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Plant Sale!
On my birthday my mom and I went to the annual plant sale at the mall put on by the local Master Gardeners group/club. I'm not sure how they refer to themselves. It was nice to be able to get some... Continue reading »
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Doing Well.
Yesterday Jake told me that he feels like, "this is the place where I could get better." It felt so good hearing that sentence. Since moving here, we've had a really great experience with the local... Continue reading »
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My 26th Birthday!
Yesterday was my 26th birthday and we had a nice quiet dinner at my mom's house complete with my favorite chocolate cake. On Friday my dad took Jake and I out to dinner at a little local restaurant... Continue reading »
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Learning to be 26.
Sunday will be my 26th birthday. Last year I made a 25 before 26 list and I don't think I even completed half. To be honest, I'm not even interested in doing some of that stuff anymore. The capacity... Continue reading »
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Blisters & Blog Friends.
Today I had to run into town and get my driver's license renewed since my birthday is this weekend and my license will expire. As you can see in this photo, I have a sunburn blister on my nose. It... Continue reading »
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Trees of Mystery.
We made a quick stop at the Trees of Mystery on our way down Hwy. 101 last weekend. Jake had never been down the coast before so of course we had to stop and say hi to Paul Bunyan and his blue ox... Continue reading »
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Vintage Canning Lids.
I asked Jake to get me canning lids in bulk for my birthday. I had even put them in my shopping cart on lehman's but just before I went to order them, my Auntie called and told me not to buy any... Continue reading »
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We're Home!
We made it home after a wonderful weekend spent with family. My aunties even managed to stop and get everyone some cha siu bao from their favorite restaurant/bakery. My family loves this bao, it's a... Continue reading »
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Photo stolen from my sister And we're off! At...
Photo stolen from my sister And we're off! At the last minute we decided to ride with my mom down to California which I'm pretty excited about because I absolutely hate driving. I can't wait to see... Continue reading »
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Graduation Gifts.
Myself and two friends celebrating after the last day of classes our Senior year. Jake and I have been having the most difficult time deciding on a graduation gift. My cousin graduates from college... Continue reading »
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Family Time!
This weekend my cousin is graduating from college so we'll be heading down to California to celebrate her achievement. I am so incredibly proud of her! I'm really excited because a lot of my family... Continue reading »
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Super Cool Cabinet.
Our apartment is super awesome but has very limited storage and I really needed someplace to use as a pantry/closet. We will eventually have a small linen closet in the bathroom but it hasn't been... Continue reading »
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Strawberry Peach Jam.
When I was trying to decide on a third strawberry recipe Jake suggested using some of the peaches I had canned last summer. I thought it was a great idea, I had canned 22 lbs. of peaches and Jake... Continue reading »
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What's Goin' on in Our World.
Our floors are in! We're finally able to unpack and we have been slowly working on it. It feels so nice to be able to hang out in the apartment and not be cooped up in the bedroom anymore. Once we... Continue reading »
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Christmas Jam (Strawberry Cranberry Jam)
I bought some strawberries at the store the other day at a pretty good price. I split them up into 3 batches and made traditional strawberry jam with the first batch. I don't particularly like... Continue reading »
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Traditional Strawberry Jam.
It's strawberry jam week here on Trailer Gypsy. I spent last week working up 3 fun jam recipes all centered around strawberries that I'll be sharing throughout the week. One of my canning books from... Continue reading »
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Easy Homemade Wrapping Paper.
Rocky and Chai trying to guess what's in the package (it's legos). My favorite way to wrap something is by using a paper bag. You simply cut down one corner until you reach the bottom of the bag, cut... Continue reading »
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Pressure Canning Salmon.
My pressure canner intimidates me. You know, because it can explode, which is scary. Plus, I couldn't find answers to a lot of questions I had online. I thought google knew everything? I tried it out... Continue reading »
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Nifty Thrifties.
I'm kidding with that ridiculous title. The other day I was in a foul mood so I got an iced chai and went to check out some local thrift stores. I found all of these great pillowcases. Jake asked if... Continue reading »
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Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! I hope you all go out and not only do something good for the earth today but that you spend a little time enjoying nature as well. We did just that yesterday when we took the dogs to... Continue reading »
