Watch “That Time Pojo Took DC” on YouTube

My nephew recently went on a trip to DC and I loved seeing all these pics♡…

Full Circle

“Life is a full
circle, widening
until it joins
the circle motions
of the infinite.”

▪︎-Anais Nin

▪︎I once stood in this place as a high school student… the Poeh Culture Center… in my hometown… longing to belong to this cultural institution. Today I am able to provide knowledge there driven by two decades of experience. Life always comes full circle. Trust… you are always in that place which God intended you to be at any given moment.▪︎

Dad’s Gals

Watch “Isaiah in Alice” on YouTube

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My God Son… Isaiah in his play Alice in Wonderland. Had so much fun that night. The students even made us dinner. Memories♡

Father’s Day

Father’s Day at my dad’s in Pojoaque.

•Brotha and Sistas with Dad•

•A grippa Lujan men•

•Horsin’ Around•

inside my heart

“I may not always be with you, but when we’re far apart, remember you will be with me, right inside my heart.”

•Marc Wambolt, Poems from the Heart

mother’s day get togethers with the familia… sistas n mom… sistas and dad… brotha and mom

Thanks with the Fam

♡Sista and I♡

♡Sistaz, Godson n Nephew, Son and I♡

Pojoaque Sun

♡Been loving using this huge bar of Pojoaque Sun soap. Gail bought it for me because she knows that Pojoaque is my hometown. Love this soap and Gail is always so thoughtful.♡

Scenes from Carmen’s “Not 40 yet” Birthday Party

The Best Fragrance♥

“Our inner beauty is
that Kingdom of Heaven
that lies within. It is
a fragrance and the
signature of our soul.”

••| Angie Karan

I love to catch up with my cousin Jessica. I saw her this evening and she is such a beautiful little spirit. I found out that she is going to Alaska next week on a special mission and so I wanted to wish her luck! This lady is always making a difference in the lives of women and children. I’m so proud of the woman she has become.

We were next door neighbors as children and loved spending all our time together, outside under the apple trees. Now… we are all grown up and only catch up from time to time. I was remembering a picture she sent me a while back and thought I’d share a then and now look at us.

You can also read about the day Jess invited me to The Gathering for Mother Earth in 2013, which was so amazing. Read: **The Spirit of Place.

••| Top: me, my cousin Jess (awwee) and my sister Laura (awwee)… Bottom: my cousin Jess, me and my sister Laura. |••

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Birthday Bunch

◇•The Pojoaque Lujans for Grandma Emily’s surprise birthday bash on September 10th. From top to bottom~ left to right~ aunt Marlene and my dad. Then… my sister Katelin, my cousin Valarie and her cute daughter, my cousin Daniel, my Gram, my sister Laura, my cousin Chris, me, and my cousin Sarah.•◇

Love my Gram

I love my creative little grandma. Just look at all the stuff she makes. She’s the only grandparent I have left. I need to make more time for her because so much of who I am today has come from her. She has always been very creative.

Today she had a craft sale at her church. I went to Pojoaque after I hit the gym to see what she had. My sister was laughing because she thought the Christmas tree my grandma crocheted was a hat, but I was messing around when I put it on for a pic. It was actually a table decoration LoL.

♥Grandma Emily and Felicia♥

Birthday Fun and Ping Pong

I had so much fun yesterday hanging with my family. It was a long day of messing around. The twinz were celebrating another year down the tubes and our oldest brother was visiting from Arizona. We started the day with breakfast at my favorite place. I met my mom and company at the Plaza Cafe Southside. I took this fabulous photo of a birthday cupcake and the special snow globe I gave my sister. I love to mess around and my brother got all embarrassed when I started belting out the birthday song.

In the afternoon, I headed down to Pojoaque for a get together at my dad’s house. It was a blast!! I got a lot of flack for not drinking, but I was indeed hell bent on a solid Sunday deadlift. Even though I didn’t drink anything, I had fun dancing and laughing until my stomach hurt. My sister was teasing me and said “and she isn’t even drinking!!” I had to pass around my phone to show off pics of my gainz to justify my liquor free stance! I felt like drinking, but fought off the urge for the sake of energy and strength in the gym today.

I spent the larger part of the evening watching some serious ping pong (drinking game) matches. There were “oooooooz” and “aahhhhz” and lots of yelling and chuckles. I’d say that was likely a first for my dad’s kitchen. Before we knew it, there balls in cups of fresh water and splashing into beer cups. It was an interesting night. My grandma listening to rap was also pretty funny. Hey…I’ll bet listening to Drake was a first for her too!?! Some “0 to 100″…”real quick” LoL.

Today’s Dishes

For Thanksgiving lunch at my mom’s, I cooked a few things. I slow roasted an Irish buttered, smokey mesquite turkey. The Irish butter made this one a success. I will definitely slow roast from now on. I cooked the turkey for an hour on 450 to brown it and then slow roasted on 180 for 13 hours over night. It was super good and was ready by the time I got home from the gym at 10:00am! The side dishes I made were spaghetti squash with garam masala and cinnamon and golden corn with diced tomatoes and bacon. I also gave my mom her special gift. It was a good day.

Memory Lane

Love old, old, old pics. I’m such an archivist. My favorites are the ones of me and the twins (Laura and Thomas~ my sis n bro). I adore the one when they are copying my little cross armed pose!! Sooooo cute!!!💗💗