Like many people in the U.S., we have been celebrating Cinco de Mayo for several years.
Usually we do so by either eating at or getting take-out from a Mexican restaurant.
Last year we ordered take out from Qdoba, and it was quite hectic. While there was no diners eating in (you weren’t allowed), there seemed to be dozens of online orders that completely overwhelmed the staff. They were working non-stop, but it was impossible to stay up with the deluge and the result was significant delays in getting the orders completed. Our order was finally ready after one hour. Please note I am not criticizing Qdoba here. I was happy they were open, the employees were working as hard as they could, and the food was delicious.
This year, in a pre-emptive move designed to beat the crowd and avoid long delays, we decided to celebrate Cinco de Mayo today, on May 4th. We ordered take-out from a wonderful local Mexican restaurant, Buena Vista.
And just like we hoped, there was no line. While picking up the food, I wished the owner good luck with tomorrow, and he said it would be a crazy day. But I am sure they are looking forward to it.
But now my fear is that when tomorrow rolls around, I’ll feel like I cheated the holiday by getting my food one day early.
After all, people don’t celebrate Christmas on December 24 or New Year’s Eve on December 30.
But I’ll keep telling myself how rational the decision to celebrate a day early was, while I ponder what to do with the extra hour I’ll pick up in my day.
And maybe we’ll celebrate May the 4th be with you tomorrow…
By the way, if you’re not sure what Cinco de Mayo is all about, here is a brief blurb from History.com:
Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. The day, which falls on Wednesday, May 5 in 2021, is also known as Battle of Puebla Day. While it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States, Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American populations.
Seems to make the most sense to celebrate a mid-week holiday the weekend before. And it’s how we usually do it in our home.
With that said, I’m always a little disappointed when my Wednesday bday rolls around and I don’t have dinner plans. So, dinner plans are made at a restaurant for a second time in a week.
In other words, I say, get tacos tomorrow to!
Also… thanks for sharing some history🇲🇽
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I like the way you think! maybe we’ll get some tacos before the rush… 🙂
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Sounds like a plan!
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Celebrate away on whatever day you please. We actually used to move Christmas to New Year’s Eve when my husband’s sons were with their mother on Christmas Day. Worked out just fine for several years until JT was born on New Year’s Eve. Then we just moved Christmas to another day around the same time. No cheating required.
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that’s good to know. I guess it just requires being a bit flexible. Something that I sometimes have trouble with… 🙂
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I say celebrate again tomorrow, no problem! We celebrate with Mexican food quite often. 🙂
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ok, that seems to be the consensus!
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I say celebrate today also. A couple of tasty margaritas are in order for a good Cinco de Mayo.
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that or sangria… 🙂
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I like the way you think. It’s more the act of celebrating rather than the exact date. For example, if people celebrate Thanksgiving one day earlier or one day later than the actual holiday because of work, does it mean that it’s less relevant?
Now, maybe tomorrow, you can go trick-or-treating to really throw people off their game.
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good point, Pete. Now if I went trick or treating that would probably be enough to start a movement to get me out of the neighborhood! 🙂
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I am feeling a little left out – I don’t celebrate 4th of May Star Wars Day – due to n lack of interest and have only just heard of 5th May from several bloggers. Lots of European countries eat their main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve so I think enjoyment of your Mexican food the night before is fine!
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I don’t celebrate May the 4th either; I’ve never been a fan of Star Wars. But May 5th seems to be gaining in popularity in the U.S. And that’s good to know about Europeans eating their big meal on Christmas Eve!
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I love this holiday! what about a drive through Taco Bell dinner, just to get over the guilt and for ease of service and time?
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It is a fun holiday, but Taco Bell could be a little busy today. I might do a drive by thought and check… 🙂
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just get a bag of chips and some salsa – ole!
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you must have read my mind… 🙂
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I am with Pete on this one. It is the celebration that matters, not the date on the calendar.
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that seems to be the consensus, so I may be getting more Mexican food today, just to celebrate…
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Anything which celebrates a victory over the French is fine with Brits, so go ahead whenever it suits you 😊
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I guess old grudges never really go away 🙂
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They’ve been there for centuries, and Brexit isn’t helping! Having been born and brought up in a town which is home to one of the largest castles they built here, that history has always registered with me.
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If beans were included with your May 4th Mexican dinner, then don’t worry. You’ll be tooting your horn all day, today, in celebration of Cinco de Mayo.
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And here I thought this would be a safe topic for you!
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Lo siento, pero este muy peligroso.
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No comprende!
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No sabe? Tu el stupido!
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Dummkopf!
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Doolally!
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Thats my word! 😛
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How about “dongola”?
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I am afraid to ask what that means!
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It means “dummy” in some foreign language. But I can’t remember which.
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…..mmm…!
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Wait! Thats a made up word, yoj mean gondola , right! You doolally!
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Pendeho!
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Whoops, you’re so el stupido, I misspelled it. It’s “pendejo”.
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You stupido, you missspelled it!
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Tu es loco in la cabeza.
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golpeando mi cabeza
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✋😶
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👍
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I not loco!
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Si, es tu.
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Es Not!
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Callate, cabron.
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Heyyyy!! You be bad smartass! 🤪
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You’re not supposed to look those words up, schtupid.
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You know I am a curious cat! Jason told me not to look up what that whatchamacalit hideous beaver/rat creature looked like, but unfortunately I did!
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How’d you like to find that under your front porch some morning?
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I wouldn’t! I told Jason it was his fault if I dreamed about it!
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No, in all fairness it would be your fault for falling asleep.
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Oh yes, how dare I fall asleep!
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You can stay up all night. Aren’t you doing that this evening?
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No, I have tonight off actually. So I am trying to write a story, will see if it happens. Her daughter is spending the night with her tonight.
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That’s nice. Maybe your story will become a best seller, and you’ll make more money from writing than from babysitting.
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Now that is positive thinking! 🙂
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🤞
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that would be the dream…
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good luck with your story… enjoy the night off…
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The night off was last night but thanks! 😉 and the story got posted right before midnight. Why ideas have to hit me late at night I don’t know! Probably because the house is quiet!
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I’m always a few hours behind… 🙂
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Haha!!
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I don’t remember that one…
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It was a Nutria, that Jason mentioned in his last post. Look it up, you know you want too. 🙂
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I will be checking it out later today!
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You will have to google it, Jason doesn’t show the picture, he just mentioned it, which made me curious. He “warned” me not too, but….
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just went back and read it again. I guess as soon as I saw the word snake, I skipped the rest of that sentence. Just looked it nutria; seeing one of those would be a reason to get in the car and go home… 🙂
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So true! Glad that someone else can have bad dreams now of the hideous creature.
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I don’t know if there is room for this creature, given my dreams about snakes and alligators…
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just checked that in google translate as well 🙂
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Google is quite the polyglot, isn’t he?
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seems to be a bit of a know-it-all…
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this is quite the multilingual conversation we’ve got going on
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thank heaven for Google translate. I guess nothing is safe…
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Nope, not even my bad Spanish.
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Pendeho!
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That’s spelled with a “j,” pendejo.
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I just googled golpeando! 😛
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yes there were, so I guess I will be 🙂 thanks for the laugh…
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I say enjoy delicious Mexican cuisine as often as you can! 😎
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we do enjoy it quite often!
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Sure, why not? We will be celebrating today by making our favourite homemade enchiladas!
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enjoy!
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Are your restaurants still closed to sit down diners?
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more and more of them are starting to open up, but not to 100% capacity…
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