Nico Jr in Embry-Riddle's Dean's List

Nico Jr got into Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University College of Business Dean's List as a result of his performance during Spring 2007 semester.

Congratulations Nico!

Nico Jr joins internship program with racing team

Nico Jr, with a strong passion for car racing that took him to become the 2003 SCKC Rotax International Champion, recently fulfilled a dream by becoming an intern in a very well known Grand Am racing team.
He will be helping them with marketing and other racing activities.
The team compete in the Rolex Sports Car Series in the Daytona Prototypes, the premier category in the Grand American Road Racing Series, which in 2005, won the Rolex 24 At Daytona, North America's most prestigious endurance race.
Nico's first activity was in december 5th, 2006 during a test for the Rolex Sports Car Series, in preparation for the race to be held March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Click here for race info














Max Angelelli, Nico Jr and Wayne Taylor















Nico Jr during 2003 SCKC racing season

Alicia and Nico 25th Anniversary

In a day like today, 25 years ago, Alicia and Nico decided to form a family and live together for the time to come.

It was a cold December 5th, 2005 when we got married at Santa Engracia parish in Garza Garcia, NL, Mexico.

25 years later, having lived in Monterrey, Mexico City, Houston and now in Miami, we stand strong and enjoy our sons.

Today, even when we are physically separated, we are together as a family. Alicia is in Houston, Nico Jr in Homestead, FL, Alonso in Sarasota, FL and Nico in Lund, Sweden.

Our new home in Miami

As a result of Nicolas moving to work for Sony Ericsson, starting in November 3rd, 2006, we moved to what will be our new home in Miami. Alicia used her Real Estate expertise to select it! A small little house built in 1940 in the quiet neighborhood of Coral Gables, Florida.
The house is close to Coral Gables "Miracle Mile" avenue, a Golf course and the historical Biltmore Hotel.

Our new home in Miami

Alicia receives International Realtor Certifications

During October 2006, and after finishing the corresponding studies and having fulfilled strict requirements, Alicia was awarded the prestigious Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation and joined a worldwide referral network of elite global real estate practitioners with expertise in working with international clients as well as immigrants. The CIPS Designation is awarded by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Only 1,400 of the millions of Real Estate professionals around the world have this certification.
She has also received the Transnational Referral Certification (TRC) and Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI) certifications in October and March 2006 respectively.

Beba Davila, Nico Jr and Alonso in Europe

Beba, Nico Jr and Alonso took their backpacks to Europe from June to July 2006 visiting London, Madrid, Roma, Venetia, Florence, Barcelona, Chamonix/Mont Blanc, Paris, Tours and Villa d' Este.

A great and unforgettable experience for them.

Photo Album

Alonso and Nico Jr at The Louvre Museum in Paris







































Beba at the Coliseum in Rome

Nicolas moves to Sony Ericsson Latin America

After 10 years working for Compaq and Hewlett-Packard, Nicolas moved last July to Sony Ericsson in Miami, FL. as Director of Customer Services for the Latin American Region.

Sony Ericsson is a very dynamic cellular phones manufacturer that in 5 years of existance has won the 4th place in the world. The parent companies are Sony Electronics in Japan and Ericsson in Sweden.

After 10 years living in Houston, moving to Miami implies leaving great friends and a lot of memories. We will keep them always with us and keep coming back.

We will be now closer to Nico Jr and Alonso. Florida will be our new home.















Sony Ericsson Corporate Offices in London















Sony Ericsson LA head quarters in Miami














Minoru Itaya, Corporate VP and Head of LA, with his wife














Sony Ericsson Fifth year celebration









Customer Services Latin America team

Nico Jr named for Embry-Riddle's Honor Roll

Nico Jr became part of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Honor Roll for his academic achievements during Spring 2006 semester in College of Business.

Dr.Dawna Rhoades, Chair Dept. of Management, Marketing and Operations and Michael Williams, Chair Dept. of Economics, Finance and Information Systems, sent him a letter in this regard.

Well done Nico!

 

MS150 Houston-Austin Bike Tour

After 2 days of intense pedaling, farm roads, nice views, lots of water, knee pain, interminable hills, Nicolas, together with most of the "HP Team", was able to finish the BP MS150 Bike Tour. A 180 miles ride from Houston to Austin, where more than 13,000 bikers participate, as a way to help the thousands of Multiple Sclerosis victims.



Some photos here

Great adventure! We started on Saturday April 22nd at 6:30 AM for 100 miles. Spend the night with HP team at a tent in La Grange, TX and then continued the next morning for another 80 miles to Austin. Just waking up at 4:00 AM on Sunday was already a miracle!

The HP Latin America team was composed by Lorena Morfin, Gabriela Vidal, Ingrid Grana, Enrique Centeno, Carlos Cuiña and Nicolas. All made it to the finish line!

Looking forward for next year's challenge again!

Alonso's Computer Animation work named "Best of Ringling"

A computer animation produced by Alonso around the popular "Intel inside" theme, got him the "Best of Ringling" recognition from Ringling School of Art and Design. Alonso just finished his Sophomore year.



Click here to see it.

Ringling has been recognized as one of the leading universities in the Computer Animation field, producing talent for companies like Dreamworks and Pixar.

Congratulations Alonso!

Nico Jr and his rowing team became Florida's Rowing State Champions

Nico Jr, together with his team, the ERAU Crew from Embry-Ridle Aeronautical University, got the Gold Medal in an 8-person boat and became Florida's State Rowing champions.

Congratulations Nico! Please share with your team!

Cap. Nicolas T. Martinez receives recognition

Cap. Nicolas T. Martinez was recognized on March 25th, 2006 as a "Living Legend & a Pioneer of the Executive Aviation in Mexico" during the XXI International Aviation Safety Seminar.
Congratulations for you and your colleagues Capi! Well deserved after more than 15,000 hours of flight.
Click here for the event information.
Click here to see some photos.

180 miles of cycling adventure

Nicolas is currently training with Hewlett-Packard Team for the MS150 Bike tour. This is a two-day cycling adventure from Houston to Austin that raises funds to help people living with Multiple Sclerosis. The tour will be on April 22nd and 23rd.
Every Saturday, the training sessions cover 40 to 60 miles in different country roads around Houston that we "enjoy" (if we can call it that way) together with the HP Latin America team, formed by Lorena Leija, Gabriela Vidal, German Huerta, Enrique Centeno, Ingrid Grana and Carlos Cuina.

If you would like to donate to help Nicolas get funds for the victims of MS, click here

For information on HP Team, click here

Nico Jr moves back to Daytona Beach, FL

Nico Jr. moved from Prescott, AZ back to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Campus in Daytona Beach, FL. for his second semester of Sophomore year.

Nico went to Daytona Beach with his grandfather, Nicolas Sr., from whom he got his vocation in Aeronautics, in order to visit the University.

He will rejoin his Rowing team and continue his career in his initial campus.

Wisemen Cake (Rosca de Reyes) in Houston

After Christmas, Nicolas Martinez Sr, Esther Martinez, Esther Alejandra and Jorge Davila came to Houston together with Nico Jr to spend a couple of days with us.
We had "Rosca de Reyes" with them, Gaby and Mike Hansel, Dustin and Andy on January 6th.
Then we all said goodbye to Alonso and Nico Jr. They went back to College on January 7th and 8th. We will miss them for another semester.

Christmas in Monterrey Mexico

As every year, we went to Monterrey Mexico for Christmas. We had a chance to be with Nico's family at Humberto de la Garza and Rosario's house, then at Alicia mother's house and then had dinner with our all-time friends there (Francisco and Beba Lopez, Antonio and Gloria Cantu, Gerardo and Tere Paez and Cicero Willis, with all their sons and daughters).

Visit to Gerardo Martinez Sr and Jr in McAllen, TX

On December 22nd, we went to Mc Allen, TX to visit Gerardo Martinez Ancira and Gerardo Martinez Garza's families.
We had a Christmas gifts interchange and spend the night there
We had a great time togehter.

Alonso publishes 4 new short animations

Alonso has published 4 short animations as part of his Sophomore year at Ringling School of Art and Design.
These files are around 15 Mb in size, so give them some time to load.

Great work Alonso!


HP Linux Penguin


Stopwatch



Robie



Return of the Sith

Family visit for Thanksgiving

Alicia's mother, Nico's father and Alicia's sisters Esther and Virgina came to Houston for Thanksgiving. We had a great time and a GOOD shopping spree. For the third consecutive year, we have been around 4:30 AM ready to catch the great sales of Black Friday (Day after Thanksgiving).

Nico Jr wins first place in Duathlon at Glendale, AZ

Nico Jr won first place in the 4th Annual GCC Halloween Adult Duathlon in Glendale, AZ in the 20-24 year category.
That included a 3.5 mile run, followed by a 12 mile bike and then a 1 mile run.

Click here for event information.
Click here for results

Congratulations Nico for your dedication to sports!!

Below is the "scary" medal with a Halloween motif.

Alonso publishes "Primitive Theatre" animation

As part of his Computer Animation Sophomore year at Ringling School of Art and Design, Alonso published "Primitive Theatre", a Computer Animation project where Charles Chaplin is created out of a simple box.

Click here to see the movie (Wait for it to load)

Fled from Hurricane Rita!

Last Thursday September 22nd. Hurricane Rita reached 175 mph and had the full force of a Category 5 hurricane, heading to Texas and Lousiana and severely threatening Houston. So Alicia and I decided to evacuate. We left at 4:30 AM that day togehter with other four friend's families. As you may have heard, all Houston's highways were totally packed when more than two million people tried to left the city.
One of our friends, armed with a GPS, guided us through farm roads and even dirt roads all the way to Dallas. We made 9 hours to get there when a normal trip takes 3, but we were VERY lucky considering the number of cars that were stuck at the roads for hours and running out of gas.
You have to see our SUV: Us, together with 3 dogs, a ferret, an iguana and all the stuff we tried to take with us. The previous night we "tried" to protect our house's windows with tape, grab all important papers, some food, the animals, and started the adventure.
We arrived at a beautiful little town called Waxahachie, 30 miles before Dallas, TX, where we found, as a real miracle, a room at a hotel there. It was impossible to get reservations via the internet or by phone.
Some of our friends stayed in Dallas and others have to drive all the way to Oklahoma. Incredible.
On Sunday, and celebrating Alicia's birthday, we came back to Houston, and as a gift for her, we found our house in good shape. Just tons of debris, leaves, branches, etc. But everything was in its place.
Waxahachie is a beautiful old town from the 1800's. What an adventure! Hewlett-Packard closed its main campus from the September 22nd to the 27th, following the recommendations from Houston authorities that tried to coordinate a more orderly return.
We haven't seen something like this in the 9 years we have lived in Houston. Something is changing in our global weather conditions.


Hurricane Rita near the cost of Texas and Louisiana


Rita's path from Sept. 17th. to the 25th.


Municipal Court building at Waxahachie, TX