Month: July 2011
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No we haven’t forgotten! – No, no nos hemos olvidado!
Hi eveyone! This is a quick message to let you know that we are still here! We haven’t been able to post anything since Ian and Andrea ‘s wedding is going on right now, but once we get back we will make sure to update you on everything! Hola a todos! Este es un mensaje…
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Wisconsin for a wedding
So for the last few days, I (Leslie) have been out of town in Chicago, then Madison, WI and now back to Chicago to attend two of the three most important weddings for me this year – my former roommate Missy’s wedding in Madison and my brother’s wedding in Chicago (the third is my cousins…
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The Village Pub #2
When we moved to our new home we really had no idea that we were actually going to discover a gold mine of delicious places to eat, shop and hang out…just a few blocks away! Asian food, coffee, ice cream, sandwiches, pizza, BBQ, beer, etc… all of this is available to us in a very…
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A Choripan loose in the park!! – Un Choripan suelto en el parque!!!
We have been waiting for a long time to take Choripan to the dog park and see him making friends! So finally the day came, he has all his vaccines, we had some extra time during the week, and the weather was very pleasant after the rain. We knew he would have a lot of…
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Singing at Puckett’s in Leipers Fork, TN
Happy Monday everyone! I’m still feeling a little worn out from the weekend (it started on Thursday night with the midnight showing of Harry Potter, which I’ll post about soon, then Friday night shooting a rehearsal dinner and Saturday night shooting a wedding, then last night I played a show with my dad and other…
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Chupete graduates! – Chupete se graduo!
Chupete graduated!! We are so proud of him! especially because this class was a huge challenge to his curious nature. For his beginner class he was the only dog enrolled, which was a huge help for him (and us) because it let our trainer focus on him and his puppy issues (he really needed attention,…
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My art and Chupete shirts!
Since I was a kid I had a special interest in art. I wasn’t the “Mom! Mom! I want to go to the museum and look paintings and statues” kind of kid, more like “Mom! Mom! do you have a pen and a piece of paper I can use to draw?” kind of kid. I…
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Chupete’s graduation and Park It!
Chupete (now 9 months) is ready to “graduate” from his intermediate training class tomorrow! We’ve all learned so much about training dogs, first in his beginner class and now in his intermediate class, you wouldn’t believe how different he is from when we first brought him home. In fact, Chupete was a Christmas return! The…
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The Boat Jammers on Broadway!
Morning folks! So last night Javi and I were down on Broadway listening to some music at the bar Margaritaville! I hadn’t ever been to Margaritaville – most of the time when I’m on Broadway I head to Roberts (the honky-tonk) and I’m a creature of habit so I haven’t branched out to many other…
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Would you rather….(Nashville heat wave edition!) – Que prefieres?
After last winter in Nashville with lots of snow and cold weather and now with the current heat wave, Leslie and I cannot agree about our preferred extreme weather. Leslie prefers the cold, her argument being “there’s only so many layers you can take off but you can always add on in the winter!” I…
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My inaugural post…and the Rodriguez/McClure Sunday
Between my facebook profile, facebook photography page, photography website, photography blog and twitter and linked in accounts, I think it’s safe to say that I’m fairly connected, or shackled to, many frontiers of the interweb. So last week when Javi decided to start a family blog on the same day that I got a google+…
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The blank electric panel – Panel electrico en blanco
Our backyard has one outdoor light with a mind of its own. Before I (finally) fixed it, it would turn on at the most ridiculous times and of course it refused to work when we needed it. We finally decided to suck it up and get a new light fixture and figure out how to…
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Buy local, its better for YOU! (and the world)
We would like to introduce you guys to Emerald Glen Farms! (Check out their Facebook page, they are awesome!) They sell the best meat we have ever tasted (In the US). Their products are all natural (yeah not all meat products are all natural), organic (not all meat products are organic), coming from grass fed…
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Jello and Flan! – Jalea y Flan!
There are two desserts that always remind me of home, a big bowl of jello and flan (not together….butmaybe i just got a cool idea). I bet you are now thinking, “jello? That reminds me of the times I was sick, that is sick-times-food” (this is Leslie’s usual response). Well for me it is summer-time-its-so-hot-outside-that-im-melting-and-I-need-something-refreshing-and-sweet…
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Ice Maker!
When we were shopping for appliances, the main request Leslie had regarding our fridge was an automatic ice maker. She loves her ice – she can’t live without it (she is so gringa! hahaha). So when we got our fridge with ice maker we thought they would install it for us – so dumb, of…
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Los Rodriguez mansion!
For those who are thinking about buying a home here is our advice: 1) Find a realtor. Let a professional guide you through the process, it is easier and it will save you money and sleep. (Let us know if you would like the contact info for our realtor) 2) Be realistic. Plan on buying something…
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Los Rodriguez
Los Rodriguez – Javier and Leslie. That’s almost all you need to know for now. I’m gonna try to keep our story short, mainly because we will be sharing details of our lives in future posts and because we love to answer questions. This is pretty much the nature of things: Voy a intentar mantener…
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The older Rodriguez – Chupete
Our eldest son/dog is a 9 months old 50lb. Lab/Beagle/Heeler mix named Chupete. We had his named picked before he was even born. As a soccer fanatic I couldn’t wait to have a dog and name him after my favorite player Humberto “Chupete” Suazo. Chupete actually means lolly-pop in Chile so some people can find…
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The Youngest Rodriguez : Choripan
The youngest member of our family is our 4 month old basset hound / beagle mix named Choripan. His name comes from a typical South American food that involves chorizo and bread, like a hot dog. If he could, he would cuddle all day and lick your toes until you can’t breathe anymore (it’s this…
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