I have always had a special place in my heart for all things "old" I am not exactly sure where and when this love affair started but my family's history is one of the most dominating part of my upbringing. And it has hugely influenced my art and passions for life
My "Dita" (grandmother) has shared so many stories with me about my family's history. I've always been so entranced with all of the details of the houses the cars and the fashion. It was almost as if I was born in the wrong era. When ever I talk with my Dita I find myself asking more about our history. Even if I have heard the same story 10 times, I want to know more. Maybe she missed a detail of the story and remembered it the 10th time around.
My favorite way to spark up a conversation about my Dito (grandfather) and Dita is to ask about pictures. What I have found to be the most informative is when I find old pictures that I might not know very much about. I get the story and the visual that gives so much more detail to the stories.
So with all of that said, I came across this picture that I know very little about. Except that this is how I remember my Dita and Dito at their most happy. My most vivid memories of the two of them always involved dancing. If it was at a wedding or their wedding anniversary party or even on a cruise. Where I saw my Dita, for the first time, cut in on a woman who was dancing with my Dito. Oh, how that still puts a smile on my face to this day. They both loved to dance so much! Whenever there was dancing my Dito never let me be a wallflower I wish I could be. He would grab my hand and if i even resisted a little he'd say "coño, get up and dance". As terrible of a dancer I am, he always made me feel so great. I could only imagine how he made my Dita feel.
In this picture my Dita looks so vibrant and I think my Dito is either singing the song playing or making his serious dance face. Even though he might be a little awkward, I still think this is such a great picture. I wish I could find the original negative so I could have re-exposed.
My "Dita" (grandmother) has shared so many stories with me about my family's history. I've always been so entranced with all of the details of the houses the cars and the fashion. It was almost as if I was born in the wrong era. When ever I talk with my Dita I find myself asking more about our history. Even if I have heard the same story 10 times, I want to know more. Maybe she missed a detail of the story and remembered it the 10th time around.
My favorite way to spark up a conversation about my Dito (grandfather) and Dita is to ask about pictures. What I have found to be the most informative is when I find old pictures that I might not know very much about. I get the story and the visual that gives so much more detail to the stories.
So with all of that said, I came across this picture that I know very little about. Except that this is how I remember my Dita and Dito at their most happy. My most vivid memories of the two of them always involved dancing. If it was at a wedding or their wedding anniversary party or even on a cruise. Where I saw my Dita, for the first time, cut in on a woman who was dancing with my Dito. Oh, how that still puts a smile on my face to this day. They both loved to dance so much! Whenever there was dancing my Dito never let me be a wallflower I wish I could be. He would grab my hand and if i even resisted a little he'd say "coño, get up and dance". As terrible of a dancer I am, he always made me feel so great. I could only imagine how he made my Dita feel.
In this picture my Dita looks so vibrant and I think my Dito is either singing the song playing or making his serious dance face. Even though he might be a little awkward, I still think this is such a great picture. I wish I could find the original negative so I could have re-exposed.
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