We were provided with a vehicle loan for the purposes of this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The first time I drove my daughter to school, my husband and I were a mess. Sure, she'd been to preschool, but that doubled as a daycare, so in our minds, it wasn't like actually dropping her off at "school", you know? But there was the first day of kinder, and she was excited while we were … [Read more...]
Celebrating A Camry Quince With My Amigas
I never had a quinceanera. A number of different factors went into my not being able to have one, but at the time, I didn't mind. I was too busy trying to be an American teenager- with Nirvana and Pearl Jam on my radio, big plaid shirts and crushing on every grunge-skater boy in my neighborhood. By the time I had my own daughter, I realized just how much I missed out- simply because I wanted … [Read more...]
Zipping Through The Holidays With The Toyota C-HR
The holidays are crazy in Los Angeles. Yes, the weather is still gorgeous (and hot) but our usual terrible traffic becomes even worse, and going out around town to buy everything for your family becomes added stress instead of joy. Unless that is, you get to zip around town in a Toyota C-HR. I have had a deep love for Toyota for years. I have owned two, and once we get our finances in … [Read more...]
On The Road With Kids: Toyota Sienna Review
I remember being 11 years old, and taking 5 hour road trips with my family. My mami in the passenger seat, my stepfather driving, and me in the back with my two younger siblings. I hated it. Absolutely hated being cramped with my two younger (annoying) siblings, while my stepdad listened to his 80s easy listening station, and sweating as we had no air conditioning and my mom only opening the … [Read more...]
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid For All Your Family Needs
My family is not the type that just sits in one place during the holidays. Truthfully, we log more miles, carry more people and items in a matter of days during Christmas week than you would think for our family of 3. Having a car that can be comfortable and roomy to handle hundreds of tamales, toys, Target runs and a bunch of cousins needing rides... well, that's a struggle. Or at least it was … [Read more...]
Car and Racing Movies You Gotta Watch
With Furious 7 setting the box office on fire around the world, we are reminded of how fun it is to watch cars drive at, as Data said in Star Trek: Nemesis, “unsafe velocities.” When racing films and car chases are captured just right, the result can be incredibly exhilarating to watch. Deep down we all would love to drive at breakneck speeds, but common sense and a deep fear of getting tickets … [Read more...]
The New 2015 Hyundai Sonata #NewSonata
I was provided with travel and accommodations to test out the new 2015 Hyundai Sonata, however, all thoughts are my own. There are some great things happening in ... Alabama? Yes, you read that right! Montgomery, AL to be exact - the home of the Hyundai manufacturing plant where I got to see first hand how these cars are built. The Montgomery plant, which started building cars in 2005 makes … [Read more...]
The 2015 Ford Mustang Unveiled in Hollywood, CA
I attended a media event for the purposes of this post. No compensation was received. All thoughts are my own. Very few things can be considered American icons, and the Ford Mustang is very well one of them. I've loved Mustang's for as far back as I can remember. And even though I'm not a connoisseur per se, my dream car is a vintage (64 - 69) Mustang in a sexy red or sleek … [Read more...]
Getting Away with the Ford Escape #FordEscape
Disclosure: I received a car to use for one week for the purposes of this post. All opinions, thoughts and photographs are 100% my own. My family and I were invited to go camping to close up our summer. It was the weekend before everyone headed back to school, back to schedules...back to daily life. I thought great! What a way to end summer! My husband brought me quickly down to … [Read more...]
Dear Dude Who Hit My Car While You Were Texting #ItCanWait
This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with AT&T and Latina Bloggers Connect. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own. It was the second week of June and summer was in full force. The days were hot and none of us liked leaving our air conditioned home longer than we had to. On a hot Sunday morning, my husband headed out to get some items needed for a fun Sunday breakfast he … [Read more...]
