Paella at the Casita

We will be going to Spain in April for our honeymoon.  In the meantime we brought a little bit of Spain to the Casita.  What did you do Saturday night, we made paella:

Dia De Los Muertos

 I wake up every day thankful for our little house in our quiet neighborhood.  My wife and I spend many weekends searching for treasures to decorate the Casita both inside and out.  I thought it was time to share our house and lifestyle with the rest of you.

Fall is my favorite time of year so what better time to start a blog.  This year was extra special because of our wedding on Oct. 2nd.  We celebrate the Autumn months hard in our household.  In fact, last year we blended some of our favorite holidays into one big party at our house.  It was our first Dia de los Oktoberween party.  Hopefully there will be many more of these celebrations in the future.

I wanted to share a couple of picture from my wife's Day of the Dead altar.  We have embraced this Latin American tradition in our household and it has become a special part of early November for us.  We had a difficult summer with the loss of a close family member(represented on the right side of the alter).  Building an altar in our living room has been therapeutic for us.  Spending a couple of days reconnecting with our loved ones that have passed away is an amazing tradition that I think everyone can benefit from.  Taking the time to remember the dead shows us how much they are alive inside of us.

We miss you Tony and Marco.  Vaya con dios.