Eating on the road with Celiac disease is quite a struggle. We usually stick to tested restaurants on the way to Colorado. Once we are there, the likelihood of finding gluten-free restaurants triples. It’s very easy to find GF dishes in most places. Colorado has been on the forefront of the healthy eating trend for …
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For the next 4 weeks, I’ll be living in the high life of Colorado! Each summer, we try to get away for a few weeks out west, usually Colorado. We both love getting up in the Rockies camping, hiking, exploring, and more hiking. In just a couple of hours, we will be driving to Kansas …
A few days ago, I had the privilege of attending a Paleo baking class at our local bakery, Mary’s Cakes and Pastries in Northport. I have been a huge fan of Mary’s bakery because she makes gluten-free treats. I have been looking for gluten-free for over 2 years and Mary has hit it out of …
Sunrise on the beach. This never gets old. We are leaving early this morning to get home at a normal hour. Stephen is having surgery tomorrow and we have a lot to do before we report to the hospital. Very important things. It’s going up early this year. He will be out of commission for …
We slept in a little this morning. Last night’s game was nail-biter. By the time it was over and we found ourselves in the “win” column, I was toast. It was a long exhausting game and I had already reconciled myself to the loss. After church, we went exploring around Hilton Head Island. Here are …
This is what I posted on IG. No race today. I’ve been slowly dying inside since August 13th and running has been a struggle. This vacation is exactly what we needed to talk about us, and where to go from here. #miscarriage is sad and #depression is scary. Hello rock bottom. It’s been real, but …
We are off to Savannah and Hilton Head, SC. The race is Saturday in Savannah and we decided to do a fall beach stay in Hilton Head Island. Neither one of us have been to HHI and we both need to see some waves and salty air. My first impression of Savannah..love love love. We …
Wow. It’s been a while..say maybe…mid season last year since I’ve seen our team look this good. 59-0. That’s not just winning, that’s an annihilation. Saban put in the 2nd and 3rd strings mid-way through the 3rd quarter so he didn’t intentionally run up the score. Our last 2 games have not been great. We …
Today was a BEAUTIFUL day for a run along the heart of Tuscaloosa, RiverWalk. Over the past few years, this area has really developed into something great. I took my time since I’m slowly starting back and really took notice of the changes along the river. Game day in Tuscaloosa means the boats are arriving …
Before the game….. After the game….. It wasn’t that great. I found myself cringing and whining at various times. And it felt familiar…similar to last year, maybe? We’ve got some kinks to work out, that’s for sure. And I even had my lucky jalapeño poppers ready. I have been waiting MONTHS to make these. I …
…is a very long time to be awake since I was up this early. And why, pray tell, was I up this early? Teacher “continuing education” workshop. Our summers are not quite the leisurely sit-around-and-eat-peeled-grapes that many people truly believe. We are learning a new assessment system for Kindergarten so a road trip to Montgomery …
I have never seen an interior lake look so much like the blue waters of a Caribbean island. I couldn’t stop looking at the color of this water. This is Bear Lake in northern Utah. Before we got to the shore line, we stopped up at the information lookout. Grabbed a selfie. After the the …
This morning, over a long morning of coffee and news, Stephen wondered aloud if he could go find that “big giant organ that is always behind the Mormon Tabernacle Choir”. Stephen grew up singing in church and choir and with the Birmingham choir so he loved watching the Tabernacle choir perform. I told him that …
After the days of snow, ice, and mud, Stephen brought me here. Park City, Utah. It had a real bed. Electricity. A working kitchen and fridge. And a shower, not pictured because I made a beeline for it first and I left my towels strewn all over the place. I had many days of …
And I love warm tents. Too bad this Taj Mahal is great with space, not so great at keeping out the cold. But I was buried completely in the sleeping bag and I think we both stayed warm all night. When it was time to either get up or pee our bag, we decided to …
This day needs 2 posts. Just a few pictures of the snowy June in Utah. And dinner. The best salmon this side of the country. I may be a tad biased since it was the hottest food in a 10 mile radius and we were ecstatic to still be alive after driving icy roads. These …
Yes. I went there. Cue the music and sing along. Because THIS happened. The day started off with a trip to the metropolis of Kamas UT for bait. We had some fun at the Ace Hardware. But they probably won’t let us back in. Between costume changes and Stephen yelling in his best Randy Quaid …
Brrr. If we didn’t have this tent and sub-0 sleeping bag, I would be in a Motel 6 by now. I love camping and all that jazz but frigid is seriously not cool in June. We got and got the fire going for coffee. Actually what I mean is Stephen got up and made the …
This morning, we packed up the truck and said farewell to Colorado for the next couple of weeks. We are heading to Utah! Neither of us have ever been and his company has a plant in northern Utah. And if it has mountains, we should go. Once we cross the Mississippi River, finding high elevation …
Bright and early, we got up and made coffee and steak+eggs for breakfast. Isn’t he cute in his reindeer pajamas? This is our campsite after we packed everything. This trail walks down to the stream that we could hear each night. We love the Aspen trees. Profesh packers, right here. I just hope we don’t …