It's been real, 2017! ✌

For the year of 2017 we decided to do a "memory jar". Each week for the entire year we wrote down our most impactful memory of the week (hopefully good) and at the end of the year we read back all of our memories and reminisced. I thought it would be fun to share some of these memories, so here's some of 2017's good, bad and ugly!

3rd week of March: Got chickens?!
 I've written about our chickens in detail but did you know that the decision to get those little ladies was a spontaneous decision? While living with Luke's mom, one day Luke decided: "Today I'm going out to get chickens." and that was pretty much the end of it. We kept them in the garage in a galvanized tub for WEEKS. And, yes, it stunk. Chickens. Stink.

4th week of March: Bought Grandpa's truck


What do you do right after you get chickens? You get a truck. And just LOOK at this beauty. Grandpa's truck is a beauty.

3rd week of may: Left for our trip to Colorado!
I have never been in that kind of terrain. The awe that strikes you when you're standing in the presence of a mountain covered in snow or you're standing on top of pike's peak at almost 14,000 feet, will take your breath away. I would go back every year if I could!




Last week of May: Chickens Died :(
 Yes, it's true. We may have slightly jumped the gun on our dream of having chickens... Just a word of wisdom, maybe keep chickens on land you live on so they're easier to check on! Oh and also... probably shouldn't ruin your Mother-in-law's poor garage... wait to ruin your own.

3rd week of June: Luke GETS A JOB!!  And shortly after...

1st week of July: We move to Indiana!

3rd week of July: Brought home our second kitten, Lady.
When we first got Fonz we were in WAY over our head, he was a CRAZY stray. He was incredibly wild and playful and would side wind everything tiny thing and attack anything that moved. We even considered not taking him to Indiana with us. But then we got a "brilliant" idea. Get him a playmate! That'll calm him down. We took a shot figuring maybe he was so crazy because he was taken away from his litter mates so soon. And it worked!

Last week of August/labor day: Fillepelly!
Our Christmas in July is nicknamed fillepelly and this year was postponed to September. Making it Christmas in July in September.

4th week of October: Home for Lemon's 1st birthday and sold big blue.
Well since our chickens died so many months back we decided we really weren't in need of the big blue truck anymore. The gas mileage wasn't that great and there were a few safety concerns. We did keep it in the family though! And our precious niece turned 1! She is a huge gift to her whole family.

3rd week of December: Home for the holidays 💗
It's safe to say that while living in Indiana, we sure did miss our family. We haven't been able to see everyone nearly as much as we'd like and treasure the time we get to spend with them. It's amazing when you move how you realize what family and friends mean to you.

2017, We will never get a chance to relive or redo you. But we hope that what we've accomplished has been enough that we won't wish "If only..."

2018, bring it on.

Indiana Adventures

Dear readers,
On July 1st, 2017 we began a new adventure hundred of miles from our "home". We went to a strange place called Indiana. Where being called a Hoosier is a compliment and corn and soy surround you on all back roads. Always.

HOWEVER!

So far we have been having a very pleasant time here in the Hoosier state. Here are some short stories about all the adventures we've been having!

Amish Crack (aka Rise'n roll donuts)

There is a place. Where all the locals tell you to go. Where your expectations are a mile high, and you're convinced nothing could ever meet those expectations. You're told you'll walk in, mouth watering, and sink your teeth into a donut that is declared so delicious, it's impossible. But nothing could ever meet those kinds of expectations, right? Then you've never been to Rise'n roll bakery! Rise'n roll is an Amish bakery that sells all kinds of baked and deli goods, including some canned items and cook books. But the thing that everyone wants for breakfast, is one of their donuts. Their original donut is a cinnamon caramel, sprinkled with powdered sugar and more cinnamon. It's the messiest donut I've ever eaten but it is so worth it! Not even a hot krispy creme melts in my mouth the way this does! That takes a lot of guts to pull off, Rise'n roll. It's so delicious and addictive it is sometimes referred to as "Amish Crack"

Fort Wayne Zoo

Fort Wayne has a zoo here that has some very interesting exhibits! It isn't as big as the St. Louis zoo (or as free...) But still a very fun time. They have a kangaroo exhibit where you walk among the kangaroos. They can come up to you, cross in front of you on the path, assault you, or anything they please (although none of these things happened while we were there). The giraffe exhibit is somewhat similar in engaging zoo partakers (except you can't walk around with them.) You stand in an outlook overlooking the exhibit and the giraffes heads come to the top of the railing on the outlook. You can touch them, feed them and experience a good tongue licking. On a side note, the zoo "Farm" was apparently run by a girl named Sarah and her older brother Ben. I didn't know we had a farm?! 

Fonzie's little friend

This doesn't really have anything to do with Indiana other than the fact that it took place while IN Indiana. Fonz was a pretty rough and tumble little guy, always attacking and biting so we decided to get him a little playmate. I was quite skeptical for a while but it turns out this was a great decision! They play great and she has definitely calmed him down quite a bit. Her name is Lady Felicity (Lady) and she's about three weeks younger than him. I've never seen two cats who love people more than these little ones!

There are so many things to do here! I'm sure we will have many more adventures. Other than moving out of St. Louis right before a total eclipse passed through, I'd say we're both pretty happy with the area we're in now. Everyone here is treating us like they like us. Just wait till they find out just how weird we are ;)