Cousin Rolando

Rolando doing what he likes to do in his free time.

Miguel, Rolando, Dad, Fernando, Santos, y Jose
All Zermes!!!

My dad looks like he's had a few beers but he
doesn't even drink...he was tired from a long day's work.
Can't say the same for the there ones...they were enjoying the music.

Carina y Rolando

Carina, Fr. Oscar, Rolando

Rolando and Carina visited us from Nebraska this past April. We had a wonderful time although their trip was too short. They only had a few days to visit some of the family in Texas. Fr. Oscar was kind enough to wait on them to ride back to Nebraska. Fr. Oscar, who is from Venezuela, is a close friend of theirs and is the pastor of the parish they attend. I'm proud to say that Rolando and Carina are very active in the church...every time I call they are coming from or going to church. They both sing in the choir in different masses throughout the weekend.

I'm not sure if I had mention Rolando in my blog before but he's my cousin from my dad's side of the family. We are only days apart in age, of course he's the older one. He is a wonderful guy that I'm happy to call him the brother I never had. Though the distance, we have kept in touch ever since I can remember.

New cell phone for grandma

Mami Albina recevied her first cell phone today, at the age of 79! Angie and I got it for her earlier this week and just couldn't wait to tell her...but we had to keep it from her until this weekend! Angie put her phone on her plan and I bought her the phone. It's not an iPhone nor is it the Blackberry Storm...we just thought she might abuse of all the extras if we got the internet, music downloads, navigation, etc. ; ) We got her a basic phone for an elderly person, so she can easily see the keypad and the big numbers on the screen. I sooo wanted to see her reaction but unfortunately I didn't go to west Texas. I called her this morning and for some reason after several rings it went to voicemail. But I knew by now Angie had already given her the birthday gift. Then a couple of minutes later, Mami Albina called me back. I let her enjoy the music...the ringback tone I set of her to listen when she calls me. Yep, the theme song to her novela "Vale Mas Un Buen Amor"! I think she LOVED IT!! She was so grateful and EXCITED about her new phone!

family in town

My cousin Joni was kind enough to invite my mom and grandma to a cheerleading/dance competition in Fort Worth. Of course, that gives my mom a chance to come see us here in the area. This time I didn't take pictures of the competition. These pictures are right before they left back west.

The 3-D's
Daniel, Delia, and Dolores

JJ's
Jasmine, Jaiden, and Joni on the phone.
When Joni was little my mom use to call her JJ because of her name and middle name. Well, now Joni named her three children with the letter "J" and her husband's name is Jamie.

Jaiden

Mami Albina not sure what I was doing...I just called her name.

It is hard to get a picture of Aunt Chris. I don't think she knew I snapped this one! ; )

Edgar

Edgar

This kid thought i was funny!

Pancho, Marisol, Ernesto, Edgar, and Alejandra

I had dinner the other night with my cousins. I was anxious to see Edgar since the last time I saw him was four months ago. He is now 14 months and a running little one! My cousin said he loves those old black shoes he has on. He mention and the takes the other shoes off and hands them those little black shoes. I think it quite cute... but i must say he is a Zermeño all right! (A little set in their ways!) My parents also have a similar story about me. I always wanted to wear my boots and they were old and ugly! (i saw a picture) I can't believe I was so stubborn!

Grandma is back

Mami Albina

Julian, Mami, Uncle D., Chris, and Angie

Our grandma is back from Villa Guerrero, Jal. She flew in Friday afternoon, and she was ready to eat American food! We went to one of her favorite places.

On February 7th, Mami and Papi would have celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. Even though Papi has been gone for 14 years we still remember their special day.

State Fair

What does a Fletcher Corn dog mean? The State Fair of Texas!
This is the reason I went to the State Fair!! Tevis and I used our fair tickets today. We met up with Uncle Daniel, Chris, Kelly, Aubrey, and Meredith for a few hours of great food and fun!

State Fair of Texas

Howdy Big Tex!
Did you know Big Tex speaks Spanish?

Uncle Daniel enjoying this ride!

Meredith and Tevis trying to hang in there!

6.28.08 Wedding

Kaitlyn & Enrique

The beautiful St. Joseph's Church is where my cousin and his wife were married.

Dia de los Padres

Mis primos

Edgar

Edgar y Panchito

De vez en cuando, mis primos y yo nos reunimos para cenar y platicar. Ellos viven en Mesquite, que no es tan lejos pero tenemos distintos horarios de trabajo. Mas bien, ellos trabajan mucho. Pero gracias a Dios, no nos dejamos de hablar. Siempre es un placer pasar el tiempo con ellos. Lamentablemente no tenia mi cámara para tomar fotos pero use la cámara de mi computadora. Este chiquitín es Edgar, hijo de mi primo Ernesto. Edgar es el primer hijo de mis primos que llevara el apellido Zermeño. De mis 20 primos Zermeño, este niño es el único por ahorita que llevara el apellido...que lentos somos nosotros para producir hijos!!

Happy Mother's Day

Mami,
Happy Mother's Day! Just wanted to thank you for a few things....Thank you for being my first teacher: teaching me how to tie my shoe, teaching me about our faith and always showing love. Showing me how to not be ashame of our roots and language. Especially not letting me let go our Spanish language that we inherited. Thanks for showing me to be grateful for what we did have and work hard for what we didn't. Thank you for licking your thumb and wiping my face as a child when you didn't have a wet cloth. I loved when you purposely got to much Jergen's Original scent and you would carefully apply in on my hands and one finger at a time . Thank you for showing me how to ask for forgiveness and never to go to bed upset. Thank you for loving me and giving me the those wonderful apapachos that I so much love to hear even at my young age!! The list goes on and on! But most of all thank you for loving me unconditionally!

Hermenegildo Zermeño Cruz

Happy Birthday Daddy!