Comments on: Fiesta! Feliz Cumpleaño Viviana!

By: Bite Marks #52 Nibblings

Bite Marks #52 Nibblings — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:01:38 +0000

[…] the early days may remember our niece, Viviana. Probably the earliest big introduction was her Quinceañera, back in March 2006. Our little girl’s all grown up – just this last weekend graduating from University of […]

By: stefani

stefani — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:21:45 +0000

no te conosco y sin quere vine a tu pagina y ahunq no nos hablemos ni nada sales vasilona en las fotos quiero decir q sales rilax bien chakeamos

By: dan

dan — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:29:14 +0000

Only in the drinking, not the sleeping.

By: ksternberg

ksternberg — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:04:59 +0000

“It might have also helped if I’d written the post on more than four hours of sleep after a night of drinking.”

Really, Dan! And you, a trained professional.

By: dan

dan — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:57:01 +0000

It’s amazing how fast one becomes aculturated to something and forgets that most of the world doesn’t know about it. The 15th birthday for girls (and 18th for boys), throughout most, if not all, of Latin America, is sort of like a grand version of our “Sweet Sixteen” or a debutante’s “Coming Out” party. It’s the once in a lifetime grand birthday party introducing the young lady or man to local society. Historically, my understanding is that it was sort of the announcement of availability for marriage, though with modern laws and such that has slipped quietly into the distantly remembered past. The more impressive the party, and the more people who come, especially those who are not immediate family (they invited close to 200 people, roughly 100 came), the higher the youngster’s status in the community – some families save up for years to throw these – I can look at what went into this particular party and know that Silvia and Miguel probably spent several months worth of their combined wages, Henry chipped in the equivalent, which for him was probably 4-5 months worth of work, I sprang for the dress, shoes, and jewelry which would have been another month or two’s worth for them, and several relatives back in Peru and in Spain sent small contributions to help defray the costs.

It might have also helped if I’d written the post on more than four hours of sleep after a night of drinking.

By: ksternberg

ksternberg — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 03:02:15 +0000

All this for a birthday? Wow! I wonder what happens for a wedding. It looks like everything came together and everyone had a good time. Somehow, it makes me think of the film, “Big Night.”