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2015 begins (a late recap)
Some months are better than others for blogging. We had an entire week snowed in and even with all that time at home on my hands I still didn’t write anything out. I would just start with the immediate goings-on in our lives but I have so many beautiful photos worth sharing from the past…
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Humming House – new video!
Time for another HH update – we just released a brand new video and the pre-order for our new album “Revelries” is live!! The video is for our song “Great Divide” and – in a totally planned turn of events – that is also the immediate download that you will receive when you pre-order the…
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Maca & Alex – MARRIED!
All of the posts from Chile have been leading up to this: Maca and Alex’s wedding day! In the last post we explained that we woke up early on their wedding day to make those centerpieces, and we didn’t go back to bed until almost 24 hours later. Chileans don’t just throw a reception for a…
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Humming House in the Huffington Post!
We are making a brief pause in the Chile recap to bring you this announcement: Humming House was in the Huffington Post today! Check out this article by Michael Bialas, who interviewed me and Justin back in September at the Americana Music Festival. It’s a list of 14 Peak Performers in 2014, and HH is in…
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11 days in Chile
The 11 days we spent in Chile flew by. The day after we arrived we went over to Alex’s family’s house for the civil ceremony, which always precedes the actual wedding day in Chile. The ceremony was sweet and brief, with a few funny moments (like when the judge asked a question with a double negative…
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5 years as a Rodriguez
Last month, well before our 5-year anniversary date, Javier told me (with that “I’ve got a plan” gleam in his eye) that he had an idea for my anniversary present. For the next week or so, I wasn’t allowed to check our amazon account to see what orders had been made, and one by one…
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Finer things
I’m feeling a little low after a defeating evening watching the election results roll in, so I’m going to focus on the happier things going on in the Los Rodriguez Life. This past weekend we celebrated our good friends Eric and Megan at their beautiful wedding! I’ve known Eric since my freshman year in college.…
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Weekend at home
We’ve been busy around here! Two weekends ago was everything a weekend-at-home should be. On Friday Javi and I spent the evening eating pizza and playing scrabble with grandma at home. Javi won that round. On Saturday we started off with Sunday Morning Pancake Mix chocolate chip pancakes (as every Saturday should start). Javi studied, I lounged,…
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Gia turns 1!
Back to my tales of visiting Ian, Andrea and Gia! It can be summed up easily enough by simply saying that Gia is growing up fast and is more adorable than ever, especially now that her personality is really shining through. She says “wow” all the time, loves to clap, initiates peek-a-boo, loves the song “itsy bitsy…
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Pre-order the new live Humming House album!
I know, I know – I promised photos of Gia and this post has nothing to do with photography or my sweet niece. But it’s coming! This post is time-sensitive, so I’m going to get down to it. Humming House is releasing a brand new LIVE album on August 26, and you can pre-order the…
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Update from Chicago
I’m in Chicago! More importantly, I’m currently relaxing in Ian and Andrea’s condo listening to First Aid Kit and waiting for Andrea to return from work so I can dote on Gia and take 100s of photos. We don’t have a show until tomorrow, so later today we are going to the park to take Gia’s…
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The thing about blogging…
The thing about blogging is that if you leave it alone for any period of time you feel like you have to catch up, and catching up can be a drag (especially if you’re translating the post!). The longer we wait to catch up, the longer the recap post gets and then suddenly several weeks…
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Fire pit seats
So, back to where I left off: I had these 5 huge logs in the backyard and I wanted seats for the fire pit. Since the logs were tall, using them “as is” was not an option, and if I could cut them each in half I would have double the amount of seats. I…
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One person’s trash…another person’s project idea!
A couple of weeks ago our neighbor across the street decided to cut down a big tree from the front of her property. Well I think she decided anyway, I didn’t actually talk to her, but I saw a guy with a chainsaw going at it. Once the job was done there was enormous pile…
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Los Rodriguez on Tour – part 1
Well, I didn’t think taking the whole family on the road would be possible til we buy an RV somewhere in the future (it’s going to happen) but we were actually able to make it happen twice over the last month! Javi had one whole week of break between his spring and summer semesters at…
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Music video roundup
We’ve never posted a roundup like this before, but I noticed a couple of weeks ago that several of my musical friends released new videos and they’re all worth watching. Check them out, share and enjoy! Nunca habiamos posteado un resumen como este, pero me di cuenta hace dos semanas que un monton de amigos que hacen musica sacaron…
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Hey Nashville! Do you need soil, mulch, or any other gardening supplies?
This season is our third season gardening at home. We have experimented with different watering techniques, plants, flowers, veggies, soils, etc. Last year we expanded the vegetable garden and did a complete overhaul of our landscaping in the front of the house. To complete these 2 tasks we needed really good soil and mulch to…
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Garden update! Roses, peonies, pansies…!
These past couple of weeks have been exceptionally warm, so the garden in the back and the beds in front have been exploding. The last time I posted the tulips were just coming up – and since then they all bloomed in a brilliant explosion of colors and subsequently shriveled up and fell apart. Now, the front…
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LRL Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday was much later this year than last! I remember last year’s Easter being pretty chilly and rainy, and also the same day as the Hickory Slims show at The Village Pub. This year it was warm and sunny – the church yard was full of colorful Easter dresses and hats bobbing around while…
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April showers, flowers, and a stop in Louisville
At this moment, I can’t think of anything better in the world than sitting on my front porch with Javi next to me, the doggos at my feet, a beer on the table, tulips in bloom in front of me and the rain pouring down on a spring evening. I’m home! I’ll be home for…
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