Martinez-Martinez Family

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

2007-05-11T22:57:00.000-05:00

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

2006-12-09T21:36:00.001-06:00

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

2006-12-05T05:15:00.000-06:00

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

2006-11-03T11:35:00.001-06:00

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

2006-10-07T22:03:00.000-05:00

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

2006-07-25T14:46:00.001-05:00

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

2006-07-24T12:28:00.002-05:00

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

2006-06-12T11:24:00.000-05:00

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

2006-04-23T10:48:00.000-05:00

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"

2006-04-20T10:30:00.000-05:00

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

2006-04-07T17:56:00.000-05:00

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

2006-03-26T12:10:00.000-06:00

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

2006-03-23T11:38:00.000-06:00

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

2006-01-10T19:24:00.000-06:00

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

2006-01-08T17:35:00.000-06:00

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

2005-12-25T17:23:00.000-06:00

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

2005-12-22T17:04:00.000-06:00

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

2005-12-14T16:20:00.000-06:00

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

2005-11-27T16:48:00.000-06:00

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

2005-10-30T22:47:00.000-06:00

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

2005-10-19T22:09:00.000-05:00

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!

2005-09-25T22:16:00.000-05:00

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

Alonso Computer Animation Project

2005-09-18T20:53:00.000-05:00

Alonso finished "Ball Bounce", a Computer Animation project at Ringling School of Art and Design. I'm sure we will soon his name at some Pixar or Dreamworks movie...
Go for it Alonso!

Ball Bouce Animation

Nicolas T. Martinez 75th Birthday in Monterrey

2005-09-10T15:56:00.000-05:00

Nico's father, Nicolas T. Martinez celebrated his 75th anniversary with a lot of friends and family at a ranch in La Estanzuela, near Monterrey.
Everybody enjoyed from a nice Saturday evening with food, drinks, mariachis and best of all, friendship.
Congratulations Capi Martinez!

More photos here

Mariachis at Nicolas T. Martinez 75th Birthday

Harry the Ferret passed away.

2005-09-09T12:36:00.000-05:00

Harry, one of our two Ferrets passed away today. He spent 4 years with us and gave us a lot of fun moments. He will be missed. Corona, will continue to bite us and play around the house.

Harry the Ferret

Nico Jr moves to Prescott, AZ

2005-08-21T22:03:00.000-05:00

Nico and Nico Jr drove all the way from Houston,TX to Prescott, AZ during August 18th and 19th. 1273 miles in 2 days! Almost 1000 miles in I-10 crossing practically most of the US.
Nico Jr moved from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach campus in Florida to Prescott, AZ campus to continue his Aeronautical Science career.
His roomates Eric W. Gall, Nathaniel McMahon and him rented a nice apartment at The Terraces at Glassford Hill with an incredible view of Prescott Valley.

More photos here

Embry-Riddle University @ Prescott, AZ

Nico Jr and Alonso back to their Universities

2005-08-18T22:02:00.000-05:00

Nico Jr and Alonso went back to their Universities for the Fall 2005 year.

Nico Jr moved to Prescott Arizona, to continue his Aeronautical Science program with Embry-Riddle. He decided to move from Daytona Beach campus to Prescott in order to avoid the hurricane seasons that hit Florida very hard last year and didn't let him do the needed flight training.

Alonso went back to Sarasota, FL to continue his Computer Animation career at Ringling School of Art and Design.

More photos here

Back to the Universities!

Vacations in Huatulco Mexico

2005-07-13T22:00:00.000-05:00

We had a great vacation in Huatulco, Mexico from July 13 to 19th, 2005. Nico Jr and Alonso were with us after returning from their Universities. It was a family trip! We met there with the Alicia Garza (Alicia's mom), the Davila family (Jorge, Esther, Gina, Esther Alejandra and Jorge Jr) and Vika and Aaron Martinez.

Nico Jr and Nico ended in wheelchairs!! A huge wave sent both of them to the bottom of the sea where they met with some sharp rocks and sea urchins. Luckily, everything went well and both recovered. What an adventure.

More photos here

Huatulco 2005

Nico Jr participates in Madeira Beach Triathlon

2005-05-22T20:50:00.000-05:00

Last May 22nd, Nico Jr participated in his first Triathlon. It was the Mad Dogs Madeira Beach Triathlon, near St. Petersburg, Florida, consisting of a half-mile swim course, followed by a 15 mile bicycle course and 3.1 miles run course. He arrived in 7th place in the 20-24 years category and bring home a medal.

Congratulations Nico! Way to go!

Madeira Beach Triathlon

Nico participates in Shiner Bash 2005 bicycle ride

2005-05-14T20:38:00.000-05:00

On May 14th, 2005, I participated on the Shiner Bash 2005 bicycle ride. Thousands of cyclists depart simultaneously from Austin, San Antonio and Houston and ride 90 miles through small towns and scenic byways to the historic Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas.
Several friends from Hewlett-Packard participated, like Luis Felipe Nuñez, Jaime and Leniska Altamirano, Lorena Leija, Mauricio Ortiz, Enrique Centeno, Rosy Garza, etc.
Unfortunately my left knee decided to say goodbye at mile 70 and arrived to the finish line in an air conditioned SUV! Great... Last year I made it, and I hope next year I will... Age doesn't come for free... Congratulations to all of my colleagues that finished!
At least we enjoyed some cool Shiner beer at the Spoetzl Brewery.

Shiner Bash 2005

Gabriel, Mauricio Ortiz, Nico, Jaime and Leniska Altamirano!

Nico Jr wins 1st place in RayZ 5K competition

2005-04-30T14:36:00.000-05:00

On April 30th, 2005 Nico Jr won First place in the RayZ Awareness 5K running competition in Ormond, FL in the 20-24 years class.
Congratulations Nico!

1st. Place trophy

Nico Jr Embry-Riddle Rowing team got 5th place in SIRA 2005

2005-04-25T23:07:00.000-05:00

Nico Jr Embry-Riddle Rowing team got a 5th place in the 38th Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association (SIRA) Championship Regatta held in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 15-17, 2004.
Members of SIRA are: University of Central Florida, University of Charleston, Clemson University Rowing Association, Duke, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, Florida Tech, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Jacksonville, Louisville, Marietta, Miami (FL), Murray State, North Carolina, Northwestern State University (LA), Purdue, Rollins, Tennessee-Chattanooga, Tennessee-Knoxville, Tulane, Vanderbilt, Virginia, and Washington University.

More photos here

SIRA Regatta 2005

SIRA Regatta 2005 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Alonso named for "Best of Core" at Ringling

2005-04-17T01:23:00.000-05:00

Alonso produced a short with a mixture of traditional animation and edited video and was selected as "Best of Core" from Ringling School of Art and Design.

Wakeup! video

The video is about a dreamer that wakes up just to realize that he might be dreaming again.

Here are some sections of the video in Macromedia Flash:
1 Mb file
6 Mb file

If you want to download the full video in Quicktime (Large file! 242 Mb), click here .

Nico Jr's Rowing team gets Silver in Jacksonville

2005-03-28T01:58:00.000-06:00

Nico Jr's Rowing team got a Second place Petrakis Cup in March 26, 2005 at St John's River - Jacksonville, FL!

More photos here

Congratulations Nico!

Rowing in Jacksonville

Nico Jr's Embry-Riddle Rowing team wins Gold Medal!

2005-03-10T03:27:00.000-06:00

Nico Jr's Rowing team from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University won First place at the Rollins Invitational, held on March 5, 2005 at Lake Maitland (Winter Park, FL).

More photos here

Congratulations Nico! Please pass it on to all your team.

Nico Jr's Rowing team wins Gold Medal

Nico Jr's Rowing team before competition

Nico Jr had his first solo on a Cessna 172

2005-02-28T22:29:00.000-06:00

Nico Jr made his first solo on a Cessna 172 airplane at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
He got his Private Pilot license last summer in a smaller Cessna 152.
Congratulations Nico!
One more in your list.

Nico Jr's arrives from first solo flight in Houston

Alonso receives recognition from Ringling School of Art's President

2005-02-28T22:20:00.000-06:00

Alonso just informed us that he received a Presidential recognition letter from Dr. Larry R. Thompson, President of Ringling School of Art for his excellent grades during the Fall 2004 semester. How important is to do what we like to do!
We are so proud!
Congratulations Alonso!

Letter from Ringling School of Art and Design's President

Dr. Larry R. Thompson, President of Ringling School of Art and Design

Nico Jr's Embry-Riddle Rowing team

2005-02-28T22:14:00.000-06:00

Nico Jr is part of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University rowing team, and they got a second place at a recent competition. This is the first time the team competes, so their future looks bright. First place in this competition was from the Varsity team of the University of Florida.
Go for it Nico!

Nico Jr Rowing team on the Halifax river in Daytona Beach

We sold our Boat!

2005-02-27T22:04:00.000-06:00

Now that Nico Jr and Alonso have left for their Universities, Alicia and I decided that our beloved boat had to go. Diego Maldonado is the proud new owner of it. We had a lot of fun in it and we wish Diego enjoys it with his family and friends!
Photos at http://martinez.servehttp.com/bayliner/index.htm.

Bayliner 1700 LS

Welcome to the Martinez Family Blog

2005-02-27T19:28:00.000-06:00

This is the Martinez-Martinez Family Blog website. We are Alicia, Nicolas, Nicolas Jr. and Alonso.
Alicia and Nicolas live in Houston, TX. Nicolas Jr. lives and studies in Daytona Beach, FL and Alonso lives and studies in Sarasota, FL.

We will use this Blog to publish news and photos about the family. Enjoy!