June 20, 2012

Cubanos, Comida, y Chistes- La Tata's 90th?

On Saturday our family celebrated La Tata's birthday.  From a family of 12 children, La Tata is the sole survivor.  That, and the fact that she's much loved and just turned 90 made it a full house.  Imagínate, get that many Cubans together...


Master of Ceremonies was Nicanor Gonzalez,
 La Tata's first cousin on both mother's and father's side. 

What can I say- it was a very small town. 





Nica was chosen because he's the chief of chistes (jokes) and an orator extraordinaire. 
 PLUS he's the one who's known La Tata the longest and is her best sparing partner. 

Among La Tata's many accomplishments is the well known fact that she had my father when she was 5.
 
Truly- otherwise how could she have been 29 yrs old for so long?

; )


During his homenaje he announced that we were all there under false pretenses. 
La Tata was in fact 92 years old, not 90 as she claimed. 

 Let the sparing begin!!!





     


 " ¿A esta edad me voy a quitar años?"  
"At this age I'm going to take off years, lie about my age?"

"La costumbre Tata, la costumbre."  "Habit Tata, it's habit."


Due to the reputation of both, we didn't know who to believe, but in reality it didn't matter.  We were family, together, having fun. We danced, squeezed babies and caught up on each other's lives. Que?? JU SO FONII!!! No, not everyone has Feibu y Tweety.

Besides, as I said before- get that many Cubans together and you're gonna have


COMIDA

Close up of the cake.  There were 2 other banquet tables filled with food.

CHISTES

Being Dignified with our Must Have Fans

Dignified? Who are we kidding?!?!



but most of all-


LOTS OF LOVE



Epilogue: 

After returning home, I asked La Tata what was the best part of the day.  "Well... it was such a wonderful day. The family all together, the food, the presents... but if I had to pick one thing, I'd say the best part of the gathering was it was for my birthday- not my wake."   ahuh  now you know where I get it from.



Babushka Besos a todos.  Cuidensen.


Bohemian Babushka
Bohemian Babushka

Groovy Spanglish speaking Grandma of 6 who loves life and all its adventures. Motivational while still keeping it real, Babushka shows how all things looked at with gratitude are good, and how to say to la vida- JU SO FONII!!!

11 comments:

  1. Prima! Im so glad you were able to celebrate! I only wish we could have been there....but I know there will be future celebrations for Tia Nene!! We must keep celebrating! She's our last one...our last link to our history and to each other! Lots of love to you guys!!

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    1. Thanks for commenting! Loving your name, visited your blog and enjoyed it. Ahora... cual of the hundreds of cousins are you?!?!?

      ; )

      Of course we'll keep celebrating- she's already planning one for her 100th bday! BB2U

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  2. I know that party had to be a blast. Everyone looks so happy in the pics.

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    1. It was a lot of fun. Y como dijo La Tata, it was nice to get together for a happy occassion.

      Gracias for the dance Letty.

      BB2U

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  3. BB, your Tata DOES NOT look 90. Que divertido se ve que fue todo. Loving the pic with the two fans. :-)

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    1. Thank you Ezzy- she does look good verdad? The two fans, can't decide the fav so we carry both; glad you like them.

      Gracias por el comentario. BB2U

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  5. Babushka que alegria. Parties with the family are always a blast but when you have someone so special celebrating a birthday for wow feliz cumple to your TATA may the laughter continue to bless your family with memories. Bendiciones!

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    1. Ruby!! Que alegria that you're here! Thank you for the blessing, the comment and the visit- I was missing you mija.

      BB2U

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  6. I would of LOVED to been a little mouse in your pocket!!! What fun it would of been. Very fortunate to still have her with your family!!! Great memories!
    Laurie @ Pride in Photos

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  7. JAHAJA That would have been the only way a mouse would have gotten food- we cleaned the place out!! heje

    A great time was had by all and wonderful memories were shared and made; we truly are very fortunate.

    Thanks for dancing by and commenting!

    BB2U

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