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Month: February 2018

Lifestyle | Scrapbooking

A Look at My Cuba Scrapbook Pages

By Mercedes Santana on February 27, 2018
Cienfuegos Scrapbook; Mercedes Santana

After taking hundreds of photos on a trip, I pick my favorites to print and embellish them in a scrapbook. It’s one of my favorite hobbies because it makes the trip feel like it lasted longer than it really did. And once the scrapbook is done the vacation will live on forever. Here’s a look […]

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International Vacations | Travel

What a Week in Cuba Meant to Me

By Mercedes Santana on February 22, 2018
Man with guitar in Trinidad; Mercedes Santana

I have always been proud of the fact that I’m of Cuban decent, but the truth is I was born in the United States, as were my parents. What did it really mean to be Cuban? It meant we had our traditions, spoke Spanish as our first language, and ate a lot of picadillo. But, being […]

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Lifestyle | Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking 101: What Every Scrapper Needs to Have

By Mercedes Santana on February 20, 2018

Whether you’re new to scrapbooking or finally cleaning out you craft area here’s my suggestion of the essentials all serious scrapbookers need. I have been scrapbooking for 10 years now and I have quite the collection, but there are a handful of items I always use when I do a page. 1. Paper You can’t […]

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Travel | Weekend Getaways from LA

The Best Food We Ate In San Francisco, Ranked

By Mercedes Santana on February 11, 2018
The Rebel Within, Sunglasses; Mercedes Santana

1. The Rebel Within, Craftsman and Wolves 2. The Monaco Eggs Benedict, Zazie 3. Best Damn Grass Fed Cheeseburger, 4505 Burgers & BBQ This burger was so good I ate it too quickly to take a photo of it. But you can head over SF Eater to see a pic or just take my word and […]

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Travel | Weekend Getaways from LA

A First Timer’s Guide to San Francisco

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I do a lot of traveling. So, when people asked my 2018 travel plans they were not surprised by the two week trip to Thailand in March we have planned. However, they were shocked when I said “Oh we’re also going to San Francisco for the long weekend in January, I’ve never been so I’m […]

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