https://southernsenora.com/2024/09/15/one-decade-of-southern-senora/2024-09-15T22:44:24+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2022/07/07/celebrating-retirement/2022-07-07T17:33:54+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2022/02/17/birth-stories-teresa-lynn-1959/2022-02-18T01:23:36+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2022/02/15/life-is-just-a-box-of-whitmans-chocolates/2022-02-18T01:18:07+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/30/blog-like-crazy-2020-lessons-learned/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_0042-1.jpgimg_00422020-11-30T23:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/29/postponing-my-annual-cookie-swap-party/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1d15f2b8-4fd4-470b-af07-47b7e1274916.jpg1d15f2b8-4fd4-470b-af07-47b7e1274916https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9113.jpgimg_91132020-11-29T23:42:55+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/28/conversations-with-lucy/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/przrtql-021sizeoriginal.pngprzrtql-0sizeoriginal2020-11-28T21:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/27/dang-it-hallmark/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8187.jpgimg_81872020-11-25T21:06:55+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/26/thankful-2/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_7997-e1606325035251.jpgimg_7997The traditional Odom Family Thanksgiving Big Cookie https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_7998.jpgimg_7998Our family's Thankful Tree that we use every year. Family members will write what they are thankful for on a cut out leaf and pin it to the tree. I have collected these leaves for several years...2020-11-25T18:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/25/remembering-thanksgiving-2019/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8161.jpgimg_8161https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8088.jpgimg_8088https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_7987.jpgimg_79872020-11-25T17:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/24/crafting-with-wine-corks/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9607-1.jpgimg_9607-1https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9619.jpgimg_9619https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9623.jpgimg_9623Finished product! Pumpkin made from wine corks!2020-11-24T21:39:50+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/23/just-add-a-touch-of-tajin/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_5772.jpgimg_5772https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9553.jpgimg_9553My spice cabinet featuring Tajín classic and low sodiumhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9554.jpgimg_9554Mini Tajín bottles ready to drop in my purse at a moments notice!2020-11-24T01:10:45+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/22/dreaming-of-christmas/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8195.jpgimg_8195https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9422.jpgimg_94222020-11-22T18:15:00+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/21/transformation/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9062.jpgimg_9062Butterflies...a symbol of transformation...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/b4bm7gp-021sizeoriginal.jpgb4bm7gp-0sizeoriginalhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hbbrrmg-021sizeoriginal.jpghbbrrmg-0sizeoriginalhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sgddcnf-021sizeoriginal.jpgsgddcnf-0sizeoriginalhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hrhwvqh-021sizeoriginal.jpghrhwvqh-0sizeoriginal24K Magic teammates - Chip Hoover and Rachel Simpson - 2018 team2020-11-22T01:25:03+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/20/the-ripple-effect-and-fiesta-scholarship/2020-11-21T00:59:45+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/19/the-power-of-a-photograph/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ssrphpd-021sizeoriginal.jpgssrphpd-0sizeoriginalhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/gxvbhp9-021sizeoriginal.jpggxvbhp9-0sizeoriginalhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9306.jpgimg_9306Frank and Abe Francisco at a July 2010 Immigration rally in Linn Park, Bham AL2020-11-19T05:37:21+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/18/french-dining-in-hoover-alabama/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9845.jpgimg_98452020-12-20T16:27:29+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/17/of-all-the-gin-drinks-in-all-the-world-she-made-a-french-75/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9684.jpgimg_9684Lemon peel garnishing my French 75https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9675.jpgimg_96752020-11-18T01:23:27+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/16/31-days-of-france-part-deux/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9880.jpgimg_9880Chicken Fricasee - our end of France trip dinner!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9383.jpgimg_9383https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1fd14fce-86ce-4ad8-91b6-eea62c7692ca.jpg1fd14fce-86ce-4ad8-91b6-eea62c7692ca2020-11-16T15:29:18+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/15/31-days-of-france-part-1/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9383-1.jpgimg_9383-1https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9924.jpgimg_9924https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8823.jpgimg_8823Paris/Eiffel Tower tray I found at a thrift store last fall. I've gotten a lot of use out of this!2020-11-15T20:04:29+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/14/santas-snack-set/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9100.jpgimg_9100The Santa Snack Set I bought in 1994 for my three childrenhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9101.jpgimg_91012020-11-14T22:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/13/what-not-to-do-with-a-chainsaw/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9033.jpgimg_9033https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8503.jpgimg_8503The pants Eddie was wearing when the chainsaw hit his left ankle.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8519.jpgimg_8519https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8501.jpgimg_8501The scene of the accident and that's the tree limb that got this whole adventure started.2020-11-19T00:17:41+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/12/stay-safe-eat-tamales/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_9010.jpgimg_9010HICA Tamale Captain virtual meeting 2020https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0887.jpgimg_0887Long time supporter Suzanne Martin with her tamales!2020-11-13T01:52:30+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/12/letters-about-my-dad/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8976.jpgimg_8976Letters from my dad's classmates after he died. He graduated in 1940 from Carlsbad High School in New Mexicohttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8977.jpgimg_8977Dad is the third row on the left end - he is "unidentified" but his teammate wrote his name into the photo from the paper for me.2020-11-12T05:49:45+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/10/once-upon-a-time-we-met-39-years-later/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_1963.jpgimg_1963https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/8n2st9r-021sizeoriginal.jpg8n2st9r-0sizeoriginalMe and Eddie - attending a wedding our first year of dating.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_2763.jpgimg_27632020-11-10T04:17:21+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/09/why-i-love-holiday-tablescapes/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8868.jpgimg_8868Thanksgiving Dining Room table 2020https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8869.jpgimg_8869Charlie's candle and Anna Marie's tent prayer from their kindergarten years2020-11-09T02:15:59+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/08/bird-watching-in-the-pandemic/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8717.jpgimg_8717https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8768.jpgimg_8768https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8765.jpgimg_87652021-01-13T00:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/07/30-days-of-fiesta-part-2/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_4896.jpgimg_4896https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_7276.jpgimg_7276https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/30daycalendarenglish.png30daycalendarenglishOur 30 Days of Fiesta daily themes and sponsors. 2020-11-07T02:43:40+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/06/30-days-of-fiesta-part-1/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_4310.jpgimg_4310https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_3265.jpgimg_32652020-11-06T03:48:04+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/05/making-tissue-paper-flowers/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8556.jpgimg_8556https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8557.jpgimg_8557Tissue Paper Flowers! So simple to make and so beautiful!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/62216447074__a839380e-a103-4fd0-a39d-9524863c8890.jpg62216447074__a839380e-a103-4fd0-a39d-9524863c8890https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_6058.jpgimg_6058https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_6062.jpgimg_60622020-11-06T16:15:06+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/02/amelias-story-the-day-you-were-born/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_0332.jpgimg_0332https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8010.jpgimg_80102020-11-02T16:06:06+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/04/the-simple-beauty-of-mexican-dresses/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8448.jpgimg_8448https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8440.jpgimg_84401970s Mexican Puebla Dress - Red2020-11-02T02:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/03/fiesta-2019-a-look-back/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/zmvxmzg-021sizeoriginal.jpgzmvxmzg-0sizeoriginalThe Coca Cola Main Stage Fiesta 2019https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img_8271.jpgimg_8271My absolute favorite photo from Fiesta 2019! The entire Fiesta board on stage for a selfie at the end of Fiesta! We are all exhausted but still beaming from the success of the event that day.2020-11-02T02:54:09+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/11/01/creating-a-day-of-the-dead-altar/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_8234.jpgimg_8234My 2020 Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead altar2020-11-02T14:59:40+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/05/27/we-arent-all-in-the-same-boat-thoughts-on-the-pandemic/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/facetune_27-04-2020-20-43-18.jpgfacetune_27-04-2020-20-43-18https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_8478.jpgimg_84782020-05-27T23:34:25+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/02/17/my-senior-prom-part-1/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_2367.jpgimg_2367DJ Rod brought some great dance and popular prom themed music throughout the decades to my party!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/57196517163__c4082fdb-e9a8-4dc8-bd6d-7a9f606bb087.jpg57196517163__c4082fdb-e9a8-4dc8-bd6d-7a9f606bb087https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_2313-1-e1581905952218.jpgimg_2313https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_2704.jpgimg_27042020-02-17T16:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2020/02/18/my-senior-prom-part-2/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_2539.jpgimg_2539I used my new Designs by Lolita "Sixty is Sassy" wine glass for the evening!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_2148.jpgimg_2148Dance floor ready with balloons!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_2727.jpgimg_2727Celebrating my Senior Prom birthday with my handsome husband! Cheers to 60 years!!!2020-02-17T04:46:13+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2019/06/06/around-the-world-in-80-years-mom-turns-80-part-2/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8028.jpgimg_8028Mom realizing she was having a surprise party last year on her 80th birthday!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8005.jpgimg_8005Loving her birthday sash sent by cousin Lisa Ramirez for mom to enjoy!2019-06-07T00:17:38+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2019/06/05/around-the-world-in-80-years-part1/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_6861.jpgimg_6861Barbara Anne Zuniga - on her 80th birthdayhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_7950.jpgimg_7950Mom's party invitation - the photo is one I found at her house in a box. She was five years old in this picture.2019-06-05T23:24:20+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2019/04/18/cascarones-for-easter/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5251.jpgimg_5251Cascarones - shown on a Mexican oil cloth tablecloth. The Easter bunny container is one my mom used in her decorating when I was growing up.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5256.jpgimg_5256This is the photo I took that made me realize there is religious symbolism to cascarones...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5249.jpgimg_52492021-04-03T13:54:57+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2019/04/12/perrys-pinot-and-pork/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4760-3.jpgimg_4760-3https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4760-2.jpgimg_4760-2https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4758-1.jpgimg_4758-1https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4768-2.jpgimg_4768-2https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4762-2.jpgimg_4762-2https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4763-1.jpgimg_4763-1https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4762-1.jpgimg_4762-1https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4756-1.jpgimg_4756-1https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4761-1.jpgimg_4761-1https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4759-1.jpgimg_4759-12019-04-12T17:57:10+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2019/03/12/perfectly-imperfect/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_2851.jpgimg_2851https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_2853.jpgimg_2853https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_2852.jpgimg_28522019-03-13T02:21:57+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2018/10/15/fiesta-celebrating-in-full-color-celebrando-a-todo-color/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_6011.jpgimg_6011https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_5851.jpgimg_58512018-10-15T23:30:11+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2018/04/09/the-vintage-beaded-sweater-made-in-hong-kong/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_7853.jpgimg_7853This cashmere beaded sweater came from Hong Kong in the 1950s - my dad bought it for my mother on their honeymoon. 2019-05-14T18:04:34+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2018/03/28/remembering-easter-2008/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_7202.jpgimg_7202Easter 2008 Mimi's swing photo - this year including Ryan and Lucy!2018-03-28T02:29:06+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2018/03/12/girl-scout-cookies-and-wine/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_6546.jpgimg_6546Girl Scout Trefoil cookies and the trefoil pinhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_6579.jpgimg_6579Enoying some sparkling wine after the tasting. This paired well with the appetizers I served!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_6126.jpgimg_6126Table setting for Girl Scout cookies and wine pairinghttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_6125.jpgimg_6125Girl Scout cookie bites with a madeira wine2018-05-27T03:09:41+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2018/02/26/joseph-and-the-pita-hut/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_4276.jpgimg_4276The Pita Hut, located in Chelsea Corners is the home of some fabulous Mediterranean food in Shelby County!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_4287.jpgimg_4287My friend, Lisa Pruitt and I with The Pita Hut owner, Joseph Matta in front of the lovely restaurant mural. We were stuffed at this point!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_4278.jpgimg_4278The sampler platter was a meal in itself! https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_4289.jpgimg_4289Beautiful mural in The Pita Hut! This is where we sat that Friday night.2018-02-26T18:20:51+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2018/01/27/memories-matter-never-forget-international-holocaust-remembrance-day/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_4391.jpgimg_4391Eternal Flame at the Holocaust Museum's Hall of Remembrance2018-01-28T03:35:45+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/12/08/its-national-concha-day/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2630-1.jpgimg_2630-1https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2632.jpgimg_2632The pretty pink concha set against my Mexican Christmas tree this evening!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2629.jpgimg_2629Conchas from Mi Pueblo Supermarket!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2630.jpgimg_26302017-12-08T16:45:10+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/12/05/feta-corn-and-black-bean-salsa-always-a-crowd-favorite/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2526.jpgimg_2526Ingredients for my feta, corn and black bean salsa! Super easy!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2539.jpgimg_2539Feta, corn and black ben salsa!2017-12-05T23:35:26+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/30/blog-like-crazy-third-year-is-the-charm/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1233.jpgimg_1233Family photo on the beach - we used this for our Christmas card photo that year!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0207.jpgimg_0207Mikasa Jamestown Platinum Trim crystal from the Salvation army thrift store!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_9786.jpgimg_9786Tracy Martin during Flaco Jimenez's performance!2017-12-01T04:58:58+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/29/making-spirits-bright/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2115.jpgimg_2115Our family Christmas tree 2017https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2113.jpgimg_2113Our beautiful Christmas tree...2017-12-02T00:57:08+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/28/she-shack-baby-she-shack/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2007.jpgimg_2007My She Shack...my daughter's daybed is visible when you walk in - displaying my colorful pillows and my grandmother's brass lamps.2017-11-29T02:12:55+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/27/its-a-wonderful-life/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1955.jpgimg_1955The 50th anniversary commemorative book on Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1956.jpgimg_1956Last scene in It's a Wonderful Life movie...2017-11-27T22:38:45+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/26/thanksgiving-is-where-your-family-gathers/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1783.jpgimg_1783Emily learning how to fishhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1811.jpgimg_1811Sunset from my brother-in-law's boat on Ono Island2017-11-27T03:03:46+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/25/christmas-music/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1879.jpgimg_1879A few more of my favs...honestly, it's hard to choose just a few Christmas cds. I'm always on the hunt for new cds every year and diffeent versions of some the classic songs!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1880.jpgimg_1880Kenny Loggins Christmas CD - Celebrate Me Home isn't on this one but I still love his music!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1876.jpgimg_1876Some of my favorite Christmas CDs...2017-11-26T02:52:35+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/24/a-herb-albert-flashback/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1470.jpgimg_1470Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream and other Delights albumhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1471.jpgimg_14712017-11-21T05:19:42+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/23/spirits-of-thanksvings-past/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1465.jpgimg_1465https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1467.jpgimg_14672017-11-21T05:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/22/the-boondocks-gang/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1437.jpgimg_1437Hawaiian Island Weekend - April 2012 - group shot!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1453.jpgimg_1453July 2015 - Fourth of July at the club house! Toasting with sangria!2017-11-21T04:50:54+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/21/adventures-in-dim-sum/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1324.pngimg_1324https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1312.jpgimg_1312Amazing dim sum spread from The Black Pearl Asian Cuisine Restaurant in Homewood, AL.2017-12-02T04:45:34+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/20/ghosts-of-thanksgivings-past/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1254.jpgimg_1254https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1235.jpgimg_12352017-11-19T19:55:58+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/19/odom-thanksgiving-in-huntsville/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1172.jpgimg_1172Kate and David outside their new home in Athens, AL!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1177.jpgimg_1177The Big Thanksgiving Cookie - it's a family tradition!2017-11-19T18:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/18/tales-from-the-thrift-another-clothing-addition/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1038.jpgimg_1038https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1037.jpgimg_1037https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1034.jpgimg_10342017-11-18T05:02:18+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/17/hica-and-the-fun-of-tamale-pick-up-day/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0894.jpgimg_0894https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0896.jpgimg_0896Holly Hilton makes calls to people who purchased tamales to remind them to pick up!2017-11-16T04:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/16/tales-from-the-thrift-the-clothing-edition/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0846.jpgimg_08462017-11-17T03:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/15/black-and-white-photo-challenge/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0760.jpgimg_0760https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0764.jpgimg_0764https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0759.jpgimg_0759https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0763.jpgimg_0763https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0761.jpgimg_0761https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0754.jpgimg_0754https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0762.jpgimg_0762Day Four - Black and White Photo Challenge2017-11-15T04:36:52+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/14/happy-fall-yall/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0752.jpgimg_0752https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0742.jpgimg_0742My first picture of my favorite tree this year...still a little green but beginning its fall color show.2017-11-14T05:25:02+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/13/the-pinata-exhibit-sure-to-be-a-smash-hit/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0694.jpgimg_0694The piñata exhibit at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.2017-11-14T03:09:09+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/12/tales-from-the-thrift-part-tres/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0243.jpgimg_0243Pottery Barn jewelry box for $4.99 at the thrift store! Retails for $79!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0248.jpgimg_02482017-11-13T23:29:06+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/11/breakfast-with-my-annie/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0541-1.jpgimg_0541-1Anna Marie and Emilyhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0540-1.jpgimg_0540-1Annie and Nanahttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0536-1.jpgimg_0536-1Nana got to have breakfast with us too.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0542-1.jpgimg_0542-1Lucy got some loving too - without Lucia being around!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0539-1.jpgimg_0539-1Me and my Annie!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0534-1.jpgimg_0534-1This is the face Charlie would have seen if he had answered the call! Ha!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0538-1.jpgimg_0538-1Fathers and daughters...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0537-1.jpgimg_0537-1https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0535-1.jpgimg_0535-12017-11-12T18:54:04+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/10/honoring-those-who-served/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0365.jpgimg_0365My dad, Praxedis S. Zuniga - posing on his plane. (1945-46)https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0366.jpgimg_0366Praxedis Sotelo Zuniga - 1945-462017-11-10T22:02:38+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/09/tales-from-the-thrift-part-two/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0236.jpgimg_0236Chicos statement necklace - great fall color!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0237.jpgimg_0237J Crew statement necklace for $1.99 - thrift store find!2017-11-09T18:34:31+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/08/tales-from-the-thrift-part-1/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0205.jpgimg_0205Dorothy Thorpe vintage silver fade ombre highball glasses - found at the Hoover Salvation Army for $1.99 each!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0194.jpgimg_0194Vintage Coach handbag from the thrift store!2018-08-18T02:37:16+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/07/that-awkward-space-above-your-kitchen-cabinets/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0129.jpgimg_0129That space between the top of the kitchen cabinets and the ceiling - my original display with vine wreaths and lights.2017-11-08T02:07:32+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/06/whispers-from-the-past-a-native-american-experience/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0040.jpgimg_0040Whispers from the Past - October 20172017-11-07T01:50:30+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/05/honoring-volunteers-in-birmingham-through-ignite/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_9939.jpgimg_99392017-11-06T02:13:02+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/04/my-lolita-wine-glass-obsession/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_9846.jpgimg_9846My first Lolita martini glass - this was is called New Year's-Tinihttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_9842.jpgimg_9842Autumn Glory wine glass by Lolita - my newest in my collection!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_7979.jpgimg_7979Most of my Lolita wine glass (and martini glass) collection. Since this photo a few weeks ago I've added several more from my thrift store visits!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_7775.jpgimg_7775That Witch if Back Lolita Wine glass - I did a little google search a few days ago and someone was selling this one for $299!!! What the heck? I got it for 99 cents!2018-05-27T03:08:03+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/03/alabama-dia-de-los-muertos-celebrates-quince-anos/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_9778.jpgimg_9778Papel Picado lines 2nd Avenue South between the main altar area and the main stage at DOD 2017https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_9729.jpgimg_9729Dia de los Muertos celebrates Quince años!2017-11-04T14:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/02/my-day-of-the-dead-altars-2017/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_9623.jpgimg_96232017-11-02T19:08:25+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/11/01/blog-like-crazy-round-three/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_9550.jpgimg_9550Writing journal, canon camera and a glass of wine...2017-11-01T23:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/10/30/making-a-nicho-retablo-for-day-of-the-dead/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_9037.jpgimg_9037The nicho retablo I created for my Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos altar this year!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_9030.jpgimg_9030From left to right - Uncle Lorenzo, my dad Praxedis, Uncle Felix and Aunt Gloriahttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_9034.jpgimg_9034Heart applied to my dad's photo and a look at the glass decor before everything is finally pulled together and completed.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_9036.jpgimg_9036My newly created nicho retablo now has a special place on my Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos altar!2017-10-29T23:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/10/22/signs-of-my-father-in-an-oreo-commercial/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8512.jpgimg_8512Me ( on the right) with my sister Helena, and my dad having a great laugh one night!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8511.jpgimg_8511This photo is of my dad after we got our new Pug puppy, Tai Tai...you can see the wrought iron gate in the background. This was the same one on the other side of the house next to our carport. This is how dad and I climbed onto the roof of the house.2017-10-22T15:57:58+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/10/20/fiesta-2017-a-celebration-of-generations/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8467-1.jpgimg_8467-1Our Fiesta t-shirts this year - Fiesta...then Siesta!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8497-1.jpgimg_8497-1Throwing swag from the stage!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7475.jpgimg_7475Spanish Teacher Charity Jackson with her students from Park High School - these kids were the best volunteers!2017-10-20T16:23:13+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/10/16/and-the-day-of-the-dead-collection-continues-to-grow/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7860.jpgimg_7860Sugar skull puppy toys - one for Lucy and one for my grandpup, Lucia! These are from Pet Smart.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7868.jpgimg_7868These little sugar skull pup salt and pepper shakers remind me of my pup, Lucy! These are from Von Maur.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7862.jpgimg_7862Vintage style designs on these Day of the Dead placemats I found at the Albuquerque airport!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7858.jpgimg_7858Cynthia Rowley placements I found at TJ Maxx this year!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7857.jpgimg_7857DOD Sugar Skull yoga pants! Aren't these cool?!2017-10-17T00:01:13+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/09/15/happy-3rd-anniversary-to-southern-senora-blog/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6266.jpgIMG_6266Cheers to 3 years!!!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6265.jpgIMG_6265Covering Restaurant Week as a contributor to A la Carte Alabama!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6261.jpgIMG_6261I used this for my profile picture the day I retired on July 7th...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6260.pngIMG_6260My new YouTube channel! I have one video so far of my mother talking about the first time my dad kissed her! So Sweet!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6193.pngIMG_6193Today I launch my Southern Senora Facebook page to celebrate my 3rd year of blogging! Check it out!2017-09-15T22:53:46+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/09/29/fiesta-fridays-2016/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6128.jpgIMG_61282017-09-12T22:54:39+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/09/22/fiesta-fridays-2015/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6030.jpgIMG_6030Mosaico Flamenco performs at Fiesta 2015 on the Main Stage.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6037.jpgIMG_6037Some of the food samples at Cocina Latina at Fiesta 2015!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6045.jpgIMG_6045Fiesta 2015 had to deal with a little cold and rain but that didn't stop the people from coming out to have fun!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6047.jpgIMG_6047Toby Love sings to the crowd at Fiesta 2015! https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6051.jpgIMG_6051Members of the Fiesta board pose with Headliner - Bobby Pulido - before he takes the stage! (L-R Chris Miller, me, Vanessa Vargas Bobby Pulido, Matt Ennis, Cristina Almanza and Carlos Aleman.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6054.jpgIMG_6054Selfie with board members Vanessa and Cristina as we began the day!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6055.jpgIMG_6055Rain ponchos were seen all around Fiesta 2015 for several hours but thankfully no heavy downpours! 2017-09-12T20:48:07+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/09/15/fiesta-fridays-2014/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5964.jpgIMG_5964Photo of all the Hispanic Girl Scouts who participated in the 2014 Fiesta event in costume and Girl Scout uniforms.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5979.jpgIMG_5979Title Sponsor McDonalds brought the Fiesta Tour to Linn Park in 2014!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5986.jpgIMG_5986Jeh Jeh Pruitt of WBRC poses with Ronald McDonald, Santiago Negre, Fiesta President, Matt Ennis and Russell Negre before on air interview.2017-09-12T19:58:22+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/09/08/fiesta-fridays-2013/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5392.jpgIMG_5392The Birmingham Pledge station late in the afternoon - one side had the Birmingham pledge in English and the other in Spanish.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5673.jpgIMG_5673Such a perfect picture of Fiesta to me....the weather was beautiful and the families came out to enjoy a day in Birmingham's Linn Park!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5697.jpgIMG_5697Fiesta banner is prepped to hang by the main stagehttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5705.jpgIMG_5705Dad and son at the music stagehttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5706.jpgIMG_5706Enjoying a pina colada drinkhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5707.jpgIMG_5707Had to include this photo of me with my mother and two of her neighbors...mom is always at Fiesta if she is able and love every minute of it!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5708.jpgIMG_5708A family gets a selfie at one of the nonprofit boothshttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5709.jpgIMG_5709Little girls pose for a picture in the nonprofit villagehttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5712.jpgIMG_57122017-09-08T03:04:54+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/08/25/fiesta-fridays-2012/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4980.jpgIMG_4980https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_5198.jpgIMG_5198Ballet Foklorico Corazon Azteca performs on the Coca Cola main stage.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_5202.jpgIMG_52022017-08-26T04:03:58+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/08/11/fiesta-fridays-2011/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4741.jpgIMG_4741We called it the largest Mexican pizza in the world! Thanks go out to the city of Hoover and our partnership with Little Caesars Pizza for making this possible!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4747.jpgIMG_4747This is probably my favorite photo from Fiesta 2011...this little girl was enjoying the Family village face painting and Home Depot activities!2017-08-12T02:43:14+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/07/28/fiesta-fridays-2010/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3843.jpgIMG_3843A huge crowd gathers in front of the main stage around mid-afternoon at Fiesta 2010.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3852.jpgIMG_3852A father, mother and child enjoy the music at Fiesta 2010. This is my favorite photo from Fiesta 2010...really captures the Fiesta spirit of familia!!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4107.jpgIMG_4107The Cultural Village entrance was used as the "official" Fiesta entrance for year 2010 at Hoover Met.2017-07-28T15:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/07/13/fiesta-fridays-2009/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3523.jpgIMG_3523Some of the Fiesta team all bundled up for a group photo - Fiesta 2009 - the coldest event in our then 7 year history!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3538.jpgIMG_35382017-07-14T21:19:41+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/06/05/fiesta-fridays-2003-to-2006/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_9830.jpgIMG_9830Fiesta 2003 - My friends Lui Fernandez and Jasmine Reyes dance next to the Main Stage while Susan Daywood, Rei Ramos and Hernan Prado watch and enjoy the music!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_9902.jpgIMG_9902Fiesta 2003 - Salsa dancers on the main stagehttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1195.jpgIMG_1195Fiesta board member - Mike Suco - helps his parents, Teresa and Ramon Suco - set up the Cuba booth in the Cultural Village in 2005.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0110.jpgIMG_0110Entrance to the Cultural Village created by Lui Fernandez2017-07-14T02:52:42+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/06/23/fiesta-fridays-2007/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1633.jpgIMG_1633Antonio Sacre, storyteller, performer and author, makes his first appearance at Fiesta in 2007 in the Storytelling Village.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1958.jpgIMG_1958The Blue Demon Luchador makes his first appearance at Fiesta in 2007!2017-07-14T02:51:05+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/06/30/fiesta-fridays-2008/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_2332.jpgIMG_2332Gabriela rocking her homemade Coca Cola t-shirt! She made it herself just minutes before appearing at Fiesta!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_2473.jpgIMG_2473Gabriela Vergara and DJ Ivan Correa get ready to dance on the Coca Cola Main Stage at Fiesta 2008.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_2475.jpgIMG_2475One of my most favorite photos of any Fiesta! I love the colors and the movement in this photo of a Costa Rican dance group at Fiesta 2008.2017-07-14T02:50:12+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/05/20/a-little-miami-fusion-in-the-heart-of-birmingham/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0267.jpgIMG_0267https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0250.jpgIMG_0250Cuban CariMaki Roll - first time I've had the pleasure of trying this and it was incredible! The sweet plantain on the top was an unexpected surprise flavor!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0261.jpgIMG_0261Luis Delgado and his beautifful mother - Maria Teresahttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0269.jpgIMG_0269Luis Delgado, owner and operator of Miami Fusion Café in Downtown Birmingham, stands by the door that he refurbished for his new restaurant.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0270.jpgIMG_0270The yellow and red colors really pop with the art deco design reminiscent of Miami night life!2017-05-22T14:56:09+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/05/10/mexican-mothers-day/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9892.jpgIMG_9892Me and Mom - Mother's day last year - 2016https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9888.jpgIMG_9888The box of photos my sister and I went through last fall at her home in North Carolina - many of these photos I had never seen before. I believe the box belonged to my late Aunt Gail - my mother's sister. https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9889.jpgIMG_9889My mother - Barbara Zuniga - pregnant with me. I think this photo was taken late 1958 or very early 1959.2017-05-11T14:56:15+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/05/05/fiesta-is-15-years-old/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderFiesta Co-Presidents, Teresa Zuniga Odom and Vanessa Vargas pose with the newly unveiled Fiesta 15th Anniversary - Quince - logo!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9639.jpgIMG_9639https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9333.jpgIMG_9333The Fiesta board of directors gathers for a photo before the new logo unveiling - back row - Lui Fernandez, Orlando Rosa, Matt Ennis, Floresha Boyd, Ashlee Jones, Chris Miller and Carlos Aleman. Seated - Cristina Almanza, Teresa Zuniga Odom and Vanessa Vargashttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image-1.jpgImage-1https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image-1-1.jpgImage-1 (1)https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/18055973_10154352395155880_4864655424119696043_o.jpg18055973_10154352395155880_4864655424119696043_oYear 10 logo with our "theme" for the year - Celebrando A Todo Sabor - celebrating the flavor of Fiesta. It also includes the logo around the top of our Title Sponsor - McDonalds.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/18033580_10154352394885880_3877237626287163437_n.png18033580_10154352394885880_3877237626287163437_nFiesta's first logo in 2003https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/184126_10150248225130880_7652447_n.jpg184126_10150248225130880_7652447_nFiesa's logo at year five with the added feature of the flags of all the Hispanic countries woven into it - the US flag is in the center!2017-05-05T14:51:33+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2017/04/10/fridas-nail-polish-and-lipstick-part-two/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_8573.jpgIMG_85732017-11-12T22:36:48+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/03/fridas-lipstick-and-nail-polish/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2314.jpgimg_2314https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2313.jpgimg_2313https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2312.jpgimg_2312Love the names of these lipsticks! https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2311.jpgimg_23112017-03-22T20:24:07+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/14/vitnage-christmas-pins/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2995.jpgimg_2995The tree pin on the left is a JJ(c) Jonette Jewelry Company piece. The tree on the right has no markings.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2994.jpgimg_2994The wreath and tree on the right are ART(c) marked and considered very collectible Christmas pieces! I love the colors on the tree to the left - no markings on this pin but very art deco looking.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2992.jpgimg_2992These pins look newer but cute all the same! https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2991.jpgimg_2991These pins have no marking that I could find. The Santa in the sleigh moves along with the other pieces attached. Pretty unique!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2990.jpgimg_2990Beautiful vintage Christmas pin I found at Prime Time Treasures in Homewood recently.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2989.jpgimg_2989ART(c) Christmas boot, Christopher Radko penguin pin and Gerrys Jewelry Co. puppy dog pin. 2017-03-22T20:22:59+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/30/blogging-like-crazy-didnt-make-me-crazy/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3991.jpgimg_3991https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3989.jpgimg_39892016-11-30T17:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/29/making-tamales-on-tv/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3973.jpgimg_3973HICA Tamales!!!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3964.jpgimg_3964https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3960.jpgimg_3960A photo from the ABC 33/40 Talk of Alabama website showing the first of 3 videos from the show today.2016-12-01T17:03:39+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/28/who-has-seen-the-wind/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3931.jpgimg_3931The poem in the book - a short little poem that apparently had quite an impact on me as a child.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3930.jpgimg_3930I wrote our names in the book - me and my sisters - in case there was any mistake about who the book belonged to!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3929.jpgimg_3929The Better Homes and Gardens Storybook that me and my sisters had as children living in Puerto Rico.2016-11-29T02:15:17+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/27/deck-the-halls/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3884.jpgimg_3884The 2016 Odom family ornament!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3883.jpgimg_3883Admiring our tree this year...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3882.jpgimg_3882Zuniga-Odom Christmas Tree 2016https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3877.jpgimg_3877Admiring our tree this year...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3875.jpgimg_3875Our ginormous collection of Hallmark ornaments in these two huge storage containers. I used to put them back into their individual boxes for many years but it got too tedious so I just keep the boxes in the attic now.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3873.jpgimg_3873Our 2016 Hallmark ornaments to add to our growing collection.2016-11-29T17:20:23+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/26/iron-bowl-saturday-at-the-odom-house/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3783-1.jpgimg_3783-1Easy peasy taco soup ready for the Iron Bowl today!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3745-1.jpgimg_3745-1Game day jerseys on!2016-11-27T00:23:15+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/25/my-hallmark-obsession/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3721-1.jpgimg_3721-1Zinnia - 29th in the Mary's Angels series...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3719-1.jpgimg_3719-1The Mary's Angel tree that I have in my dining room every Christmas. I think I'm going to need a bigger tree next year!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3714-1.jpgimg_3714-1My collection of Hallmark Mary's Angels ornaments. 2018-08-02T23:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/24/hicas-annual-tamale-sale-is-back/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3520.jpgimg_3520Me and Isabel Rubio after filming our tamale sale video this year in he kitchen.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3517.jpgimg_3517HICA Tamales go on sale Thanksgiving Day!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3513.jpgimg_35132016-11-22T05:02:11+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/23/angels-descending/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1118.jpgimg_1118The sunset that lead to the angel cloud at Tip Top Grill in Bluff Park.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1116.jpgimg_1116Angels descending, bring from above, echoes of mercy, whispers of love...Fanny Crosby2016-11-22T04:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/22/a-little-bit-of-africa-in-hoover-alabama/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3500.jpgimg_3500My thrift store decanter and glass with a special bottle of port I had been saving for a special time.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3497.jpgimg_3497https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3496.jpgimg_3496Our room at Hunters Namibia Safaris - https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3495.jpgimg_3495A little piece of Africa in Hoover, Alabama...2016-11-22T03:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/21/the-monarch-butterfly-a-symbol-of-immigration/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3534.jpgimg_3534https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3531.jpgimg_3531https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3530.jpgimg_3530Monarch butterfly ornaments I made for my HICA board of directors a few years ago.2016-11-22T03:23:32+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/20/the-thankful-tree/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3447.jpgimg_3447Our Thankful Tree this yearhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3425.jpgimg_3425Our Thankful Tree the first year...2016-11-21T23:59:04+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/19/thankful/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3350.jpgimg_3350The annual Odom Family Thanksgiving Cookie! Always a hit!2023-01-25T16:36:14+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/18/just-add-people/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3176.jpgimg_3176https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3175.jpgimg_3175https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3174.jpgimg_3174https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3172.jpgimg_3172https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3168.jpgimg_31682016-11-19T04:50:16+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/17/a-safari-of-giraffe/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3113.jpgimg_3113August 2016 Namibia, Africa - Hunters Namibia Safarishttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3112.jpgimg_3112Our encounter with a safari of giraffe in Namibia, Africa this past August.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3108.jpgimg_3108August 2016 Namibia, Africa2016-11-20T23:13:19+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/16/edwina-taylor-helping-people-one-smile-at-a-time/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3055.jpgimg_3055https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0323.jpgimg_0323Edwina speaks to visitors to the Fiesta Health and Wellness Village that she coordinated through 2015.2016-11-17T02:57:08+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/15/aeiva-a-gem-in-our-community/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3034.jpgimg_3034The Border by Luis Cruz Azacetahttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3031.jpgimg_3031https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3026-1.jpgimg_3026-1Description of Evacuation - Highwayhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3025.jpgimg_3025Evacuation - Highway by Luis Cruz Azacetahttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3024.jpgimg_3024Evacuation - Highway by Luis Cruz Azacetahttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3022.jpgimg_3022Andy Warhol exhibit at AEIVA last year. 2016-11-16T03:08:48+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/13/thanksgiving-diy-project/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2979.jpgimg_2979https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2978.jpgimg_2978https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2977.jpgimg_2977Finished DIY project - spray painted silver plated casserole holders.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2976.jpgimg_2976https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2975.jpgimg_2975https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2974.jpgimg_2974https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2973.jpgimg_2973https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2972.jpgimg_2972https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2971.jpgimg_2971https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2970.jpgimg_2970Krylon Candy Corn shimmer metallic spray paint. It turned out different than I expected but I'm pleased with it nonetheless!2016-11-14T03:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/12/thanksgiving-teaser/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2917.jpgimg_2917A few items I found at the thrift store recently that I'm using to decorate for Thanksgiving!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2918.jpgimg_2918Always a good idea to have a great wine when decorating for a holiday!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2916.jpgimg_2916https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2915.jpgimg_2915https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2914.jpgimg_2914https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2913.jpgimg_2913https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2912.jpgimg_2912https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2911.jpgimg_29112016-11-13T02:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/11/remembering-a-veteran/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2865.jpgimg_2865My dad...in flight traininghttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2863.jpgimg_2863One of dad's training yearbooks....https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2860.jpgimg_2860I love looking in my dad's pilot log books and seeing his handwriting as he documented his training...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2858.jpgimg_2858Dad's Air Force pins an his pilot log books.2016-11-13T23:39:19+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/10/once-upon-a-time-35-years-ago-we-met/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2754.jpgimg_2754Nov 2014 - celebrating the anniversary of the night we met!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2752.jpgimg_2752Card from our server at Firebirds two years ago as we celebrated our 33rd "first" anniversary.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2749.jpgimg_2749This was our 30th "first" - 2011 and we were headed to Flemings that year for dinner.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2745.jpgimg_27452016-11-10T22:03:58+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/09/what-brings-you-comfort/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2726-1.jpgimg_2726-1https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2724.jpgimg_2724https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2723.jpgimg_2723Photo of Lucy the night I brought her home...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2722.jpgimg_2722Lucy experiences her first snow!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2720.jpgimg_2720https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2715.jpgimg_2715Odom family portraithttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2708.jpgimg_2708Me and my shadow - Lucyhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2701-1.jpgimg_2701-1Mama...I hope Santa knows which stocking is mine! #conversationswithlucy2016-11-10T01:55:36+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/08/mexican-tin-ornaments-and-thrift-store-scores/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2575.jpgimg_2575https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2573.jpgimg_2573https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2572.jpgimg_2572https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2567.jpgimg_2567https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2566.jpgimg_25662023-01-03T04:09:33+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/07/the-house-i-live-in/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2530.jpgimg_2530Me and my sister watch the 10 minute video of "The House I Live In" on YouTube. https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2529.jpgimg_2529The Sinatra Songbook that my sister found at a thrift store! We know practically all the songs in this book and sang then all our last night together in North Carolina!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2528.jpgimg_2528Sheet music to "The House I Live In."2016-11-07T15:02:03+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/06/birminghams-dia-de-los-muertos-2016/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2295.jpgimg_2295Artist Julianna Jackson poses with her incredible headpiece in the DOD Market. The creations at her booth were exquisite!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2290.jpgimg_2290https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2288.jpgimg_2288Roll Call of the dead is a time honored tradition at the festival - as names are called, if family/friends are in attendance, they call out "present" in the audience...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2287.jpgimg_2287A look at the skyline of Bare Hands Inc.'s Dia de los Muertos festival in its new venue - Cahaba Brewery this year. https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2456.jpgimg_2456A portion of the altar that had so many interesting details recounted to me by a family member. Very traditional...2023-07-08T02:32:50+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/05/my-favorite-tree/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2443.jpgimg_2443The leaves begin to fall...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2442.jpgimg_2442My favorite tree against a brilliant blue sky this past week...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2441.jpgimg_2441The tree...from the back side after taking a ride around the block to photograph in less traffic...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2440.jpgimg_2440My first photo of my favorite tree this year...the sky was a bit overcast but I was just excited that this tree turned this year with the drought we are having!2016-11-06T00:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/04/my-quinceanera-cookie-exchange-party/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2416-1.jpgimg_2416-1Celebrating my 15th annual cookie swap party! Happy Quince!!!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2414.jpgimg_2414Cross bracelets for all my guests! They also got crowns!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2411.jpgimg_2411The cookie swap begins!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2409.jpgimg_2409Me and Lucy wearing our crowns!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2402.jpgimg_2402I always make two cookies or 288 cookies total! Last year I made my usual Mexican wedding cakes and the traditional Mexican biscochitos!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2378-1.jpgimg_2378-1Can you smell the sugar? 2016-11-05T01:28:41+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/02/zuniga-odom-family-altars/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2154.jpgimg_2154https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2153.jpgimg_2153https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2152.jpgimg_2152https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2151.jpgimg_2151One of the mariachi hats I found this year during one of my thirfting adventures. Made a perfect backdrop for family photos on my DOD altar...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2150.jpgimg_2150Photos on the Stone and Weaver family altar...these old photos are additions this year of my great-great-grandfather and his family!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2149.jpgimg_2149Papel picado tins from Target will hold tealight candles for Day of the Deadhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2148.jpgimg_2148https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2147.jpgimg_21472016-11-02T02:16:55+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/11/01/dia-de-los-muertos-2015-a-look-back/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9777.jpgIMG_9777Mural by artist Tim Kerr honored the Foot Soldiers of the Civil Rights era. Dia de los Muertos Birmingham 2015https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9766.jpgIMG_9766A couple dresses out in full sugar skull makeup and colorful clothing for Dia de los Muertos Birmingham 2015.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9762.jpgIMG_9762A young girl has her face painted as sugar skull at the festival. This is one of the most popular things to do at Dia de los Muertos.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9761.jpgIMG_9761A little girl admires the sugar skull masks at Dia de los Muertos Birmingham Festival 20152016-11-01T15:25:58+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/10/26/fiesta-2016-some-of-my-favorite-photos/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1912.jpgimg_1912https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1911.jpgimg_1911https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1910.jpgimg_1910https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1576.jpgimg_1576https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_0986.jpgimg_09862016-10-26T02:04:01+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/10/25/dad-making-his-presence-known-on-his-93rd-birthday/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1898.jpgimg_1898https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1897.pngimg_1897https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1896.jpgimg_18962016-10-26T16:12:54+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/10/27/day-of-the-dead-decor-its-everywhere/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1320-1.jpgimg_1320-1https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1318-1.jpgimg_1318-1https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1321.jpgimg_1321https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1319.jpgimg_1319https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1317.jpgimg_1317https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1316.jpgimg_1316https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1315.jpgimg_1315https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1314.jpgimg_1314https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1313.jpgimg_1313https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1312.jpgimg_13122020-11-05T04:52:28+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/09/15/happy-anniversary-southern-senora/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9931.jpgimg_9931https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9864.jpgimg_9864Me and Fiesta Board President - Cristina Almanza - after our last board meeting this week holding one of our Fiesta yard signs. I love seeing these all over Birmingham leading up to the event each year!2016-09-15T15:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/08/21/traveling-gear/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8198.jpgIMG_8198https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8196.jpgIMG_8196https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8195.jpgIMG_8195https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8194.jpgIMG_8194https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8193.jpgIMG_81932016-08-22T01:22:46+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/08/09/we-are-better-than-this/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7633.jpgIMG_7633https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7632.jpgIMG_7632https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7631.jpgIMG_7631https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7630.jpgIMG_7630https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7629.jpgIMG_7629https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7628.jpgIMG_7628https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7625.jpgIMG_7625https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7624.jpgIMG_7624https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7623.jpgIMG_7623https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7622.jpgIMG_76222016-08-10T04:48:12+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/07/20/finding-a-travel-journal/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7373.jpgIMG_7373https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7368.jpgIMG_7368https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7364.jpgIMG_7364https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7362.jpgIMG_73622016-07-20T20:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/04/21/prince-and-sheila-e/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/prince-purple-rain-album-cover-billboard-650-full.jpgprince-purple-rain-album-cover-billboard-650-fullPurple Rain album cover - released in 1984https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/74358865bm121-2007-nclr-alm.jpg74358865bm121-2007-nclr-almPrince and Sheila E perform at The Alma award in Pasadena, CA - June 2007 - AP Photohttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3784.jpgIMG_3784Sheila E. ends at the end of the concert she gave for the NCLR conference in Chicago - 2009.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3783.jpgIMG_3783Photo opp with Sheila E in our hotel lobby in Chicago after her House of Blues performance. What a treat! My friend Isabel Rubio and I were thrilled to meet her!2016-04-22T00:32:03+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/04/19/a-little-turkish-culture/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3750.jpgIMG_3750One of the longest lines was for the gozleme - a traditional Turkish flatbread and pastry made with feta cheese. Yum!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3748.jpgIMG_3748Some of the beautiful hand painted Turkish ceramics.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3739.jpgIMG_3739One of the beautiful henna tattoos I saw at the festival.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3734.jpgIMG_3734Crowds of people enjoy delicious Turkish food at the 3rd annual Turkish Food Fest!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3729.jpgIMG_3729Achmed arranges some of the Turkish ceramic bowls at his vendor booth- Arty Crafty, Turkish Handmade Home Décor Products. https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3726.jpgIMG_3726Turkish cinnamon cookie and cezerye (with the flag pick).https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3723.jpgIMG_3723The crowds gathered early for the festival!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3718.jpgIMG_37182016-04-20T00:35:09+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/04/08/feel-like-getting-a-cuban-sandwich/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3453.jpgIMG_3453https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3452.jpgIMG_3452https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3451.jpgIMG_3451https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3450.jpgIMG_3450Cuban Sandwich from Kool Korners Sandwich shop in Vestavia. https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3449.jpgIMG_3449I'm surprised I even got a picture of the sandwich after taking a bite...it was hard not to inhale this deliciousness!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3448.jpgIMG_3448We got a front door parking spot at Kool Korners on the 2nd day of the shop reopening in Vestavia!2016-04-10T11:37:12+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/03/02/speaking-spanish-and-being-latino/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2577.pngIMG_2577Graphic from the Pew Research Center - taken from the Pew Research website.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2575.jpgIMG_2575Some of my Spanish books from 7th grade at Sagrado Corazon school.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2571.jpgIMG_2571Some of the photos from my senior high school trip to Mexico - top left is me on top of the Sun Pyramid. Bottom pic is of some of our group on the tour bus - we got rained out at the pyramid sound and light show that night!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2569.jpgIMG_2569Nuestra Cultura (Our Culture) Town Hall at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) in January featured a discussion on being Latino and speaking Spanish.2016-03-03T15:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/02/22/american-boricua-at-the-birmingham-civil-rights-institute/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2417.jpgIMG_2417https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2416.jpgIMG_2416One of the iconic exhibits in the permanent Civil Rights collection at the BCRI in Birmingham, Alabama.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2415.jpgIMG_2415The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute - taken from the 2nd floor outside of the permanent exhibit.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2414.jpgIMG_2414Wanda Benvenutti's American Boricua - Puerto Rican Life in the United States - at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in the Odessa Woolfolk Gallery.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2413.jpgIMG_2413Wanda's photograph entitled - Abuelo (Grandfather)2016-02-22T23:15:26+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2016/02/21/yellow-bloom-tablecloth-papel-picado-and-mariachi-sombreros/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2379.jpgIMG_2379https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2378.jpgIMG_2378Yellow bloom oilcloth vinyl tablecloth my mother bought in New Mexico several years ago.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2377.jpgIMG_2377Plastic papel picado...good for outdoor use!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2376.jpgIMG_2376Turquoise miniature Mariachi sombrero - one of three my mother gave me for my birthday this year!2016-02-22T00:08:22+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/12/23/nativities/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9997.jpgIMG_9997This is the nativity from Sojourns in Birmingham - that I bought for my daughter for her first married Christmas!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_1175.jpgIMG_1175Peruvian nativity that also has a place for a votive candle in the back.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_1174.jpgIMG_1174I love the look of this nativity I found today...so special!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_1173.jpgIMG_1173Two of the nativities I found at the thrift store today! Score!!!2015-12-24T04:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/30/cheers-to-bloglikecrazy-month/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0596.jpgIMG_05962015-12-17T16:00:52+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/12/10/warm-up-your-christmas-with-a-little-coquito/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/coquito-2.jpgcoquito 2Coquito - Puerto Rican eggnog - is a tradition at Christmas time!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/coquito-1.jpgcoquito 1A glass of coquito garnished with two cinnamon sticks! Best served over ice and sipped in front of a Christmas tree!2015-12-11T19:30:28+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/12/09/tamales-and-cole-slaw-yep/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0871.jpgIMG_0871Lori works on the slaw ingredients while Jessica Chriesman does some filming.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0870.jpgIMG_0870HICA tamales with a side of Salsa Senorita spicy cole slaw!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0869.jpgIMG_0869Lori Sour's spicy cole slaw before it all got mixed together...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0868.jpgIMG_0868Me and Lori after the filming was finished.2015-12-10T04:30:05+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/12/07/the-official-state-cookie-of-new-mexico/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0763.jpgIMG_0763Biscochitos - fresh out of the oven and on my dining room table!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0750.jpgIMG_0750Ingredients for my biscochitos...except for the cloves...I decided not to use those...2015-12-08T17:19:15+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/29/turkey-leftover-makeover/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_05061.jpgIMG_0506Crescent rolls are arranged in a star design with the large end in the center. It never looks as perfect as it does in the pictures...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_05051.jpgIMG_0505Filling is ready...now to get the Pillsbury crescent rolls positioned...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_05041.jpgIMG_0504Getting the ingredients to the turkey wreath ready...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0510.jpgIMG_0510Using the leftover Thanksgiving paper plates and napkins too! Giving thanks for this great leftover recipe!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0507.jpgIMG_0507Arrange the ingredients by spoonful onto the crescent rolls.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0506.jpgIMG_0506Crescent rolls are arrange in a star design with the large end in the center. It never looks as perfect as it does in the pictures...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0505.jpgIMG_0505Filling is ready...now to get the Pillsbury crescent rolls positioned...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0504.jpgIMG_0504Getting the ingredients to the turkey wreath ready...2015-12-03T04:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/28/finishing-touches-day/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0492.jpgIMG_0492Ornaments that my mother-in-law - Johnnie Odom - used on her tree. These were about to be discarded but I couldn't let that happen. Included in the box is a handwritten note about these ornaments to her 5 granddaughters...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0491.jpgIMG_0491Small ornaments that my mother (first shadow box) used on her hutch each year and ornaments that my aunt and grandmother (second box) used in their Christmas decorating.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0481.jpgIMG_0481This is one of my favorite of the old ornamets...beautiful detail!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_04781.jpgIMG_0478Shiny Brite ornament box with the 49 cent price tag stamped on the box.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0477.jpgIMG_0477Ornaments from my mother in their original boxes - I like to decorate with these each year by simply placing them in crystal/glass bowls.2016-11-29T02:31:49+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/27/christmas-decorating-and-hallmark-movies/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0419.jpgIMG_0419The mantle is decorated and Hallmark Christmas movies are on the TV...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0427.jpgIMG_0427https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0426.jpgIMG_0426https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0425.jpgIMG_0425https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_04241.jpgIMG_0424My Mexican Christmas tree...before I started adding ornaments this year!2022-08-15T23:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/26/turkey-day-2015/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0410.jpgIMG_0410Enough food for an army!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0408.jpgIMG_0408My first Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing - all by myself!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0386.jpgIMG_0386Deviled eggs...a little mayo, mustard and sweet pickle relish. Delish!2015-11-27T02:05:25+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/25/my-thanksgiving-table/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_03431.jpgIMG_0343A portion of my Thanksgiving table centerpiece...I found a new wine to try tomorrow too - Cherry Tart Pinot Noir!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0342.jpgIMG_0342My Thanksgiving Table this year...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0344.jpgIMG_0344Found these old timey cards at World Market a few years ago and have been using them as napkin rings...they add a certain something to the table, don't you think?2015-11-26T03:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/24/1086/2015-11-25T01:32:20+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/23/family-swing-picture-modified/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0317.jpgIMG_0317Odom Cousin Swing Picture 2015.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0316.jpgIMG_0316Odom Thanksgiving gathering 2015 in Jasper, AL...2015-11-24T01:51:26+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/22/bring-the-big-cookie-saturday/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0286.jpgIMG_02862015-11-24T02:32:55+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/21/sandra-and-aunt-luddy/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9844.jpgIMG_9844Which one is Sandra Bullock...and which one is my little sister?https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0148.jpgIMG_0148Luddy at one of our office Christmas luncheons. Here she is with another co-worker, Bettye.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0147.jpgIMG_0147At my lingerie shower in 1985...Luddy is on the far right.2015-11-21T05:23:18+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/20/the-hica-tamale-sale-is-back/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0135.jpgIMG_0135Ready to wear my HICA Tamale Sale t-shirt for tamale pick up day on December 18th! Buy some tamales and come by and see me!2015-11-20T04:25:26+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/19/la-virgen-de-guadalupe/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/guadalupe3-13a-catholictradition-org.jpgguadalupe3-13a - catholictradition.orgThe image of the Virgin Mary that was on the "tilma" or cloak that Juan Diego wore. The actual tilma hangs at the altar at La Basilica de la Virgen de Guadalupe in Mexico City. It is over 500 years old. (photo from Catholictradition.org.)https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0126.jpgIMG_0126A look at the clasp on my Virgen de Guadalupe bracelet. Such a unique piece and I'm so glad it found me!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0125.jpgIMG_0125Ann Seeley pewter bracelet with the image of La Virgen de Guadalupe that I bought in Albuquerque, New Mexico several years ago.2015-11-20T02:05:05+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/18/frida-and-mary/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9645.jpgIMG_9645https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9644.jpgIMG_9644Virgin Mary pillow from Earthbound Trading Co.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9643.jpgIMG_9643https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9642.jpgIMG_9642First DOD pillow purchase from Earthbound Trading Company at Brookwood Mall. Frida Kahlo surrounded by sugar skulls.2019-05-14T18:06:06+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/17/we-ate-turkey-and-then-a-football-game-broke-out/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0474.jpgIMG_0474Bentley decides football is fun!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0442.jpgIMG_0442Odom Family football game - Thanksgiving 2007 - Jasper, AL.2015-11-17T22:25:21+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/16/family-traditions/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0099.jpgIMG_0099https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0098.jpgIMG_0098https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0097.jpgIMG_0097My sister Kanista with my girls, Emily and Anna Marie - Thanksgiving 2004 in Birmingham, AL.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0096.jpgIMG_0096Making Thanksgiving turkey with Nana! My girls learn how to make stuffing!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0095.jpgIMG_0095The Odom cousins in Mimi's swing - Thanksgiving 2014 - TJ, Kate, Anna Marie and Emily - Charlie always standing in the back!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0094.jpgIMG_0094Odom cousins - Thanksgiving 2014 - on Mimi's swing in Jasper, AL.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0092.jpgIMG_0092Ten years of swing photos - I had this framed for my mother-in-law (Mimi) and it hung into her house until she passed away in 2011.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0091.jpgIMG_0091One of the first Mimi Swing Photos I took of the Odom cousins...2015-11-17T03:25:10+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/15/getting-organized/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0063.jpgIMG_0063Eddie's new bourbon bar created from our old compute cabinet!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0061.jpgIMG_0061Eddie's new bourbon bar - made from our old computer cabinet!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0060.jpgIMG_0060Our Thanksgiving table is set!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0059.jpgIMG_0059https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0058.jpgIMG_0058https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0057.jpgIMG_0057https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0056.jpgIMG_0056Charlie made this Thanksgiving candle in kindergarten.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0055.jpgIMG_0055https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0054.jpgIMG_0054Anna Marie's made this cut out craft prayer one year in grade school.2015-11-16T01:59:42+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/14/prayers-for-paris/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/eiffel-tower-paris-moulin-rouge-show-and-seine-river-cruise-in-paris-150305.jpgeiffel-tower-paris-moulin-rouge-show-and-seine-river-cruise-in-paris-150305Image of Eiffel Tower from Lovelyplanet.com2015-11-14T05:19:52+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/13/sojourns-fair-trade-store/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0007.jpgIMG_0007https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0002.jpgIMG_0002https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0001.jpgIMG_0001https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9998.jpgIMG_9998One of the Day of the Dead items I bought recently at Sojourns.2015-11-14T04:05:15+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/12/meeting-the-janes/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9885.jpgIMG_9885Afternoon panelisthttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9884.jpgIMG_9884Morning panelist...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9883.jpgIMG_9883https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9881.jpgIMG_9881Meeting Chic in Academia - Bertha Hidalgo - at the See Jane Write Mini-Conference.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9880.jpgIMG_9880https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9879.jpgIMG_98792015-11-13T16:55:10+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/11/the-fabulous-zuniga-men/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9855.jpgIMG_9855https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9854.jpgIMG_9854https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9853.jpgIMG_9853https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9852.jpgIMG_9852https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9850.jpgIMG_9850Photos of my dad (center) and his two brothers - Lorenzo and Felix - from my Day of the Dead altar.2015-11-12T02:44:15+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/10/christmas-music-in-november/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9694.jpgIMG_9694https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9692.jpgIMG_9692https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9691.jpgIMG_9691https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9690.jpgIMG_9690https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9689.jpgIMG_9689https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9688.jpgIMG_9688My large collection of Christmas music at home...I like adding a few new cds each year!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9687.jpgIMG_96872015-11-10T20:46:05+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/09/a-look-back-at-birminghams-day-of-the-dead-festival/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9362.jpgIMG_9362Altar by Robert Hernandez dedicated to Tejana Musician Selena was a popular stop at Dia de los Muertos Birmigham 2015.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9361.jpgIMG_9361https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0024.jpgIMG_0024Photo taken by photographer Larry O. Gay with my camera. Thanks Larry!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9776.jpgIMG_9776Candles light one of the altars at Day of the Dead #132015-11-09T04:50:07+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/08/a-quick-stop-at-the-thrift-store/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9711.jpgIMG_9711https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9710.jpgIMG_9710https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9709.jpgIMG_9709https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9708.jpgIMG_9708https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9707.jpgIMG_9707Hallmark "Feliz Navidad" ornament from 1997 - part of the grab bag items.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9693.jpgIMG_9693Mexican pottery piece found at Alabama Thrift store for $3.99!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9641.jpgIMG_9641Grab bag of ornaments from New Mexico - plus one Hallmark ornament from the thrift store!2015-11-17T15:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/07/easy-peasy-taco-soup/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9639.jpgIMG_9639https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9637.jpgIMG_9637https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9619.jpgIMG_96192015-11-08T03:13:18+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/06/salsa-senorita-the-tamale-task-force-and-the-hica-tapes/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9521.jpgIMG_9521Carlos Aleman, Lori Sours, Clementine Tufts and myself at the HICA tamale sale video filming this month.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9516.jpgIMG_9516Carlos Aleman studies his lines as Lori Sours sets up for their guacamole segment of the HICA tamale sale videos.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9512.jpgIMG_9512Photo opp with Lori after our salsa slaw segment.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9505.jpgIMG_9505UAB Film Making Graduate - Jessica Chriesman - works the angles during the tamale sale videos. This one features Lori Sours, co-creator of Salsa Senorita and Ernesto Martinez of Hacienda Grill.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9503.jpgIMG_9503Some of the many varieties of Salsa Señorita Salsa!2015-11-07T03:18:39+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/05/gathering-of-the-clans/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9472.jpgIMG_9472Petroglyph Pin - Gathering of the Clans by Alice Seeley, New Mexico Artisthttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9455.jpgIMG_9455https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9454.jpgIMG_9454https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9453.jpgIMG_9453Gathering of the Clans - Petroglyph pin by Alice Seeleyhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9452.jpgIMG_9452Petroglyph Pins from New Mexico by Artist Alice Seeleyhttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9451.jpgIMG_9451Zuniga family reunion 2003 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.2015-11-06T00:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/04/the-zuniga-odom-family-altar-for-dia-de-los-muertos-2015/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9366.jpgIMG_9366One of my favorite photos with my dad...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9445.jpgIMG_9445The Zuniga siblings my grandfather (far right) Apolonio Guerrero (Polo)and his siblings.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9444.jpgIMG_9444My dad, Praxedis Sotelo Zuniga, in his T-bird. Photo taken in Bangkok, Thailand. His handkerchief, rosary and Air Force pin.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9443.jpgIMG_9443My dad's Leica camera...next to a tequila shot set I bough in Mexico many years ago.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9442.jpgIMG_9442Something new on my altar/table this year is the two tiered stand - a great place to put my new Sugar Skull in top hat decoration (from Target) - just add marigolds!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9441.jpgIMG_9441Zuniga family crest on a cloth bag - these were given out at a recent Zuniga family reunion.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9440.jpgIMG_9440My coffee table altar with pictures of my mother's family - her parents, sister, grandparents... My pup, Lucy helped by watching.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9439.jpgIMG_9439A favorite photo of my grandparents and aunt - Onnie and Louise Stone and Gail Stone Thomas.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9438.jpgIMG_9438Zuniga-Odom altar 2015https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9437.jpgIMG_9437Zuniga family photos - my dad, his siblings and parents (front photo) and my grandparents Zuniga on their wedding day (photo on left).2015-11-06T01:01:08+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/03/sugar-skulls-are-a-girls-best-friends/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9390.jpgIMG_9390Long sugar skull necklace with cloisonné beads, and silver beads.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9389.jpgIMG_9389Frida Kahlo bracelet...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9388.jpgIMG_9388Brown sugar skull with rhinestone and yellow accents....makes the sugar skull look like he can fly!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9387.jpgIMG_9387Day of the Dead bracelet I found at the airport gift shop in Albuquerque, NM.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9385.jpgIMG_9385Sugar Skull (calavera) pins found at Earthbound Trading Company store at Brookwood Mall a few years ago.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9384.jpgIMG_9384Turqoise calavera earrings with fuchsia floral eyes...found at Charming Charlie.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9383.jpgIMG_9383Day of the Dead sugar skull red earrings found at Charming Charlie - they had red ribbons on them but I took those off!2015-11-03T05:32:07+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/02/thank-you-scott-dinsmore/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9150.jpgIMG_9150One of the goals and a few action items I wrote out July 2014 that lead me to Southern Senora blog.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9149.jpgIMG_9149Scott Dinsmore's goal setting workbook that I used in July 2014 that lead me to start my blog...2015-11-06T17:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/11/01/preparing-for-day-of-the-dead-2015/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9144.jpgIMG_9144This photo of Uncle Jim kept getting reposted on Facebook shortly after his death. I love this picture...a gentle and good man in the presence of animals. https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9143.jpgIMG_9143https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9142.jpgIMG_9142My cousin, Chila - Orcilia Zuniga Forbes - who passed away suddenly a few months ago. I love this photo of her that is on the Meyers Trust website in tribute to her service on this foundation.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9140.jpgIMG_9140Some of the items on my Day of the Dead living room altar include a Day of the Dead book, carnations, butterflies and photos...2015-11-02T00:02:07+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/10/13/more-day-of-the-dead-purchases/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8505.jpgIMG_8505Walgreens Sugar Skull bobble head...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8503.jpgIMG_8503Sugar skull items found at Target this year...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8502.jpgIMG_8502Mr. and Mrs. Sugar Skull! Found at Target this year.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8500.jpgIMG_8500Sugar Skull wreath from Target.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8499.jpgIMG_8499Walgreens sugar skull koozie/can holder found at Walgreens in Birmingham.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8498.jpgIMG_8498I'll be wearing these Target glow in the dark Sugar Skull socks to our local Day of the Dead festival this year!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8497.jpgIMG_8497Sugar skull coffee mugs and small plates from World Market this year!2016-02-25T15:47:27+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/10/13/finding-tesoros-in-austin-texas/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8538.jpgIMG_8538Mexican tin Christmas ornaments...this was just side one!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8536.jpgIMG_8536Overwhelming display of Day of the Dead items at Tesoros in Austin, Texas!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_7574.jpgIMG_7574Beside Tesoros in Austin, Texas...this painting of the Virgen of Guadalupe is clearly visible from the street.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_7573.jpgIMG_7573The Frida Kahlo display at Tesoros in Austin, Texashttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_7572.jpgIMG_7572Michael Jackson Day of the Dead ornament! I wish I had bought it now...2015-10-15T21:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/10/06/fiesta-2015-two-thousand-pictures-later/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8161.jpgIMG_8161Mosaico Flamenco performs on the Fiesta Coca Cola Main Stage2015-10-07T00:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/10/05/fiesta-2015-rain-or-shine/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8044.jpgIMG_8044The Fiesta crowd at the end of the evening...despite the rain and cold, these folks stayed and enjoyed the headliners and they weren't disappointed!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8043.jpgIMG_8043https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8042.jpgIMG_8042Believe it or not...this little cup of Cuban coffee did wonders for the chill I was experiencing at Fiesta! Packed a punch!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8040.jpgIMG_8040Cuba booth! The Cuban coffee was safely tucked away behind the table...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8039.jpgIMG_8039With Maria and Luis at the Mexico booth toasting to a wonderful event with a tequila shot! Salud!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8038.jpgIMG_8038Puerto Rico booth! https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8037.jpgIMG_8037A few items from the Peru booth - Miguel gave me the red hat to wear as he packed up his booth to leave...sure did help hide my soggy hair!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8035.jpgIMG_8035Jarrito jars at the Mexico booth. This is the type of clay jar that Maria and Luis gave to me at Fiesta. So beautiful!!!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8034.jpgIMG_8034Some of the beautiful items displayed at the Mexico booth!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_8031.jpgIMG_80312015-10-06T01:44:50+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/09/15/happy-one-year-blogaversary-southern-senora/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7222.jpgIMG_72222015-11-04T17:49:23+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/09/09/the-footprints-we-leave-behind-remembering-my-cousin-chila/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7123.jpgIMG_7123My mother, Barbara Zuniga with her niece, Chila. Zuniga family reunion 2013 in Denver, CO.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7122.jpgIMG_7122Chila - the oldest of 8 children of Lorenzo and Anita Zuniga - here with her brother Lorenzo Jr. (Boy), sisters Boogie and Wiro (Hortencia) and sister-in-law, Maria Varela.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7121.jpgIMG_7121Chila and Boogie sing with the Mariachi at our Zuniga family reunion dinner in 2013.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7120.jpgIMG_7120Chila and her sister Wiro sing with the mariachi at our family reunion - Denver, CO - 2015.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7119.jpgIMG_7119While singing with her sister Wiro with the mariachi, Chila stops to give me a smile... Wiro's husband Chuck stands by to take photos - Zuniga Reunion 2013.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7118.jpgIMG_7118With my cousin Chila at the Zuniga Family reunion in Denver, Colorado - July 2013https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7117.jpgIMG_7117Cousin Chila at the 2013 Zuniga Family Reunion - wearing her running shoes...https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7116.jpgIMG_7116Me with Chila at our reunion in 2003.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7115.jpgIMG_7115Chila chats with my little sister, Kanista at our family reunion in 2003.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7114.jpgIMG_7114Chila with her little brother, Ricardo Zuniga.2021-10-24T02:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/09/03/fiesta-night-with-los-barons-part-2/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6821.jpgIMG_6821https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6820.jpgIMG_6820https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6815.jpgIMG_6815These Fiesta flyers were placed in every cup holder at Regions Field.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6814.jpgIMG_6814https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6813.jpgIMG_6813One of the many photos Ronald McDonald took with Barons Baseball game attendees.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6812.jpgIMG_6812Mike Suco, one of Fiesta's founding board members poses with his son Mikey, and Barons Staff Members John Cook and Don Leo.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6811.jpgIMG_6811https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6810.jpgIMG_6810Mike Suco, throws out the ceremonial first pitch as his son watches beside him.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6809.jpgIMG_6809Students from Samford University Latin American Studies take to Regions Field for the parade of Latin American flags at Fiesta Night with Los Barons on August 27.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6807.jpgIMG_68072015-09-04T03:52:03+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/08/26/fiesta-night-with-los-barons-part-1/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6592.jpgIMG_6592Ronald McDonald posed for pictures with fans and The Home Depot mascot made an appearance too!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_65831.jpgIMG_6583Fiesta Board and Volunteer Shirts for 2014 - the color definitely made us all stand out in crowds!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6588.jpgIMG_6588Samford Students participated in the Parade of Latino Country Flags before the beginning of the game.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6587.jpgIMG_6587Fiesta Board Members are ready to have a blast at Fiesta Night with Los Barons!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6586.jpgIMG_6586Carlos Aleman, Professor of History at Samford University poses with the Fiesta Scholarship check along with the Samford students who participated in the Latino Flag Parade. https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6585.jpgIMG_6585Carlos and the students get ready to show off the flags of Latin countries.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6584.jpgIMG_6584Photo opp with Santiago Negre and Fiesta Board Chair - Matt Ennis!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6581.jpgIMG_6581Carlos Aleman of Samford University poses with the Fiesta board members and Ronald McDonald during the presentation of the scholarship check.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6580.jpgIMG_6580McDonald's Owner and Fiesta Title Sponsor, Santiago Negre did the honors by throwing out the first pitch at the game. https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6568.jpgIMG_65682015-08-26T19:30:45+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/08/23/recent-day-of-the-dead-stuff-purchases-and-its-only-august/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6548.jpgIMG_6548https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6547.jpgIMG_6547https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6546.jpgIMG_6546https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6545.jpgIMG_6545https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6544.jpgIMG_6544https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6543.jpgIMG_6543https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6542.jpgIMG_6542https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6541.jpgIMG_65412015-08-26T18:50:21+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/08/14/tales-of-hica-tamale-sales-partnerships-and-missing-fingerprints/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6325.jpgIMG_6325https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6319.jpgIMG_6319https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6318.jpgIMG_6318https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6313.jpgIMG_6313Freddy Rubio works the tamale numbers on tamale pick up day to make sure HICA stays up to speed with the orders and the restaurants partnering with us to provide tamales.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6312.jpgIMG_6312https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6311.jpgIMG_6311https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6310.jpgIMG_6310Pork tamales wait their turn to get saran wrapped and foil wrapped for pick up.2015-08-15T03:56:12+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/07/24/tamales-deliciousness-in-a-corn-husk/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5559.jpgIMG_5559HICA has been grateful to the Piggy Wiggly in Homewood for many years for supplying grocery bags to contain the tamale orders.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5558.jpgIMG_5558https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5557.jpgIMG_5557HICA Volunteers making tamales one year in partnership with the Culinard.2015-07-24T16:08:22+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/07/20/what-are-you-doing-on-october-3rd/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5499.jpgIMG_5499https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5498.jpgIMG_5498Flamenco dancing on the Coca-Cola Main Stage at Fiesta 2014.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5493.jpgIMG_5493The Hispanic Girl Scouts of North Central Alabama presented the flags of the Latin American countries at the opening of Fiesta last year.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5492.jpgIMG_5492https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5491.jpgIMG_5491https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5490.jpgIMG_54902015-07-21T01:27:19+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/07/08/sparkling-sangria-on-the-4th-of-july/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5262.jpgIMG_5262A pretty shot of the oranges - waiting to be squeezed into the mixture.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5259.jpgIMG_5259All the ingredients gathered in the Boondocks Gang kitchen and ready to go!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5258.jpgIMG_5258Salud!...from me and Karen!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5257.jpgIMG_5257Cheers from the Boondocks Gang ladies! https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5256.jpgIMG_5256One of our outtakes!2015-07-09T03:18:58+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2014/10/27/feliz-cumpleanos-dad-part-two/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_7073.jpgIMG_7073https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_7072.jpgIMG_7072https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6983.jpgIMG_6983https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6982.jpgIMG_6982https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6911.jpgIMG_6911https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6909.jpgIMG_69092015-06-15T02:31:24+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2015/03/02/birmingham-chinese-new-year-festival-part-3/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cnyf-entrance.jpgCNYF entrancehttps://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cny-confucious.jpgCNY 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"Hey Lady" Talavera Pottery Vase from TJ Maxx.2014-10-19T20:15:03+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2014/10/05/fiesta-one-thousand-pictures-later/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-65.jpgLittle Dancing GirlsThis little one kept twirling to the music next to the main stage. Such joy!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-64.jpgLittle Dancing GirlsThis little girl saw me taking photos of the girl in pink and decided she wanted to twirl and have her picture taken too!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-63.jpgSugar Skull FacesSugar Skull faces at Fiesta! These young ladies were popular - everyone wanted to have their pictures taken with them.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-62.jpgFiesta Staff BadgesStaff badges this year...this Fiesta design has been one of my favorites. So colorful!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-61.jpgAnna Marie at FiestaGot to hang out with my daughter, Anna Marie, for part of the day. She is always so helpful when I'm making my photography rounds in the park.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-60.jpgMain Stage DancersDancers on the stage...they certainly drew a crowd!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-59.jpgHispanic Girl ScoutsTalking to one of the Girl Scouts after the parade of flags...this little one was so precious and apparently I wasn't saying her name the right way and she kept correcting me ! (Photo credit: Cristina Almanza)https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-58.jpgFiesta FriendsRunning into Ricardo and Aimee Aparicio was the best!Reconnecting with long time friends is one of the joys of Fiesta for me. Ricardo was there when Fiesta was started.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-57.jpgEl Dasa - Fiesta Main StageOn stage with El Dasa! 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Nice place for our sign!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-28.jpgJeh Jeh and Negre BrothersFox 6 news coverage of Fiesta with Jeh Jeh Pruitt, Matt Ennis (Fiesta Board President), and Birmingham McDonald's owners, Santiago and Russell Negre...and of course, Ronald McDonald!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-27.jpgRonald and the Koch BrothersRonald has fun with Nicky and Vincent Koch in between Fox 6 News segments.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-26.jpgJeh Jeh wears a SombreroJeh Jeh Pruitt gets into the first Fiesta segment on Fox 6 News! He really liked that sombrero!2014-09-27T04:03:22+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2014/09/21/countdown-to-fiesta-2014/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-22.jpgphoto (22)Fiesta 2010 - with Fiesta Board member, Chris Miller when the event was held at Regions Park in Hoover, AL https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-21.jpgphoto (21)Fiesta 2008 - one of my most favorite photos from Fiesta and most often used in Fiesta advertising. The colors are incredible!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-20.jpgphoto (20)Fiesta 2010 - in front of the Coca-Cola/McDonalds Main Stage with my daughter, Anna Marie.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-19.jpgphoto (19)Fiesta 2008 - getting a hug from my Cuban friend Lizette at the Cuban booth in the Cultural Village.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-18.jpgphoto (18)Fiesta 2008 - Wrestling makes an appearance at Fiesta with the Blue Demon!https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-16.jpgphoto (16)Fiesta 2004 - then President Mike Suco speaks to the media during Fiesta's 2nd year.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1512135_10204822064940779_4302687539356264370_o.jpg1512135_10204822064940779_4302687539356264370_o2014-09-25T20:40:05+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2014/09/18/what-would-you-do-if-you-met-john-quinones/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-15.jpgphoto (15)Meeting John Quiñones at the NCLR Conference in San Antonio, TX (2010)https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-14.jpgphoto (14)My daughter, Emily and her friend Maya Madden, with America Ferrera at UAB in 2011https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-13.jpgphoto (13)With Actress Rosario Dawson at UAB in 2012 for the UAB Lecture Series.https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-11.jpgphoto (11)John Quiñones speaks to the crowd at UAB Lecture Series 2014https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-10.jpgphoto (10)Meeting John Quiñones for the 2nd time at UAB 2014https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/phonto.jpgphontoWith Actress America Ferrera at UAB Lecture Series in 20112014-09-21T03:17:51+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/2014/09/14/southern-fried-mexican-am%e2%80%8berican-by-way-of-southeast-asia/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-8.jpgphoto (8)Fe * Familia * Amigos2014-09-17T04:42:26+00:00monthlyhttps://southernsenora.com/photo-vault-2/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-9.jpgPraxedis Sotelo ZúñigaMy dad - Praxedis Sotelo Zúñiga2014-09-14T20:57:52+00:00weekly0.6https://southernsenora.com/about/https://southernsenora.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2.jpgTeresa Zúñiga Odom2017-08-26T01:56:55+00:00weekly0.6https://southernsenora.comdaily1.02024-09-15T22:44:24+00:00