5 ways I plan on celebrating Cinqo de Mayo
I'm leaving for NY soon but wanted to write something quick and dirty so here, I present to you the five ways I plan on celebrating the incredibly uniquely-named holiday of Cinco de Mayo:
1) Asking the airline attendant for a large pitcher of sangria, extra fruit, when she pushes the cart by me, then cursing the hell out of her (or him, OK!?) in my limited, broken Spanish when she informs me all they have is OJ or Sierra Mist.
2) Attaching a pinata in the shape of the $18 turkey sandwich I was forced to purchase pre-board to the ceiling and giving all my fellow passengers a go.
3) Demanding sopapillas and nachos with homemade guacamole, no beans and individually placed pieces of iceberg lettuce hand-shredded to the exact same width and height in the Green Room at Today. If a single nacho does not appear to have the delicious taste and texture of a personally-cut and flash-fried tortilla, I will pitch a hideous hissy fit.
4) Walking up to strangers on the streets of New York and explaining that, according to wikipedia.com, Cinco de Mayo commemorates an initial victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. If they ignore me, I will follow them, continuing to scream, "It's a common misconception in the United States that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day; in fact, Mexico's Independence Day is actually September 16 (dieciséis de septiembre in Spanish), which is the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico."
5) Showing up for dinner tonight with my iVillage editors wearing a traditional long, ruffled, flowing skirt and brightly colored shawl, my hair tied back in long, flowing, multi-hued ribbons. When they look at me with jealousy flaring in their eyes like I'm a freak, I will point out the numerous other holidays our country has co-opted as an excuse to drink (St. Patrick's Day, Oktoberfest, Chinese New Year, Passover) and demand a lime margarita on the rocks, extra salt.
Adios, amigas!
Comments
Hehehe. I like your way of celebrating! And now I really really want some sangria...
safe travels and have FUN.
MizFit, who just finished Mommy & Me Spanish class
Can't wait to see you on Today! You're going to be fabulous! You'll be posting the video again, right? I'd pay money to see you do #3;)
And I'm mostly loving the new site layout. The colors and graphic is really nice but something is awry with the layout (maybe it's just Firefox?) Anyhow! Yay! No more creepy eye-less model!
Oh, the jet setting life you lead. I'd be one of the first in line to hit that samwich pinata. Did they have sangria on the plane? Oh, how I love sangria!
that pinata graphic made me laugh - i almost peed myself.
happy cinco de mayo to you!
LMAO. That's all. Just LMAO.
V.
