Cinco de Mayo Mavens

It's Cinco de Mayo and we are celebrating!! In case you have never heard of it, here's a little Cinco de Mayo history lesson. It is Spanish for the "Fifth of May."  Basically, it has to do with the Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla (Mexico's freedom from France) back in 1862. It became a symbol of Mexican resistance to foreign domination.  That's the gist of the real reason to celebrate this fun Holiday. After some time, it is said that Mexico kind of ignored it (except for Puebla), but it continued to be celebrated by a large population of Mexican people who had immigrated to the USA and settled down in states such as Texas and California. To them it became more of a celebration of "Mexican Living" than about the Battle of Puebla, and was quickly adopted by many Americans. Give us any reason to celebrate and party and we'll take it. Most people still have no idea what this Holiday is for,  nevertheless, we were able to morph it into a Mexican version of Saint Patrick's Day - an excuse to drink, party and have fun. We go out and eat Mexican Food, drink beer and margaritas, dance, listen to Mariachis (Spanish musicians) and scream and shout, "Arriba! Arriba!"

As we get a little older, it can be quite exhausting to navigate through the crowds and deal with very inebriated folks who celebrate this Holiday (of course we have been some of those inebriated people, that's why we know - Ha Ha). Most importantly, it's also hard to find a friend who is willing to put up with everyone's drunk ass and be the designated driver. We can have fun by ourselves anywhere, anytime; so this year, we decided to tone it down a bit and celebrate at home by the pool. Of course no Maven Holiday would be complete without music, cocktails, and props, so we donned our sombreros, stuck a mustache on our face, and instantly transformed into the "Cinco de Mayo Mavens".

As we were making our first cocktail, we came up with the fun idea to concoct and drink five different drinks in honor of the "Cinco de Mayo" Holiday.  We call it "Cinco de Drinkos."  Here are the Cinco Drinkos we made:

Bahama Mama

Pisco Sour

Pink Panty Pulldowns 

Piña Colada 

and of course we ended with our beloved wine.

Wine 

Before the day ended, we were visited by a few Federales (Mexican Police) warning us to keep it down. They wondered how so much noise could come from only two señoritas? We laughed and told them it's not hard for us to do especially after cinco drinkos. We didn't want any trouble, so we assured them we would quiet down. Doesn't look like they believe us...

After all the hoopla, we were lucky the Federales only issued us a warning and didn't throw us in the slammer. Ha! Ha!   Well, it just goes to show you ... whether we are partying like rock stars or laying low it's always a jolly holiday with the Mavens. Hasta luego toda la gente!!

Ricardo the Parrot Bottle Opener