Author: strejde
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Quinceanera
This is my niece, Kourtney, who just celebrated her quinceanera on Saturday. Unfortunately, I was having so much fun that I forgot to take pictures, so this is the only one that I have (and Justin took it!). Kourtney’s quinceanera started with a mass at the Catholic church. The mass was much like any other…
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Road Trip!
We’re back! I’ve decided to post our trip in a few different segments, and this is Part One: The Road Trip. We left Austin around 11:00 on Thursday morning, in our stylin’ rented mini-van. Our first stop was Fredericksburg, a historic, mostly-German town about an hour West of Austin. The main street is lined with…
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Lonely kitty
Tomorrow we’ll be driving off into the sunset…literally. We’re heading West, to a little town in West Texas for my niece’s quinceanera. We’re renting a minivan (we’re so stylin’), and Justin, Leti, Lindsay, Chad, and I are driving 7 hours to visit my family and party, party, party. We plan on having lunch in Fredericksburg,…
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Farmer’s Market Pasta
I made this last week with the produce we got at the farmer’s market downtown. All of the flavors were so fresh and perfect, so simple and delicious, like a bit of the earth on your tastebuds. I’m sure it would be great with produce from a grocery store, or at least I hope it…
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Tasting Austin: China Cafe by Phoenix
Last night we visited China Cafe by Phoenix to celebrate our friend Leti’s recent promotion and raise. Justin had visited this place a few times, since it’s near his work, and he took me to try it out last weekend. It was so good, I had to drag Leti there, too. I’m not sure who…