Ever feel like your whole life is mid rewrite?
Me too. This is where I write through it and you’re welcome along for the ride.
nice to meet you
My name is Brenda
You can also call me Bee. I’m currently based in San Antonio and rooted in the mantra of Always Becoming. I started BeeYouXOXO as a space to document life as I experience it: the fun parts, the complicated parts, the loud concert nights, the quiet reset days, and everything in between. Here I write about life in my 40s through music, bariatric life, creativity, cozy living, everyday adventures across Texas and beyond, and moments with Oliver, my dog. At the center of it all is the belief that life keeps evolving, and so do we.
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Why the World Cup Sounds Like Home
Before I knew what a delantero (forward) was, I knew what “GOOOOOOOOOL DE MÉXICOOOOOOO” sounded like. I knew the excitement in the announcer’s voice. I knew the cheers coming from the living room. I knew the way an entire afternoon could suddenly revolve around ninety…
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I Started Going to Concerts Alone and Never Stopped
I had anxiety about going to concerts alone, or doing anything alone really. I still chose the floor. Going to concerts alone was never the plan. Yet there I was, walking out of American Airlines Center in Dallas after the Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour…
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The Dress That Waited for Me: My Gastric Bypass Story
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Why I Kept My Bariatric Surgery Private
There is a moment I think about a lot. I am sitting in my aunt’s living room in Monterrey. My mom and my aunt are talking, not to me, just to each other, about someone they knew who had bariatric surgery and how well she…
Soundtracks of Life
Concerts, outfits, emotions, and the music memories I’m still thinking about long after the drive home.
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