Burrito- making good times!!!

Joe and Anali came to town!!!

Anali said that on the drive over from camp that Alina said are these  cousins that we’re going to stay with? And she said basically cousins… she explained Mary was friends with both Mommy and Daddy but Mommy and daddy did not know each other and then she introduced us to each other at Heritage one year!!!

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These pictures are completely out of order buuuuuuut I’m to tired to go to the library and do this!!! 

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Time to go to churrrrrrrch!!!  ⛪️ 

Odin and Alina licking 👅 tajin off their hands!!!

The kids building and listening to AIO together!!!

Me and Alan- last day annnnnnnd he FINALLY let me hold him!!!! We all went to go get boba 🧋 and they said the WHOLE car ride over he was crying 😢 for MARY!!!!! I was liiiiiike awwwwwwww!!!!!!!! 

Anali was like this is your chance to hold him!!!!

Alina and Aunt Mary!!!

Boba 🧋 it was pretty good welll my drink was bomb 💣 I got the watermelon 🍉 float which is seasonal buuuuuuut I think they should keep it on the menu permanently cuz I tried everyone else’s drinks and they were like eh 🤷‍♀️ 

Hanging out!!!!

Anali taught me how to roll a burrito 🌯 soooooo now I don’t have to do it all ghetto- white girl style now!!! Lol

I was soooooooo proud I went ahead and rolled up four more burritos 🌯 for whenever 😝 

COUSINS!!!

Watermelon 🍉 Float at Tortoise Tea House

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Alan learned two new words from me talking , chunky and GHETTO!!! Alina after being around O is now comparing everything to God! Is that good? Yes, buuuuuuut GOD IS BETTER!!! 

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POPSICLE!!!

Alina, what was your FAVORITE THING you did while at our house???? After really thinking about it for a while, she says, getting to make MY OWN SANDWICH 🥪!!! I was liiiiiike WOWWWWWW, they really deprive you in Roswell!!!😂

On Sunday after church several families came over to fellowship with the Velez’ after church ⛪️! Abe and Grace, Martin and Lucero, Tommy and Kelsey 

You guys need to try this toast…

Cinnamon sugar banana 🍌 toast

Soooooooo I don’t like to brag about my cooking, okaaaaaay that’s NOT exactly true, buuuuuuut I knoooooow I shouldn’t brag about my cooking, but I gotta tell you guys these were literally the best fried chicken strips I’ve everrrrr had in my life!!!!liiiiiiiikd I think I got CFA best and that’s pretty hard to do!!!! The key is pounding the chicken breast and then before we left for camp I covered it in buttermilk and froze them…. Seriously soooooo tender and moist… plus seasoning it right oh yeah sooooooo I’m not bragging I’m helping you all to know how to make THE BEST CHICKEN STRIPS EVERRRRRR!!!!!

Best meal everrrrrrr!!!!!

Tommy and Joe with their kiddos! These to bros were THE IT guys at AMA back in the day!!! Let’s see if their kids can live up to their reputations!!! ;)

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The men chilling together!!! My sister literally had the most comfortable living room everrrrrr!!!!

Odin was liiiiiike soooooo I have to call you Brother Joe cuz you’re not my uncle??? Joe’s like you can call me Uncle Joe if you want that’s fine! Odin was liiiiiike I HAVE ANOTHER UNCLE!!!! Yeah!!! lol 😝 

Once again I shouldn’t brag, buuuuuuuuuut… well you’ll just have to taste it for yourself!!!

Jalapeño popper skillet dip!!!

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All in all it was a gooooooood time of eating, playing, eating, swimming, eating, talking and eating and fellowshipping and OOOOH DID I MENTION EATING??? 

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Monday!!!!

Buuuuuuuuuuuut tbh… we neverrrrrrrr could afford the ice cream 🍦 truck 🛻!!! I may happen to see the Amazon truck quite often as an adult… God’s just blessed me later in life to save me some calories from the ice cream truck!!! Hee, hee!!!! 

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Sunday!!!!

The Lord’s been a moving over here… and probably with most of y’all’s As well!!! Hee, hee 🙌🏽

We had goooooood church today at Landmark!!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Sooooooaccurate!!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

How???

How in the world 🌎 did I have over 5,000 views of my blog yesterday??? That’s cRaZyyyy!!!! It was a really lame post too 🤷‍♀️ 😆 

♥Mary Frances :)

New car 🚗???

Soooooooo the other day I’m talking to Jenny on the phone 📱 and I’m liiiiiike you know what, I’m just gonna go to the car wash so we can just talk while I wait!

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Weeeeeeeeeellll I pay a monthly membership and can go once a day if I want to. So I pull up and I tell her to hold on so I can talk to the guy.

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The guy sees me, smiles and says, “New car???” I’m liiiiiike huh??? He says again, “new car???” I’m like Um, no it’s not new! I mean it’s a 2010, it’s kinda new to me cuz I just got it buuuuuuut I’ve had it since December!!! He looks at me and just starts laughing! 

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He’s like, no, I mean for your air freshener? Do you want the new car scented air freshener like you always get??? I was liiiiiiiiiiiike, OOOOOOOO YEEEEEEEESSSS!!

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I was telling my sister and she was just like, WOW!!! Im like for some reason people ALWAYS recognize me and for me it’s like the first time I’ve everrrrr seen them in my life!!!!

Buuuuuuuuuuuut YEEEEEESSSS

NEW 🚗 scent!!! 🙌🏽

♥Mary Frances :)

Aunt Mary, you’re NOT fluffy!!!

Soooooooo you guys all knooooooow that I’m Mar Bear 🐻 annnnnnnnnnd I identify as FLUFFY!!! And fluffy isn’t bad to me… in fact fluffy is ACTUALLY my favorite word of all time… NO JOKE!!! 

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In fact, I got caught in Balderdash because when writing out my fake definition for a word, I did this epic description of some rare exotic flower, it was soooooo gooooooood, and no one would’ve guessed it, buuuuuuut EVERYONE DID!!! I was liiiiiike how did you guys all know that was me??? They were like cuz you just HAD to add fluffy into the description of the flower!!!!

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Anyways, the other day I was saying well I’m just Fluffy Auntie Mar Bear, and Odin just stops in his tracks and says, Aunt Mary, you are NOT fluffy!!! I’m like yes I am!!! He’s like your NOT FLUFFY, you’re SKINNY!!!

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I’m liiiiiiike I am NOT SKINNY!!! He’s like YES YOU ARE!!! I’m liiiiiike Odin, I’m not skinny, I’m fluffy and I don’t even want to be skinny either!!!! I mean yes, I want to lose some weight but not enough to be skinny!!! I’m fluffy, and I always want to be a little flufffy!!!

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He’s like, buuuuuuut Aunt Mary, YOUR NOT FLUFFY!!! I’m liiiiiike O, I AM FLUFFY!!! Finally in exasperation he says, Aunt Mary your NOT fluffy!!! Do you have furr??? No you don’t, so your not fluffy!!  You have SKIN Aunt Mary, soooooo your SKINNY!!!

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Ahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!

You’re riiiiiiight O, I’m SKINNY!!!

I tried then to explain to him what I meant by fluffy buuuuuuuut it wasn’t happening and my sister was like I don’t know WHY you’re even bothering to try and reason with him on this!!! I’m liiiiiike TRUE!!! I guess should just let ONE PERSON in the world believe im skinny…even if THE ONLY quality in being so is the fact that…

I HAVE SKIN!!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Belated Juneteenth!!!

On my own, as early as four years old, I can remember taking and interest in African culture and the civil war times…I would imagine being one of the ones to help free slaves, I had a black baby doll, black barbies and I dreamed of one day having a black friend…

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While I don't support all the political propaganda that comes along with this holiday, I do believe that it is representative of one of the greatest days in American history that should be remembered and honored!!!

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THE END OF SLAVERY 

IN THE USA!!!

People ask me WHY I would celebrate today when I’m white, I’m liiiiiiiiike, UH, cuz I don’t believe in slavery… liiiiiike DUH 🙄 

It was a REPUBLICAN president that ended slavery!!!
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Growing up I loved reading the American Girl books! Annnnnnd you all know me, of course my favorite girl was ADDY!!! The story of Addy goes through her life as a child slave in the fields and then her life as her and her mom escape to freedom. 

I remember reading this series and there is a part where one of the slave drivers forces her to eat a worm for not picking fast enough in the field!I was sooooo horrified that they would do that to her... Buuuuuut the American girl series of slavery is really a very glamorized version of what actually happened!!!
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Always having an extra interest in the civil war era of American history, It wasn't until I read this book below, "To Be A Slave" that I realized just how dehumanized people in slavery truly were!!!

I really recommend that everyone read this book!!!

Annnnnnnd thank God for breaking our chains of enslavement to sin!!!! We are no longer in bondage, because JESUS set us FREE!!!! Let freedom ring today!!!

♥Mary Frances :)