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The Best Gift of 2012

January 2, 2013 by Jensey 9 Comments

Once again, Lorie wins the “gift whisperer” award of the year. If you’ve followed along with our blog the past year, you may recall my best friend Lorie launched me into the ugly cry when she surprised me by decorating our house for Christmas last year when we were gone (read about it here). The past ten years of our friendship have included many trips to Target. Any time we’d pass the camping aisle, Lorie heard me whine about how badly I wanted to steal one of the mini display tents and take it home to Huckleberry! This year Lorie tracked down a mini North Face tent and gave it to me for Christmas, complete with a stuffed Boo zipped inside. BEST GIFT EVER. Here’s Huck enjoying his first backyard camping trip, complete with (Photoshopped) fire:

Me to Nate : Should we do the shoot out back or in front of the house? Nate looks at the neighbor’s house, down at Huck, and at the mini tent in his hand : We should probably be doing this out back, hun.

Lorie + Jonathan : Anniversary

July 4, 2012 by Jensey 2 Comments

Just as I love Christmas so it’s extra fitting that our wedding anniversary is Christmas Eve, our best friend Jon loves America. I mean, I love America, too, but Jon is 30 and lights up when he talks about presidents. He even has a favorite president. I think it’s my most favorite thing about him. So it’s extra fitting that Lorie and Jon’s anniversary just happens to be the Fourth of July. :)

I can’t believe that two years ago today, our best friends Lorie and Jon were getting married under an Acacia Tree in Tanzania, Africa. This week they’re celebrating their anniversary by attending a friend’s wedding in Spain, and Jon plans on participating in the Running of the Bulls in Pamploma. Real bulls, people. They constantly inspire us to have more adventures!

Huck Away from Home

June 26, 2012 by Jensey 7 Comments

I’m not gonna lie- The hardest thing about traveling as much as we do isn’t being away from home, it’s when we have to be away from Huck. While we try to take him whenever we’re able, there’s a good amount of time that he just can’t come with us. :( Enter the best friends in the whole world, Huck’s Uncle Jon and Aunt Lorie.

They have two dogs of their own- A lab mix named Charlie, and yorkie mix name Mary-Kate. While Huck isn’t usually a dog’s dog and would rather cower under a coffee table or on my lap than be sniffed by another dog, he looooooves Charlie and Mary-Kate. (Especially Mary-Kate!) They know to sort of leave him be and give him space, but still pay him attention here and there. It makes me so happy, because while it breaks my heart leaving him for weeks at a time, I know he’s with his best friends. And more than likely, a heck of a lot happier than if he were home watching us work all day!

My favorite thing about Lorie and Jon puppy sitting (other than the fact that they keep him alive and happy), is that Jon sends us photos of Huck while we’re away. I don’t care how lame it makes me sound- I so look forward to these pictures!! As you can see below, Huck doesn’t have a hard time making himself at home at Aunt Lorie and Uncle Jon’s place, his favorite spot being Charlie’s huuuuuuge dog bed. I mean, really! I think I know what Santa’s bringing Huck this year. ;)