Month: December 2011
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Our year in review
I cannot believe it’s already 2012. This year flew by – and so much happened this year to make it by far one of the best. Here’s a little review of the Los Rodriguez Life in 2011: three days before the new year in 2010, we came home with Chupete Javi and I went to California to see Chile…
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ceviche, yarn and basquetbol
I told you all Paula spoils us – last night in addition to making 3 pans full of pastel de choclo, she also made a serving of ceviche big enough for 10 people and MORE for lunch today. It sat all night long marinating in lemon juice and it was fabulous. I’ll put the recipe…
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Pastel de Choclo
Paula spoils us when she visits us in Nashville. Yesterday she made us a typical Chilean dish called pastel de choclo – I think the closest translation would be corn casserole. It’s typical to Chile the way grits are typical in the U.S. south – a simple but delicious corn staple. The ingredients (for 10…
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Los Rodriguez Wedding #2
Dec. 26 was our second second anniversary, but we only celebrate the 12/12 anniversary. Javier and I hopped on a plane to Chile two days after our first wedding to head down to prepare for Christmas there and our second wedding the day after Christmas. My mom, dad and brother also came down, which was…
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What a Christmas!
Normally I don’t think I’d spend a whole post talking about what I got for Christmas, but this year was extra special. I can’t believe the number of handmade and thoughtful gifts we unwrapped yesterday! Last night when we finally got back to our house after spending Christmas at my parents’ house we spread everything…
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MERRY CHRISTMAS / FELIZ NAVIDAD!
Merry Christmas from our family to yours!!!! It’s been a crazy few days and we have tons and tons to share, but for now we’ll leave you with a few photos and videos from the show on Friday. We hope this is a lovely Christmas / holiday / day for everyone! It’s been very very…
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A Translation Break: Uno to the Rescue
Before we get into the photos from our massive Uno game…here’s a quick reminder that THE SHOW AT PUCKETT’S IN LEIPER’S FORK IS TONIGHT!!!!!! The info: location: 4142 Old Hillsboro Road Leipers Fork TN 37064 showtime: 8:00 PM cost: $10 Reservations if you want a table: 615-794-1308 Now, on to the real post. Last night…
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food, recipes and more food!
Our house has turned into our very own pasteleria (bakery)! Cora baked 13 loaves of her Christmas bread (pan de pascua) and it smells heavenly, I threw together some no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies (thanks to Diane’s recipe) and Meri made a huge pot of cola de mono (monkey tail), a Chilean holiday drink that tastes…
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A door named Apocalipsis
Things have been pretty crazy with the whole Rodriguez family in town! We’ve mostly spent our time relaxing together, cooking, shopping and enjoying each other’s company. Right now, Javier’s mom Meri is wildly happy cleaning our house with our brand new steam cleaner – she LOVES it, and I love that our house looks and…
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Manuel Fernandez – 1922
Javier’s parents brought us (what seems like) an entire suitcase full of items from Chile, including a sweet photo of Javier’s great-grandfather Manuel Fernandez. Los papas de Javier trajeron (lo que parece ser) una maleta llena de cosas de Chile, incluyendo una foto genial de el bis-abuelo de Javier, Manuel Fernandez. Manuel was from Santander,…
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McClure wedding
Not only is our anniversary in December but my parents and Javier’s parents celebrate their anniversaries in this wonderful month as well. My parents’ 34th was this past Friday, Dec. 16. Below is a photo of their celebratory beer at Dalt’s grill – still such a cute couple! 🙂 No es solo nuestro aniversario en…
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West End Rhythm Kings
PAULA IS HERE!!!!! And the rest of Javier’s family arrives tomorrow!! Paula is Javier’s older sister and she arrived a few days before the rest of the family and is going to stay a little longer. We love having her here, and she’s been a big help working on a few last minute projects (which…
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Five Points Pizza!
For all of you pizza lovers out there, there is a relatively new pizza joint in East Nashville that has some of the best pizza pies around. Thanks to our friend Art we learned about a Five Points Pizza and the deliciousness they offer, both in pizza and their selection of yummy brews. Seriously, pizza and…
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Mansion Makeover
I feel like I’m sitting in a totally different house right now – Javi and I painted our living / dining room!! We started on our anniversary (so romantic…try not to be too jealous of our pizza and beer anniversary dinner) and finished yesterday, just in time for Javier’s parents to arrive. I’m so happy…
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Los Rodriguez Wedding
I already wrote out this long, detailed post about all the fun aspects of our wedding, but it was boring and I’d hate to have a boring post describing of one of the best days of my life, and one of the most fun parties I’ve ever been to. So here’s a few quick words…
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Los Rodriguez Anniversary
It’s our 2-year wedding anniversary! Happy day! Es nuestro segundo aniversario! Feliz dia!! Our engagement story is kind of funny, and worth telling before I post anything about our wedding, which I’ll do tomorrow. Javi and I both volunteered for a local Vacation Bible School in the summer of 2009, and on our way to…
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The End is Near!
The end of the semester. The end of the world isn’t until next December (?). El fin del semestre. El fin del mundo no es hasta el proximo Diciembre (?). I’ve turned in all of my papers – including the one I wrote with my fabulous coauthor Samantha, so that’s that. Now I have  my last…
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HaviAir’s Chicken ConsommĂ©
Now that the cold weather has officially arrived in Middle Tennessee (not welcome by the way…it sucks) I felt the need for a good soup. To me a good cold weather soup needs a tasty broth, some veggies and some kind of meat. That is my favorite kind of soup, and Cazuela is the best…
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dogs, ferrets and pigs, Oh My!
I’m willing to bet pretty good money that my friend Gretchen is one of the top animal lovers of the world. It’s hard for me to keep up with the number of animals she has rescued, but I do know for a fact that the collection includes a cat (Memphis), 2 dogs (Dallas and Droopy),…
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Advent Workshop at Second Presbyterian
It’s finals week…which means I’m digging back into my recent fun adventures file, because I will be enjoying a grand total of zero fun adventures until I turn in my last assignment (which is a take home final, and happens to be due on our 2-year anniversary). Es semana de examenes finales…lo que significa que estoy…
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