Welcome from Chico and the Black Gonzalez!

There are so many things I want to write about!


It was hard to pick, but I thought I would just share a bit about my husband and I since you are going to be our GFF, Gonzalez Family Friend. My name is Tiffany and my husband's name is Chilo. Some people have thought he is saying Chico, little boy in Spanish, or Shelo. Our little cousin has been known to call him "Uncle Cheeto"... maybe because he can sometimes be a cheese ball. :) It is, however, pronounced CH-e-low but he is flexible and has been known to answer to any name!  Next, I'm black lol. There has been many-a-time that my last name was called and I stood up only to have the person calling "Gonzalez" look around me, waiting for someone else to stand up. To which, I smile and say, "That's me!"

I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. My husband always says he moved to Colorado from Oregon to meet his wife and bring me back home. He is originally from a small town in Southern Oregon. We tried the small town and it wasn't a good fit for this city girl, so we ended up back in Denver for a couple of years. Then, I started to really miss Oregon. We decided to compromise and move to Portland. That worked for us for a while but Chilo always wanted a farm and I did too, just don't tell him that! We recently moved to a farm about an hour away from Portland which is the PERFECT compromise. Still close enough to enjoy a date night but living in the country, working with the land and animals, is how we want to raise our kids.

We have three little girls and 4 kiddos from Chilo's previous relationships... that is right, seven in all! On our farm there is currently two dogs, a cow, a few chickens, quail, and a few stray cats who visit us regularly. This number is sure to change at any given time because Chilo always surprises me with new residents. He actually came home with a rooster a couple of days ago! Now I wake up at 3:30am to Cock-a-doodle-do... I just want to reach over and slap him. Do ya'll think that's rude lol? We hope you follow us while we figure out how to navigate our life. That is a bit about us, please share something about yourself in the comments below, I would love to get to know who our new family friends are!