http://www.chileconlisa.com Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:27:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en is here at Penelope's Place. http://www.chileconlisa.com/2008/07/03/what-you-are-probably-looking-for/ Joel and Cara arrived, albeit 2 days late (they were stuck in Peru), on Saturday morning. We left Sunday for a trip over the Paso Agua Negra into Argentina and on to the Termas Pismanta for a few days of much needed pampering. You may recall from our ... http://www.chileconlisa.com/2008/02/19/joel-and-cara-take-2/ The Margheim's are here visiting for 3 weeks for the holidays. At the beginning of their visit we took a trip up north to San Pedro. Here are some pictures from day 1... Around town Valley of the Moon ... http://www.chileconlisa.com/2007/12/31/san-pedro-day-1/ Steve and I are happy to announce that I'm 10 weeks pregnant. In Chile the slang term for baby is guaguita- pronounced wawita. Here's the first official pic! My due date is July 8... http://www.chileconlisa.com/2007/12/12/chile-con-guaguita/ A huge earthquake struck earlier today in northern Chile, about 100km north of where I was visiting this past weekend. We could feel it here in La Serena (about 4 min after the quake struck) and it was very different from the smaller, local earthquakes. A 'slower' rolling ... http://www.chileconlisa.com/2007/11/14/77-earthquake-in-northern-chile-were-ok/ Though my birthday was at the end of September, I'm just now getting around to posting about it. I ended up having a joint party with 2 of my friends here- Judith and Lyn. Their birthdays are just a few days before mine, and they were also having ... http://www.chileconlisa.com/2007/11/13/my-30th-birthday/ Well, we finally did it. After 2 years of talk, we finally bought it. Yes, I'm talking about a Serrano ham. When we first moved here, the things freaked me out. They have them hanging in the stores, and the foot is still attached. I ... http://www.chileconlisa.com/2007/11/12/jamon-serrano/ I know I haven't been posting much lately, but I feel like nothing is ever new. It's taken a while, but summer seems to be here in La Serena. We've been getting nice sunny days in the mid to upper 60's (though it feels like the 70's) with ... http://www.chileconlisa.com/2007/11/12/beachtime/ While my parents were visiting in July, we bought 4 rose bushes. About a week after they left, the rabbits ATE my roses. I was worried that they wouldn't come back, but I was pleasantly surprised to find these last week- Since then, we've had some beautiful sunny ... http://www.chileconlisa.com/2007/11/12/our-roses/ Love you and hope you have a wonderful day! Wish I could be there to celebrate with you! http://www.chileconlisa.com/2007/10/24/happy-birthday-dad/