Yeah…yeah…yeah…we did a lot of shizzle this weekend!
Right after we finished building the new bed for the van, the plan was to go climbing in Boulder Canyon. Though that would have been fun, some clouds rolled in and we were feeling kind of tired (and lazy). So Jill said, “lets go climbing tomorrow and make donuts today instead”. As I thought about it for like 2 seconds, I thought that was a brilliant plan; because the end-result is me eating donuts.
For the past few months, I have been working on making myself healthier…Really for the past 10 years since moving to Boulder, Colorado. But let me digress a little bit.
Boulder is known for its community’s “healthy” lifestyle. It’s actually more of the stereotype of overly healthy, granola eating, hippie cultured, pot smoking people who somehow manage to NOT work, do yoga all day long and afford to live in this extraordinary place seemingly without effort (and lots of expendable cash). The reality is not quite so extreme, yet it does lend itself to the stereotype more oft than not. There are a lot of freeloading “hippies”; a lot of pot smokers (even before pot was legal); a lot of free-thinking, overly sensitive foodies; a lot of very high-level athletes; Trophy wives who only have to look good for their husbands and raise the kids; and RICH PEOPLE. But, there are also a TON of very average, normal people too.
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So I was at work today….as I am everyday…working diligently and I realized that this weekend is my boss’s 60th birthday. Now most people wouldn’t care a scrap about this sort of thing, but my boss is actually really awesome and so I asked the office manager / his personal assistant if there were any plans in the works for the big day, to which he replied that he was going to get a card…
LAME.
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After the long holiday season of eating and eating (and more eating), I felt the need to do a gentle cleanse to get me back on track to my normal at-home-diet. We ate tons of yummy (and not so healthy) food over the last month, which has left me feeling a bit sluggish. I feel like I gained about 10 pounds, even though I remained pretty active during that time. I doubt I actually gained that much, but still I decided that I needed to do a cleanse to feel back to normal.
A few weeks back, Jilly (shamelessly I might add) started playing a video game that is essentially all about pirates, pirating, general pirate stuff… We realized very quickly that to enhance the game, we needed some RUM. I mean DUH. Its pirating my friends…PIRATING…SHOULD BE SPELLED PIRATE-RUM-ING. I mean really, who has ever NOT associated pirates and rum.
Being semi-avid rum drinkers, we know that we prefer white rum to any other. We have also found that worthy rum MUST have a cork (not a screw top). A ‘very nice’ bottle of rum only runs about $30.00 vs a crappy bottle that costs $15.00. So we decided we had to act…and came back a few days later with a fine bottle of organic white rum branded “Crusoe”.
We did it! What are you talking about? Well, we are talking about our 2-month-long quest to find the “perfect” pancake recipe. Let me preface this by saying where this idea came from. One morning, Jake and I went to our favorite breakfast spot, The Huckleberry, in Louisville, Colorado. If you have never been there, DROP EVERYTHING…..AND GO THERE!!!
They have the greatest breakfast items that we have ever had, (and believe me, Jake has had his fair-share). Well, we went there one day a few months ago, and I had my heart set on a waffle for breakfast. I knew they had amazing waffles, so I was really excited! When I got there, though, it appeared they removed waffles from their menu (as they often change things up seasonally). I was really disappointed, but I went with my old stand-by, the huevos rancheros (which is unlike any other), with fresh rice, avocado, eggs, hard-tostada, super spicy green salsa (homemade)….and LOTS of yummy cheese….but I digress.
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
