Happy B-day Audrey Hepburn / Cinco de Drinko 2010!

Let me first start by saying that yesterday was my love, Audrey Hepburn's birthday. Oh how I love her. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is TRULY my favorite movie. I know I am a sappy, lovesick little girl inside who dreams of one day for her own happy ending but I just love the whole concept that she doesn't attach herself to anything, not love, not her cat which she brilliantly calls "Cat" and not to the past life she left behind when she headed to the BIG city lights of New York and dubbed herself Holly Golightly. She says, "If I could find a real-life place that made me feel like Tiffany's, then I'd buy some furniture and give the cat a name." WELL SAID! Anyway, just wanted to honor her because I LOVE her so much!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS AUDREY HEPBURN!

Oh and check out this shirt I found of her as a skeleton. I LOVED it!



Today is Cinco de Mayo which according to some, people don't even celebrate it in Mexico. Well being a smidgen Mexican, I honestly couldn't tell you but I CAN say that I celebrate every holiday, BIG, small, on the calendar, on MY calendar! Sometimes though I get a little out of hand. I take on some of the most challenging things just to make my gifts more personal when I give them. Usually this only applies to my brothers, my momma, and my nieces but THAT'S enough! Lol.

I started out by taking my monthly pictures of Mojo dressed in her festive garb. She of course always hates it but usually is a pretty good sport. I had to, what can I say! She didn't mind the hat so much nor the mini poncho, and she even played with the maraca but she did HATE the curly cues around her neck. I had to make the look more festive. Lol. I took quite a few shots but these are the ones I loved best. Enjoy!





I decided I would make homemade taquitos WITHOUT a crock pot! Talk about 8 hrs of my past 2 days I will never get back. Who knew that this task would take SO much preparation. It was worth it but geesh! I had to boil on slow heat 5 pounds of beef chuck roast for 4 hours each (pan). Then I made 4 cups of rice and a lot of beans. I also made 2 bowls of fresh guacamole and also some Margarita Delight cupcakes made with actual margarita mix and a mini bottle of tequila (YES TEQUILA). They were tasty! I also made little goody bags for my bros and a BEER for my momma!




Once I was done, I took off and dropped all of this at my casa for my bros and my momma. I HATE heat, traffic, and both on the same day! UGGHH! I got on the freeway only to exit off the 710 fwy to this drama!!


Got back around 3:30 p.m. and finished cooking for E and myself. When it was all said and done, I rewarded myself with some Tecates and gave Mojo some beef of her own! All in all, BUSY day. I enjoyed doing it but damn it, I don't know that I will start the process the day before next year..maybe a few days before ;-)



I think I may be buzzed--you think? lol

Hope everybody had a great day!

HAPPY CINCO de DRINKO!!

Em*