. He’s always a great host. After that we headed up to [...]

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My kiss says it all… If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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The most beautiful girl in the world turns…I can’t say but she sure does look hella young. Love ya lots mom. As for me, I made it to 25. I know that’s not really doable nowadays for minority males, but just like yesterday, things gon change.

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Ahhhhhhhh Xmas time. No better time of the year. Two years ago, I wouldn’t have said that. I was still a bit younger and selfish and felt like XMAS wasn’t a holiday for older folks, but just little kiddies who huddle over the tree in the morning like I used to do to open gifts. [...]

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We got the whole familia here. We got my lady Jeannine, my mom, dad, sister, grandma’s, uncle’s, cousin’s, and the bride and the groom themselves. A very nice wedding. I will steal some ideas from there’s and put it into mines when it eventually occurs.

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This was “Thanksgiving at the Cabrera’s.” A great time. I spend my thanksgiving every year with my family. My grandmothers doing their dios te bendiga prayers before eating, uncle, dad, mom, my chica Jeannine, and my sister Yadira are all in attendance. Do you see the pastel, the ensalada de papa (potato salad), Dominican cake, [...]

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