SOLSC22: “Anything for Salinas”

Posted on March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 by britt Posted in mija, mujer, sol, SOLSC22Tagged Corpus Christi, queen of tejano, road trip, selena, sol, sol22, SOLSC22

My childhood hero was Selena Quintanilla, Queen of Tejano. My cousin, Heaven (aka partner in crime), and I watched the movie too many times to count and sang her songs ad nauseam. (Guess who has been traveling with us?!)

There’s a memorial statue in Corpus Christi, TX, about 3 hours from Houston. Yet I’ve never been. The border crossing back into the United States took way longer than we anticipated, so we made a last minute decision: stay overnight somewhere and make a detour to Corpus Christi!

Me: Y’ALL, we should go see Selena in Corpus! I’ve never been! Childhood dreams come TRUE!!!

Mami: *bugged eyes, raised eyebrows* fine with me!

Kyle: I’m down!

Me: Heaven??

Heaven: anything for salinas! (If you’re ignorant regarding this phrase, see video below; better yet, WATCH THE MOVIE please!)

Everybody: *busts out laughing*

And with that, I got to see Selena with my sandbox best friend cousin and my baby boy.

5 thoughts on “SOLSC22: “Anything for Salinas””

March 21, 2022 at 4:01 pm Reply
Tim Wheeler says:

This is a great slice. History. Dialogue. Action. And dreams coming true. Glad I found this!

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1. March 21, 2022 at 4:01 pm Reply
  britt says:
  
  Thanks for reading, Tim!
  
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March 21, 2022 at 4:07 pm Reply
mythmakersunite says:

This put a big smile on my face! You look so happy with all the people you love. I will definitely watch the movie.

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1. March 21, 2022 at 4:09 pm Reply
  britt says:
  
  Oh, please do! I hope you enjoy it 🙂 Thanks for reading!!
  
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March 21, 2022 at 8:03 pm Reply
arjeha says:

So great that you took a side trip and wonderful that you were able to share it with your cousin. Great memories were made..

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