Tag: family
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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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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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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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En route to Denmark
Here we are in Denmark! The excitement of being in Europe for the first time with Javier is finally hitting me – I spent a little too much thought and energy dreading the flight to really think about how much fun we are going to have here with my parents! Javier and I always wondered…
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Baby Gia’s on the way!
My sweet little niece Gia is due to arrive in August, which means we’re only a few months away from meeting the first McClure grandbaby! I’m so excited for Ian and Andrea and I can’t wait to see them as parents – I know they are going to be amazing. This weekend my mom, gma…
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Destin continued…
You may have noticed that the posts are here are fewer and farther between, which can only mean one thing: the end of the semester is here! And we’re swamped! COMPLETELY SWAMPED. I just finished my first of two comprehensive exams this week (!!!) and the little spare time that Javi and I had last week was…
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Chicago 2013
Ok ok I’ve waited too long to post about Chicago! My mom and I left for Chicago two Wednesdays ago – we were going to leave on Thursday but the weather was terrible and…well. If I can avoid flying in bad weather, it’s better for everyone involved in the travel experience. Anyway, thanks to the…
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John’s Place – Roscoe Village
This past Wednesday my mom and I left for Chicago to spend a few days with Andrea before Ian and Javier arrived on Friday. When we got in town on Wednesday Andrea was still working so my mom and I walked around Roscoe Village and stopped by a little restaurant called John’s Place for dinner.…
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Farewell 2012!
We’re only a few days into the new year and we already have a ton of updates, including a trip to Chicago, to post on here but first we need to bid an overdue and very fond farewell to 2012! Javi and I had a pretty spectacular 2012, so we figured we should give the year its…
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Decorating Christmas Cookies
Every year at Christmas my parents would drive me and Ian down to Birmingham after we opened our presents in Louisville to spend the rest of the Christmas holiday at my grandparents’ beautiful farm. While we were en route my grandmother would bake and cook up a storm for us – and she always included…
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Merry Christmas!!
Merry Christmas from the Los Rodriguez / McClure households! This post is a little out of order because we have a ton of pre-Christmas events to share, but those things can wait. We’ve had such an amazing couple of days! Last Wednesday my aunt Regena arrived in Nashville and then on Christmas eve eve my…
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Epic Show Flier v 2.0
It’s here! It’s here! One year after Javier drew the last epic show flier for the last Christmas show at Puckett’s, here’s the new one for this year’s Christmas Show (also at Puckett’s)! It’s great being married to such a goofy, talented guy. So yes, consider this the official announcement for my next show with…
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Happy 35th Anniversary J&A!
It’s my parents’ 35th anniversary!! My parents are HUGE UofL basketball fans and decided to celebrate their anniversary with a drive down to Memphis to see UofL play Memphis. Sounds like the perfect way to celebrate – here’s a photo that my dad posted on facebook last night with the caption “35th anniversary is paper,…
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Letters from Grandmother v.2
This is the second letter in our collection. For those who missed the first, please take a second to read it here. For this letter you must keep in mind that at the time the voting age was 21 and she was only 20. (the translated version is after the english version) Esta es la…
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Letters from Grandmother v.1
In our post about our very McClure thanksgiving we mentioned that we spent quite a bit of time during the thanksgiving holiday reading the letters that Leslie’s grandparents wrote to each other when they were dating (well, secretly engaged – in 1944). We are so happy that these letters exist – it really is a…
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Playing Dictionary
Whenever we have a big family reunion we try to play games that include as many people as possible. One of our favorite games, and one where anyone can play since there is no limit for the number of players, is dictionary. Cada vez que tenemos una reunión familiar, intentamos jugar a algo que incluya a la…
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Another very McClure Thanksgiving!
Happy belated Thanksgiving!! We are still recovering from turkey / corn casserole / sweet potato / praline pie comas…Yesterday was a total blast. We drove up to Louisville with my parents on Wednesday evening after Javier got off work and made it to my aunt Marian and uncle Stephen’s house by around 10:30. The traffic…
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CJ Jacobs for LAX Magazine Preseason Player of the Year!
Happy Saturday friends! Just wanted to write a quick post to promote my fabulous cousin CJ Jacobs who is up for preseason player of the year in LAX Magazine. This magazine is the premier Lacrosse publication in the country and it’s a huge honor to be recognized for this! CJ is in the MCLA Division…
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Thanksgiving “break” and music!
Happy Friday friends! And this girl is so happy that it’s Friday, and not just any ol’ Friday! Starting tomorrow I’m officially on Thanksgiving break! Which means: – no classes next week (yay!) – no classes = no homework = more time to finish up final papers (…yay!) – free parking on campus because it’ll be…
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Halloween at Los Rodriguez mansion
Well, Halloween was scary for us for a few reasons. First, on Tuesday night before Halloween Javier and I realized that the reason Chupete had been acting weird all day was not, in fact, because he was scared of the halloween decorations we put up (though it is very true that he’s scared of them).…
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