Our memorial day was extra special because my ‘pseudo-estranged’ brother, Mike, and his mistress, (..okay girlfriend) 😉 Jessica, hung out with us in Boulder for a few days after their whirlwind 2-week binge through the American Southwest. Just like anyone who visits, we always try to give a little taste of the ‘Jake and Jill’ experience.
We just got back from FL yesterday (that blog post will come later this week as we still have tons of pictures to siphon through), so of course our food stores in-house were very low. At this point in our lives, we make just about everything from scratch and we had nothing. Clearly a gigantic grocery shopping trip was in order to both Whole Foods and COSTCO…and that’s when the day got out of control. While shopping, we decided that today was the day we would try pickling some of our freshly purchased produce items…we have been talking about wanting to do this for weeks, so it seemed like a perfect activity. We picked up several canning jars, vinegar, cucumbers, onions, beets and carrots (among many many many other items) for pickling.
Today is the day before we head to Florida for a 5-day trip to Disney World…but before we leave, I wanted to have a pseudo birthday & fun day for Jilly. The entire day was meant to be full of only fun things for Jilly (well for both of us, but mostly Jilly) to do. I woke up super early before her, around 6:00am, decorated the house in fun day/birthday attire and went to pick up a redbox Kung Fu movie and a half dozen ‘Dizzy Donuts’ (which we had never had but always talked about getting).
Happy Easter!!!
This trip was the maiden voyage of our new bed-in-van setup. The night before we left, we loaded the bed and the new mattress (woo!) and about half of our stuff for the trip. Some stuff we wanted to wait until we actually left (like food, cooler, etc) to pack so it didn’t get too hot. We usually try to prep food for the journey and the destination. Jilly had to scramble to get everything ready since I completely forgot the night before, so she prepped a pizza dough, chicken (vegan) fajita veggies, fresh veggies and car lunch/snacks.
This is the second part of 2-part documentary of the epic Seattle Lovers Getaway. If you missed the first part, don’t fret; here’s a link! With that we begin: PART 2
This is the first part of 2-part documentary of the epic Seattle Lovers Getaway. We had to break it up because there is so much to say, and we didn’t want to over-inundate you with all the gory details! So with that we begin: PART 1
The big 11 year anniversary was rolling around the bend…wait wha??!?! 11 YEARS!!!? That’s right. Jilly and I celebrate our official anniversary of dating on February 28th every year. So 11 years ago, it became official and we haven’t looked back (too much).
In the past, we would celebrate this momentous occasion with a ski trip, since that was our tradition (and it was also when we officially started dating; on a ski trip). But the last few years, neither of us have really been into skiing/boarding because of my leg and her crappy skis and the overall expense. But we were also both super travel-hungry and aching for an excuse to go…anywhere!
Thank you Sandy! You should check out our new blog www....August 22, 2014 - 2:39 pm by Jacob Challis
Love reading about your adventures. From: Sandy (friends...August 22, 2014 - 2:39 pm by Sandy TerrellLets do a big family trip next year (end'ish of summer ...October 2, 2014 - 2:33 pm by Jacob Challis
Looks amazing!!! We would love to visit with you!!!October 2, 2014 - 2:33 pm by Julieand so easy to make! we've made a couple batches just this...August 15, 2014 - 7:37 pm by Jacob Challis
