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Quick Trip to Monteagle
Over the weekend Javier and I drove to Monteagle with the doggos to do some hiking on the Fiery Gizzard trail. The idea was to break in our hiking boots before our Colorado trip and to try out some new hiking trails in TN. We’ve already hiked most of the greenways and trails around Nashville,…
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Los Rodriguez Life on TV!
Back in June we posted about our experience with NPR’s StoryCorps, which was subsequently featured on HispanicNashville.com. Shortly after we showed up on Hispanic Nashville, News Channel 5’s Que Pasa Nashville contacted us about doing a segment on the blog, featuring our trip to StoryCorps. Que Pasa Nashville is a half-hour program that features stories from…
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The last of Cali 2012
So it’s back to Nashville – for a few days! I left California yesterday morning and was home by the early evening. Flying is crazy…you know, the whole crossing the country in a matter of hours thing. I still get freaked out about flying because of that one time our plane was hit by lightning…and…
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Cali days and Driftwood Surf Club nights
This week I’m on vacation in California and my brain has totally shut down. I finished working on a couple of big projects last week before I left for Cali and right now even writing coherently on the blog requires a superhuman brainpower effort that I’m sure will leave me with just enough energy to…
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Chicago Trip 2012!
This past weekend was amazing in every way. On Thursday afternoon, once we finally corralled my parents out of the house, we took off for Chicago for the weekend. The drive was surprisingly short and we got up there in time to grab dinner with Ian and Andrea at a little Mexican restaurant 10 steps…
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Barney Google in Doggoland
Every once in a while, Doggoland has the honor of receiving some of the Top Dogs of the yard, and with important personalities in the area, many dangers arise. Last time a top dog visited this part of the world, suspicious squirrels had to be pushed out of the gates, and the cardinals were not…
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Recipe for Chilean Pebre
Our cherry tomato plant has been so productive for us this summer that we haven’t been able to keep up with the harvest. I’m not a big tomato eater when it comes to just eating a plain tomato (as opposed to, say, tomato soup or salsa) and cherry tomatoes are usually for salads. We were taking them…
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Crazy August
We’re closing in on the last few weeks of summer and we’re packing a ton of stuff into the last couple of weeks. I think we planned our summer this way anticipating that I’d be completely finished with my thesis by now…well, it was a nice dream. Actually I’m so close to finishing that I…
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3 Baby steps towards a greener life
Clothesline: We wrote a post a few weeks ago about this little addition to our home. To summarize, we barely use the dryer (we will most likely use it in the winter), we use less electricity, we are not adding drying sheets to the garbage, and we are enjoying spending a little more time outside.…
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Windowsill Collection
Last week in the mail Javi and I got a really cool gift from my uncle Warren. Warren is a high school chemistry and earth sciences teacher and has been collecting rocks, minerals, fossils, sharks teeth – you name it – for as long as I can remember. His collection is AMAZING and he’s won…
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Bobbie’s Dairy Dip
A couple of nights ago we were all sitting down at the table (and when I say “we” I mean Leslie, her parents, her grandma and me) after a delicious meal – we made pesto again – wondering what we could do to extend the joy of our dinner. At that point, Annie came up…
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computer crisis
So – back to the computer and the water. There actually wasn’t enough water to damage anything inside of the computer, but unfortunately the computer was plugged in and the water hit the spot where the charger plugs into the computer…so the screen immediately went black, never to illuminate again. At the time, I didn’t…
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good company and a bit of suspense
This week is going by SO SLOWLY. Last week we were spoiled because we started the week still on a little vacation high and then the 4th of July holiday in the middle of the week, so it seemed like we got to the weekend in no time. On Friday Corinne came into town just…
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Doglympic dreams: More Adventures with Tongo and Zongo
Every 4 years there is an event that motivates dogs to run faster, jump higher, bark louder, and chew stronger, the Doglympics! This year, the games will be held in a dog park in London. With a landscape designed to demand the highest athletic performance from those participating, dogs all over the world are training…
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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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Gma Joan’s Pesto magic
One of the most productive plants in our garden is the basil. It is really great to see it grow big and fast and to be able to pick a leaf when I go to check the plants and smell the amazing aroma of this fresh Italian basil. I like to chop a leaf and…
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Golden birthday!
This past Tuesday I celebrated my golden birthday – turning 26 on the 26th day of the month. Javi thinks the golden birthday concept is dumb, but that’s because his was when he was 6 years old and he didn’t know what a golden birthday was back then. Not that it matters anyway – I didn’t throw…
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Sun & Heat, you are hired!
After starting the garden and installing the hammocks in the backyard, we are spending much more time with Chupete and Choripan in the backyard. We would love to be able to spend even more time in this peaceful space, but Tennessee has decided to heat things up (quite a bit) and staying outside, even under…
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“Home Made” Pizza
We love going grocery shopping at Trader Joes. We dont live close to it (we wish there was more than 1 in Nashville) but we still take our weekly trip to the store. One of the reasons we like shopping there is that from time to time they surprise us with an idea for a…
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