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‘Merica party
On April 19 I became an American citizen and for quite a while we planned on having a big America party to celebrate. We wanted to have as many family and friends at the party as possible, but due to vacation schedules, shows, gigs, work, etc…we couldn’t find a good time to have this party…
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Pan amasado
Every once in a while I get a craving for bread – specifically Chilean bread. I won’t go to the store and stuff my face with a regular loaf. I’m talking about warm hand made Chilean bread. Since there isn’t a Chilean bakery in Nashville, I have to make the bread myself. De vez en…
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Arrington Vineyards
A couple of weeks ago Javier and I spent a lovely Sunday afternoon with friends at Arrington Vineyard. Like the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Arrington Vineyards was another Nashville favorite that Javier and I had never visited in our years living in this lovely city. Arrington is about a 40 minute drive outside of town and…
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THE FINISHED LANDSCAPE!
I still can’t believe we never posted about our finished landscape. After all that work and all those updates along the way – we never showed off the finished product! I think it was such an effort to do the landscaping that the thought of describing the final push to finish was too much to…
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The Ryman!
So getting back to our lovely weekend with my aunt Jane and uncle Bruce – the night after we went to the symphony we went out downtown to hear a very different kind of music in a very different but equally wonderful venue – songwriters at the Ryman! The Ryman put on a special night…
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Garden Update!
Lately thanks to all this rainfall our garden is starting to look great. This year we planted corn, beans, tomatoes, peppers, basil, cucumbers, zucchini, carrots, lettuce and spinach (but those were cold season crops so they are finished now), beets, radishes, sweet potatoes and strawberries. We also used half of a raised bed for cutting…
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We (finally) went to the symphony!
The Schermerhorn Symphony Center has been open for 7 years and Javi and I went for the first time last weekend! I can’t believe it took me so long to get there – what an incredible experience. My aunt Jane and uncle Bruce were in town two weeks ago for the Academy of General Dentistry…
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Hickory Slims at Village Pub and YumEast!
Since March Hickory Slims has played a couple of shows that I never got around to posting about. Things have been so busy for us outside of music – Eric and Willie each bought a house, so they’ve been going crazy moving in and getting things settled in their respective homes. Josh and I were…
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Baby Leighton!
Back in May when my mom, gma and I went to my sister-in-law Andrea’s baby shower, we stopped in Louisville on our way home to meet baby Leighton for the first time! Leighton is Gretchen’s baby, and the first baby of my high school friends. Gretchen was the preggo bridesmaid at Danielle’s wedding – luckily…
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Denmark – last day, last post!
On our very last day I was all tourist-ed out, so we decided to spend the day leisurely wandering around the city and shopping, getting rid of the last few kroner we had before returning home. I had already bought a souvenir – a couple of really nice hand painted mugs from a Copenhagen pottery,…
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Starting the day off right – Copenhagen style
This is going to sound weird (except to all the foodies out there) but breakfast was without a doubt the highlight of my day and one of my favorite parts of the trip. The breakfast in our hotel was included in the cost of the stay and it was incredible! Every night I was so…
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Jazzhus Montmartre
One of the last big events for us in Copenhagen was a trip with our parents to the Jazzhus Montmartre, their treat. The Jazzhus is the best jazz club in Copenhagen (not to be confused with Jazz House!), so we got there an hour and a half early to get good seats. The hour and…
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A museum, microbrewery and Copenhagen birthday
One afternoon we went with my parents to the National Museum – another Rick Steves recommendation (and…added bonus – it was free!). The museum is enormous and we went with only two hours before closing, so we didn’t get to see everything. The museum is divided into three floors – the bottom is Danish prehistory…
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Copenhagen Zoo!
One of our favorite things to do when we visit a new city is to go to the local zoo. The Copenhagen zoo was a great surprise for us. It was a little far, but we didn’t mind the walk as long as we could see some cool animals. The main attractions were the polar…
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Singing in Denmark
We wound up taking this trip to Copenhagen because my dad was invited by the National Church of Copenhagen to speak at a preaching conference. He had done this before and last year he played a little music for the entertainment evening of the conference. The conference-goers were so pleased with his lectures and music…
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Rosenborg Castle and the Crown Jewels
One of our excursions was to the Rosenborg Castle, which was right across the street from the botanical gardens and only a few blocks from our hotel. Rick Steves had rated this attraction pretty high, and I was interested in seeing the crown jewels! So we took our cameras and headed out to the castle…
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Tivoli Gardens
One of our Copenhagen excursions was a trip to the crazy Tivoli Gardens – a really cool theme park right in the middle of the city. Once inside the walls of Tivoli, it’s hard to imagine that this place is right in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the city – it’s got…
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Copenhagen Botanical Gardens
It is no surprise that by now Leslie and I have developed a strong interest in plants. Luckily for us, our hotel was just a couple of blocks from Copenhagen’s botanical gardens (we didn’t know until we found it on a map after a couple of days). The garden is a beautiful park, free, and…
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Canal tour of Copenhagen
On Monday morning we all set out for the canal to take a canal tour. We’re extremely good at getting lost, but my mom and Javier are obsessed with their Copenhagen maps. So while dad and I meander around the city in our own worlds taking photos, mom and Javi would stop about every 100…
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Carlsberg Brewery Museum
One thing you must know about my in-laws is that they love beer. Not in a “let’s get drunk” kind of way, but in a “let’s enjoy a good beer” way. The best known brewery in Copenhagen is Carlsberg, and luckily John and Annie hadn’t yet visited it so it was a great opportunity to…
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