Author: Los Rodriguez Life
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Home Position F1
In the past few years we have developed a strong interest in Formula 1. Yes! Fast cars, drama, competition, world traveling, LOTS OF MONEY! The F1 world is crazy! We were one of the many new fans to the sport attracted to it by the Netflix show “Drive to Survive”. What we enjoy the most […]
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Growing Orchids at home
Oh I remember seeing that huge orchid sitting on the corner table. Green lush leaves, shinny like polished leather, almost fake looking. The flower spike coming out of the plant shooting straight up and then bending down at the top to create a cascade effect of flowers. And the blooms, oh the blooms…large white petal […]
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DIY Big Face Poster
**CLICK HERE TO READ THE UPDATED DIY POST FROM 2018** We are sure that at this point you guys have seen plenty of giant faces jumping around the stands in football games, basketball games and just about every sporting event. We think they are pretty funny watching from the TV – but there is no […]
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4th of July – mid-week holiday!
Though it was the first year we didn’t have a pool party at my parents’ house, this year’s 4th of July was a total blast. We didn’t do the pool this time around mostly because it was a Wednesday so it felt kind of weird to plan on drinking and playing beer pole all day […]
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California – We Miss You
Well well well. Javi and I just got back from California and I’m pining the loss of 65 degree weather. You better believe I enjoyed every minute of leggings-and-sweatshirt weather while we were there…and it was a great weekend to get away from Nashville since it was a record-breaking 109 on Friday! I doubt even […]
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Family Road Trip!
I never got a chance to write about our road trip home with my parents after Jennifer and Daniel’s wedding in Birmingham but it was a pretty fun time! So here goes. On Sunday morning we decided to make a couple of “must do while in Birmingham” stops. I mentioned before that my dad spent […]
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Mitchell’s Deli!
Returning to the “our neighborhood rules” series, we wanted to dedicate a post to our favorite deli around. Mitchell’s Deli was the first place Javi and I tried out in Riverside Village when we first moved here. We were in the middle of unpacking and we didn’t have a fridge in the house yet so […]
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A busy Memorial Day weekend
This past weekend flew by! It was an extra long weekend for Javi – he only had a half day on Friday and he had Monday off. Even though I don’t technically have an office job, with my master’s thesis looming overhead and ample RA work I definitely don’t feel like I’m off for the […]
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The weekend we hosted 6
A few weekends ago Javier and I hosted more people than ever before in our little mansion – all told there were 8 of us sleeping under one roof! Danielle, Gretchen, Sarah, David, Brandon and Chris all came to Nashville for a weekend visit that went by WAY too fast. In case you didn’t catch […]
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Sangria & a bachelorette
Two weeks ago the weekend started off with my good friend Ellen’s bachelorette party. For the party prep, I picked up a huge order of rice, beans, meat and tortillas from La Hacienda, one of our favorite Mexican restaurants in town. We decided that the best choice for drink to go with the food would […]
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4:00-6:00
Who else besides me divides the hours of weekdays into favorite / least favorite times of day? I can’t be the only one right? On the average day, when nothing extraordinary is going on, my favorite / least favorite hours of the day go like this: Quien mas aparte de mi divide las horas de […]
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Help us pick a vacation destination!
Alright you guys. Javi and I need some serious help. We FINALLY saved up enough money to take a little vacation (as in, about 4 days of vacation, since we can’t afford to put the dogs in the kennel longer than that). But I think I’ll finish my dissertation before we ever actually decide on […]
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DIY Inexpensive desks!
Since we wanted to have a new office that we could both use, we needed to have desks for both of us. We would love to have two big old desks with plenty of drawers, leather top, shiny old wood and with a big work area…but those desks usually come with a price tag out […]
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Our Ferocious Pups
Ok they’re actually quite gentle and sweet (once they calm down and stop jumping up on you to say hello – we’re still working on the “off” command) – but these photos might suggest otherwise if you didn’t know Chupi and Chori. On Sunday we spent the whole day working on bookshelves and painting things […]
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One step closer to citizenship…
Today I completed one more step towards becoming a US citizen; I had to go in for biometrics in order to renew my green card. The process towards citizenship is slow, somewhat complicated at the beginning, sometimes nerve wracking, and I am just over halfway there!….(I think) Hoy complete un paso mas hacia convertirme en […]
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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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