Maestra A. Vega

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Today is our 9 year relationship anniversary so I thought I would share 9 facts about us. 1. We met on Myspace. 2. Our nicknames came from Star Wars characters. 3. Our childhood homes were a block away from each other. 4. Pizza and Fortune Cookies are life. 5. We both graduated from UIC. 6. Staying home is our favorite thing to do. 7. Our families were members of the same Puerto Rican social club. My grandma and his mom used to play Bingo together. 8. My mom was present on our first date. 9. I was the first to say "I love you". Can't wait to celebrate with a delicious meal tonight and in the years to come! 

This is the first year my daughter walks herself to school, it's not everyday but still, it's enough to drive a mom insane. I am always in a panic for those five little minutes as I wait anxiously for her to text me to let me know she arrived safely. She knows how worried I am each morning and knows that I literally can't think about anything else until  I hear from her. In order to calm my nerves, started sending me silly little gifs along with her texts to make me smile. She has such a keen intuition for a 12 year old and always knows what to say and do to make everyone feel better.  I was very surprised to see a text from her this morning being so that she is on Spring Break and usually sleeps until someone wakes her up. I open the text and see this pop up on my screen.  I could have burst into tears because it was exactly what I needed this morning. I almost felt her little hug and it reminded me about how lucky I am to have her. I thanked her for making my...

I came across this image on google today and it made me laugh because if you know me, my O.C.D is no secret. Some have told me that I always seem pretty calm and collected. On the outside this is true, on the inside it's the complete opposite. I am a perfectionist who worries about everything. I dropped out of beauty school about 11 years ago because the teacher said that hair is never perfect. NEVER PERFECT, I thought... This job isn't for me. I am hardly ever able to sit down and relax in my home because there is always something to do and when there isn't, I clean out the closets. Cleaning and organizing feeds my soul in a way that only my grandmother understands. There are no words to describe the feeling that a clean and organized home gives me. In our house, the beds are always made, dishes always washed, laundry done weekly, house cleaned weekly, floors are swept (daily) and mopped(every other day), Cabinets are clean and tidy, and everything has a place. There...

This morning as I was on my tippy-toes trying to flat iron my daughter's hair I was reminded about how quickly she has grown -Literally well as figuratively, she's my height and her feet are a half size bigger than mine. I always finish off her style by telling her how beautiful she is as I look at her through the mirror. She always smiles back at me shyly, just enough for her dimple to peak. Every time I see her dimple I think back to the day she was born. I had a c-section and wasn't able to see her the second she entered the world. For those that don't know, they usually have a curtain as a barrier, I never understood why tho, but it's just what they do. Being so that I couldn't see what was going on, I was relying solely on listening to everything the docs were saying during the procedure just to be sure everything was ok. I was completely numb but I swore I felt the moment they took her out. I was worried because she didn't cry, she was a very quiet bab...

Goat cheese is in my top five list of favorite cheeses... It was one of the main ingredients of our meal last Saturday. I made pesto chicken with goat cheese and tomatoes. It’s super easy to prepare and so delicious. I slice two chicken breasts in half to create four thin slices. I pounded them with a meat hammer (all the cool chefs do it), then seasoned them with salt and pepper. I lined a glass pan with foil (this Makes for easy cleanup) sprayed the pan with my new organic olive oil cooking spray and place the chicken on the foil. For the pesto, I bought a jar of organic basil pesto from Mariano’s. They’re tiny but potent so you don’t need much. I spread some pesto on each slice, sprinkled some (or a lot) of goat cheese on top of the pesto, and topped them with sliced tomatoes. While this baked I ransacked my fridge for a side and I settled on roasting  cauliflower and potatoes (for my husband). This baked for about 45 minutes meanwhile my husband and I ate chips and guacamole ...

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