It's Been Awhile

January 16th, 2015

It has been some time since we last posted on our blog. So much has happened the last two months and we press forward, ever forward. Here is a little update.

Many good things have been happening. On December 14, Christopher was able to bring me home to our new apartment. Many victories, small and large, have been made. A few set backs, but we are learning to learn from those. Christopher is working and enjoying his office in the sky.

Our First Two Weeks Cooking

July 2014 - Salt Lake City

Cooking with one (borrowed) stainless steel pot and one cast iron pan is awesome...but difficult if I want more than two dishes. Last night for example: Chicken Curry w/Rice. Simple right? I started the rice, brown rice. I mixed up the sauce and placed it our recently bought and one and only baking dish. Then decided that the chicken would take forever to bake in the oven. I took out the chicken and started to cook it in the cast iron pan. The rice is finished – put that in our recently purchased glass storage container (Den Mother, you have forever spoiled me!)  Rinse out the pot and put the green beans in to cook. Chicken is cooking and I add the sauce. This is working out lovely. But....Chris is working on a baked oatmeal for breakfast the next morning. He needs to melt some coconut oil. We have no little pan and no microwave. In the oven it goes. We dance in our tiny kitchen – cherishing our happy moments of carefully coordinating pots, pans, and the use of our one spatula.

You Got Mail

Salt Lake City, July 2014

Growing up, getting the mail was a big deal. My brother and I would race down after “it”came and tried to get there first and be the one to carry “it” up to the house. It was a sacred daily ritual. When a holiday came – we would morn. Up until I moved away (and when I am back home) I cherished my walk down to the mail box. I love that walk!

The Ghost of Jeeves

July/August 2014, Salt Lake City

Our first apartment building was built in 1909. Each unit is super unique and each one different than the other, just like it's residents. When we first walked in when an employee was showing us studios...I stood speechless.