Tag: photography
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Harvard City Riding Stables
Before we left for Colorado, we made a few specific plans for things we absolutely had to do while we were here. I especially wanted to go horseback riding, so Javi did some research online and found Harvard City Riding Stables. It’s about a 15 minute drive from Liar’s Lodge and they do 1 hour,…
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Visiting Leadville, CO
On day 1 of our belated honeymoon, Javi and I woke up at 7:30 and had coffee and a homemade breakfast that our B&B host Connie prepared. One of the items in the breakfast buffet was a warm loaf of craisin applesauce bread that I instantly fell in love with. It seemed homemade so I…
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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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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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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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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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Sangria & a bachelorette
Two weeks ago the weekend started off with my good friend Ellen’s bachelorette party. For the party prep, I picked up a huge order of rice, beans, meat and tortillas from La Hacienda, one of our favorite Mexican restaurants in town. We decided that the best choice for drink to go with the food would…
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A note for Javi’s mom
I am always so thankful for everything my mom has taught me and all the hard work she has put towards giving me and my sisters the best possible life. My mom always supported me in every decision I made. One of the most important ones was when I moved away from home when I…
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A list for Leslie’s mom
This is a list, but it’s not exhaustive or in any particular order. This is a list how my mom facilitated some of my all-time favorite memories (check back for Javier’s list tomorrow!). Esta es una lista, pero no es global y no tiene un orden en particular. Esta es una lista de como mi…
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Growing from seed!
To continue with the gardening theme (see previous posts on starting the garden here and what we planted here), one evening last week we saw a tower of seeds at the grocery store and decided to try growing a few plants from scratch. All of the rest of the plants we have were already in…
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We are growing our own food – The plants
Leslie and I want to grow so many things in our garden but since we are rookies we decided to go for some of the “easier” things to grow this season. Once we get some experience, we will diversify our produce portfolio! So here our list of plants: Leslie y yo queremos plantar tantas cosas…
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DIY Photography Backdrop
I can’t remember the exact time that the idea of a photo booth caught Leslie’s attention – but she loves photo booths now! It might have been at our friend Robyn’s wedding – I think that was the first wedding photobooth we experienced. We have been to several events with different kinds of photo booths…
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It’s the REAL Easter!
The title refers to something that I said when I was a kid. I don’t really remember it very well, but the story has been retold to me enough that I know it definitely happened! Apparently on Easter when I was around 4-years-old we were sitting in the pew at church and all of the…
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East C.A.N. Adoptables
Anyone out there looking for an adorable, sweet, out-of-the-puppy-stage doggo? Check out these adoptable dogs below from East C.A.N. (Community Action Network). East CAN is an invaluable organization for East Nashville. Part of what they do is find foster homes and eventually permanent homes for abandoned dogs in the area. They are also enormously helpful…
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Justice for Trayvon – rally in Nashville
Today Javier and I joined hundreds of people at the capitol to rally for justice for Trayvon Martin and others just like him – others like Troy Davis and Emmett Till – others that the U.S. justice system has utterly failed. The rally was amazing – everyone wearing hoodies, carrying bags of skittles and tea…
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Happy Birthday Choripan!!
Yesterday was Choripan’s birthday! It was also national puppy day which is perfect because he was one of the two cutest puppies ever (the other being Chupete, obviously). Choripan was an unplanned puppy – his adoption story is a pretty good one. Last May, Chupete lost his tags while going crazy playing with some other…
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SB2012 and Lulu Mae!
This week is Vanderbilt’s spring break, which in graduate student speak means “spring catch up time” or, if you’re a really good student, “spring get ahead” time. My spring break has been dedicated to the former – catching up on my thesis work so I can finally start analyzing data and writing the damn thing!…
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Vanderbilt Commencement 2010…and 2012
Yesterday my friend Mary sent me a text with a pic of the 2012 Vanderbilt Commencement Handbook – with my picture on the front cover! I’d seen the photo before as the May 2012 photo in the Vanderbilt University calendar but I didn’t realize it would also be published on the commencement handbook. It’s a…
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Nikita’s new pup
Last week my good friend Nikita and her boyfriend Jordan brought home an adorable 12-week-old Shiba Inu pupster. He’s darling and looks a little bit like a fox. Nik and Jordan are still trying to figure out his personality before they name him but I know “Huck” is on the top of Nikita’s list. They still need suggestions…
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Family Scholars
Last weekend when Melissa and Andre brought my great-grandfather’s desk they also brought a few of my granddaddy’s notebooks from his freshman year at Maryville College. I only knew him as…well, a grandaddy! So it’s always really fun for me to see little things like these notebooks to show me what he was like when…
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