JFK>>San Juan

Last weekend I took a quick trip to Puerto Rico to celebrate Father's Day with my dad.  Seemed like PR was happy to see me because the weather was beautiful.  The beach days were sunny and the waves were calm.  I'm kind of sad to be back (shocker) but can't complain that I get to go there to visit family.  It's like mandatory vacation every 6 months.

  

VIDA. 

 At Oceano, getting a Pina Colada.

Sangria at noon.  It's happy hour somewhere. 

 

 Fresh squeezed OJ, thanks to this miracle juicer.  It must be like 15 years old,and works perfectly. 

  pretty.

Peach and berry cobbler from Cooking Light. By far the BEST cobbler recipe. I go back to it time and time again. 

Unintentional mix-match. 

 El Livin, tucked away in the heart of Parque Luis Munoz Rivera- Highly recommend.

View from El Livin.  

Mango trees in bloom.  

  

Siempre Te Me Vas, Puerto Rico...

Pero pronto volvere.

Spending time with the family becomes more of a privilege each year for me.  Life gets more hectic, "issues" get bigger and as a result less attention is given to the loved ones that made me who I am today.  Going back home made me realize that time is moving really fast, parents are getting older, slower, and my grandmothers are too.  One of my new year's resolution is to visit more often.  As you can tell from the pictures, it won't be that hard. 

This was my grandfather's garage at his farm.  Since his death, it has been abandoned since my grandmother couldn't tend the land and keep up.  This is what is left.  The hammocks are gone, where I used to swing for hours.  But the memory is still there and I guess that is what counts in life.