Tag: friends
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A brief reflection on 2017
My Facebook feed is usually a mix of opposing views on pretty much everything from politics to the latest Star Wars movie, but there seems to be a united sentiment of giving 2017 a giant middle finger and hoping for a better 2018. For me it was equal parts hard and wonderful, but I have…
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Christmas Eve Eve and Christmas Adam
Back in 5th grade my two girlfriends Corinne and Emily and I started a tradition we called Christmas Eve Eve (a name I thought was so clever but have since learned is not original at all – thanks social media). Every year they’d come over to my house and we’d exchange gifts, make and decorate…
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Double Shower Weekend and a Quick Nashville Trip
I gotta say, we have some pretty amazing people in our lives. We’ve received packages of homemade and incredibly thoughtful gifts for Penelope from friends and family all over the country, we’ve been reading the sweetest comments on social media from friends and family since we first announced her existence, and we have been to…
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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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Congratulations David and Sarah!
Last weekend Javier and I took a quick day trip to Bryantsville, Kentucky where two of our dear friends David and Sarah tied the knot. The wedding was held at a lovely farm outside of Lexington, KY, outdoors under a weeping willow next to a pretty little pond on the property. We were surrounded by…
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LRL out to the ballgame!
Summertime for us means a number of things: gardening, heat, porch time, pool time, summer shandy, grilling out, gardening…but rarely does summertime mean baseball in this household. Javier isn’t a huge fan of the sport and I’m not a big enough fan to push the issue of going to the ballpark from time to time,…
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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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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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Memorial Day cookout
By the time we got to Memorial Day after that crazy wedding weekend, Javier and I were exhausted but we still wanted to kick off the summer with an inaugural barbecue in the backyard. I invited my parents and a few friends over and we brought out the horseshoe set for a friendly, hardly competitive few games…
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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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Nikita is getting married!
I cannot believe this wedding is finally (almost) here! Nikita and I were roommates sophomore through senior year of college. She and Jordan started dating a few months before Javi and I did, and she knew from the start that she wanted to marry him! They got engaged last summer and now the wedding is…
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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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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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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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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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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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Aiyeshley’s off to D.C.!
Our friend Ashley (not really spelled Aiyeshley – but that’s another story for probably never) is moving to D.C. this week! I still can’t believe she’s leaving – well, it’s very believable that she got a great job and will be happy in D.C. with her boyfriend Dylan, but I can’t believe she won’t be…
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Google+ Hangout Happy Hour
I signed up for google+ around the same time that we started this blog and at the time I really thought google+ would take off. Everyone was talking about it and how it was going to be this big challenge to Team Facebook…and then the hype was over and we all went back to hitting…
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Just a good day
Sometimes, all I need is just one good day. Yesterday, Javi and I had a productive morning (woke up at 5AM!) and it was a beautiful day with pretty decent weather. I got to spend the morning reading in my office with the pups keeping me company on the couch. They were basically begging me…
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