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What would you do if you were a pescatarian, attempting to be raw, mostly vegan...

...and your dear father just happened to be the biggest carnivore on the face of the planet?

To begin with, I certainly enjoyed my two glasses of celebratory Father's Day wine.

But while the rest of my family enjoyed their meaty fare, i.e. my brother with his messy ribs.

I, instead, chose to order from their sushi menu, and get an ahi peppered tuna salad

alongside a seaweed salad which I blended together for the most delicious raw meal ever.

As much as I love my healthy lifestyle I would hate for it to interfere with family time! I make it work.

Wha wha wha what would (and what do) you do? :)

raise the roof

I'd like to initiate a little blog party for one of the very important people that helped raise me... my dad.

He's the best guy I know: honest, sincere, hard-working, and caring. And I'm lucky to have him.
So today I'd like to wish him a very Happy Father's Day because he certainly deserves nothing less.

I don't ever know if I'll be able to show him how thankful I am for all that he is and all that he does for me.
He even traveled across the world to visit me in Chile! At least I hope I showed him an excellent time ;).

Dad, I think you're amazing in so many ways, as a father and as a role model to me and my two siblings.

Plus, you love my Momma, another favorite of mine :). Happy (belated) Mother's Day to her, too.

I'm feeling oh so sentimental lately which would explain my last few dedication-like posts. Foodie pictures and thoughts to come soon my dears! Here's a quick photo review of dinner:

I picked up some fresh asparagus and zucchini today from the farmer's market. So for dinner, I covered them with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, and ground mustard, and threw in a few garlic cloves.

Then I let them roast in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, turning them over half way through.

Once time was up, I took out them out in all their amazing smelling glory and placed them upon a plate alongside a small salad of chopped spinach and shredded carrot. Yum, dinner was served!

But, of course, no special meal was complete without a little vino... it was perfection with the grilled veggies. Delicious dinner :). Afterwards I went with friends to see The Proposal which turned out to be better than your average romantic-comedy; Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynold have incredible chemistry on screen. Whatever you and your daddys do today, I hope that your Sunday is wonderful. Take care!

te extraño

Good morning, how was your week, beautifuls? Well, worry not--whether it left much to be desired or was spectacular, things are bound to get better. It's the weekend, baby :). When thinking about how I wanted to spend my two days of freedom I've come up with the usual farmers market run, a movie, a museum exhibit, a wine bar... most of things I'd do alongside my best friend.

Unfortunately for me, that's a no-can-do; she's in el sur de España . She's spending the month of June taking part in a extensive study abroad program. I'm not happy at all about it... I'm jealous and I miss her ;). We've been through a lot together, including a 10-day tour of Spain four and a half years ago. It was amazing and I couldn't have been more excited. It was my first time in Europe!


I was a pretty well-dressed 16 year old, huh? We went with our Spanish teacher, a Madrileña, and fellow Spanish students to 9 different cities, beginning, very appropriately, in the city of Madrid. I was thrilled to be able to use the Spanish that I'd been practicing for six years. And, of course, all the exclusive tours, museum visits, and sights were wonderful.





We went seemingly everywhere, except Barcelona. But we all know that I made up for it :) what great memories of both trips.



For now, this is her reality. She's living in Grenada with a host family, taking classes in Spanish five days a week and making trips around the beautiful country during her weekends. One of which probably includes a 2-day visit to our friend, Santiago, who is currently living in Costa del Sol with his family. Our French friend, Marie, might even head over. I wish I could join them!


I hope that she's having an amazing time and soon, following her safe flight over the Atlantic, we'll be able to both reminisce about abroad experiences over baking. We make good globe-trotting companions :) we're planning our next trip in the U.S. for this summer and another one outside the country post-graduation. Can't wait. What are your favorite things to do with your best friend?