Marisa
As a civil rights litigator, Marisa is passionate about education and immigrants rights. She is obsessed with all things San Antonio, where she grew up, and lives close to downtown with her husband Andres, an immigration attorney, her tenacious 2-year old son, a gentle rescue dog named Quixo and a “big boned” tuxedo cat named Sancho Panza. Marisa looks forward to sharing the highs and the lows of what she affectionately calls the “controlled chaos” that is her life as a fulltime working attorney, mom and wife in the Alamo City.
(Kind of) Cold Weather Caldo: A Recipe for Mexican Beef Soup
Growing up, my mom always made caldo when it was cold outside. When I was living in Michigan for law school I made it all the time, mostly because it is easy and delicious....
Making an Authentic Dia de Los Muertos Altar
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is becoming more popular here in San Antonio. The holiday, a celebration of the dead, spans November 1 and 2, with the first day being...
Breastfeeding for the Working Mom
I was at lunch with a fellow attorney (and mommy) a couple of weeks before returning to work from a four-month maternity leave when she leaned in, winked, and said conspiratorially, “I'll bet you’re...
How to Potty Train Your Spirited Toddler in Four(ish) Days: Strategies and Tips from...
Back in April Papito’s preschool told us that he needs to be potty-trained by September, when he moves to the “big kids” class upstairs. So I leisurely started putting him on the potty now...
Four Great Texas Watering Holes
With school out and all this recent rain, there is no better time to pack up the kids and take a day trip to a Texas Watering Hole. For anyone who is not familiar...
San Antonio Spotlight: AVANCE
As part of the San Antonio community, we at Alamo City Moms Blog feel strongly that we are part of something bigger than the small worlds we operate in daily. San Antonio is a city...
Día de los Niños: Celebrating our Kids
We have Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, even Grandparent’s Day, but when do we celebrate our kids? Not just a day when we think about our children—after all, as I simultaneously write this post, decorate...
San Antonio Spring Break Staycation, Family-Style
We enjoyed our last beach vacation, but I have to admit, it was a little stressful with Papito, our active, daredevil toddler. From sunburns to airport meltdowns to trying to find diapers on an...
Let’s Rodeo! A Family Guide to the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo
Like any good Texas girl, I was obsessed with horses and my red Roper cowboy boots when I was growing up. I didn’t realize “cowgirl” was probably not a realistic career option for a...
The Benefits of Being Bilingual
“Mamá, donde está el rombo?”
My two-year old son “Papito” and I were working on a shapes puzzle this week when he looked up at me with an urgent question. He was asking where something...