built around it, which also have a seating area. The patio floor is a traditional Mexican tile that has a very colorful pattern of blue, yellow, and purple.
The patio also has a stove, a refrigerator, a sink, and a BBQ grille. No, mi papa y tios did not forget the bar. Si, the bar is always full of Coronas y El Patron tequila, la familia favorites.
Inside the familia room there is a pool table. Los primos and I have enjoyed lots of hours playing pool. Outside in the patio we enjoyed our summers swimming y playing cards. The swimming pool has a beautiful waterfall that goes into the swimming pool that appears like a natural beach; and it, of course, has a large Jacuzzi.
Then there is Tia Lupe who will always see los primos as niños, her niños. She walks back to the cocina to tell her comadres Queta and Maria that “todos los niños are here for la familia’s Sunday dinner,” in an excited feliz tone.
Mi mama y mis tias assisted mi padre y tios in whatever they can when the familia’s company was getting started. Each one of our padres had a huge role in making la familia’s company a success. Mi mama, Enriqueta De La Cruz, called Queta by the loving familia, was always answering the phones y ordering the supplies at la familia’s company.
Mi Tia Guadalupe De La Cruz, known as Tia Lupe always made sure that we were well fed. Tia Lupe also was in charge of todos los birthdays y any special events.
Mi Tia Maria De La Cruz always made sure that we were picked up from school, complete our homework, y take us to practice in the sports that we were participating in.
La familia has been and will always be a united familia. The familia De La Cruz has Sunday dinners at mis padre’s casa. Mi mama y mis tias are the cooks. They cook up la entire familia’s favorite comida. We all hold this Sunday dinner as special familia day, and every person in the familia always makes sure to make it. No excuses.
La familia Sunday dinner is an instance to catch up y to share our life’s heartaches, achievements, y dreams. La familia’s individual successes can be attributed to the familia support, encouragement, y amor.
“Aye comadres, I’m muy contenta that Jose Enrique is here for dinner. Maybe we can get some information on his novia,” said la comadre Lupe to la comadre Queta y comadre Maria.
“Mi niño is going to get married,” said the comadre Maria. Not only is she Jose Enrique’s tia but she is also his madrina.
“Si, comadres, Jose Enrique has told los muchachos that he is going to bring his novia to the twenty-fifth anniversary celebration. Francisco and I are muy feliz. We cannot wait to meet her,” said Queta putting the warm tortillas in the baskets.
“Just think maybe we will have some more little nietos running around soon,” said Queta smiling with a dreamy look on her cara. “Si Angel Nicolas will have some primos to play with”
“Wait up, Jose Enrique,” said Paty as she approaches him y wraps her brazo around his waist as they walk to the dinner table.
“Do you have good news for me, Paty?” asks Jose Enrique with a huge hopeful smile. “You know that it is getting harder y harder to keep la familia from finding out the truth.”
“Si, tu novia will be at the office on Monday,” said Paty with a huge grin y a twinkle in her hermoso ojos.
I cannot wait to see Jose Enrique’s cara when he meets Jessica, or should I say when he sees Jessica again. I’m so excited , thought Paty.
“Really?” asks Jose Enrique with a pleased smile y relief on his cara as he turns to give Paty a hug.
“I’m so feliz that you found mi novia. Is she hot y sexy?” asks Jose Enrique with a wicked smile.
“Tu novia is a real belleza. She is exceptionally sexy, smart, y hot. You name it, and she has it,” said Paty, smiling.
“She sounds great,” said Jose Enrique nodding his cabeza with a smile. Hmmm I’m trying to think of any of Paty’s amigas that fits this description. Wow I can’t remember