Archive for the 'Family' Category
A Hot Chicago Marathon hits home
Yesterday was the La Salle Bank Chicago Marathon, one of the most popular, eventful marathons on the running calendar. The Chicago Marathon is known for it’s flat course, event organization, beautiful run through the city and most importantly, the spectators. 45,000 runners were registered for this marathon yesterday. Chicago received unusually high temperatures this […]
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Remembering the World Trade Center
I was at my parents house going through pictures and came across our New York pictures. We had taken a family vacation to New York City back in August 2001. We went to visit a cousin in Baltimore, MD and following, we got a rental car and drove up to New York City. It […]
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Family Vacation 2007- Cancun, Mexico
My family and I are a very closely-knit family but with such busy schedules, it’s so hard for all of us to get together for the same occasion. We are going to try to officially do a family vacation yearly. This year, we chose a resort on a beach in beautiful Cancun, Mexico.
Many people […]
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San Antonio Walk with Us to Cure Lupus 2007
My aunt, RoseAnn, was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) when she was just 14 years old. She battled the disease for 10 years before she passed away at only 27 years old. She was such a happy person that you would have never known that she was suffering, but she was. SLE is an […]
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The low-down on Fiesta 2007
Fiesta is an important time of the year for me. So what did I do this year? Let me give you the low-down:
Monticello Park Fiesta Home Tour
Monticello Park is a historic neighborhood full of beautiful historic homes. Each year, the neighborhood association gets 6 homeowners to open their home for a full day so people […]
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King Miguel-Fiesta 2007
My very own brother, Jose Miguel Ramirez, was crowned King Fiesta. If you are not a San Antonian, you might be a bit confused. Fiesta Week is 10 day long party in San Antonio, literally. Fiesta Week started with the “Battle of Flowers” which started back in 1891 to honor the heroes of the Alamo […]
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