enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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Above are a few more photos I have been able to grab this week, mostly all from yesterday. Our week days are pretty similar right now, so I figured I would just jot down the gist and stick it in the album with the daily photos spreads. This is the gist :

Paul wakes up at 6:15. Shaves (his electric razor wakes me up), brushes his teeth and goes to base for morning PT (physical training). I drift back to sleep. I wake up for real at 8am. Head downstairs, start coffee & clean up the kitchen a bit, then check email and read blog on my iPad on the couch. Paul gets home around 8:15. He showers, gets dressed & comes downstairs. We drink coffee and he eats cereal (recently I have been eating quesadillas for breakfast). We chat a little bit. Paul heads out the door at about 8:50. I refill my coffee and head upstairs to work.

Work for me is emails, emails & emails. I prep orders that came in. I think about the blog and what needs to be happening there. I deal with workshop posts. I print photos & get organized. Work for Paul is usually seeing patients, seeing patients & seeing patients. Depending on the day, it might be a meeting or two.

Based on what my work load looks like, I might go for a run around 11:15. Most days, Paul comes home from work around noon and by that time I am ready for a break. We have lunch – usually it's leftovers from dinner the night before. When we don't have that, it's egg salad or egg scrambles in tortillas. We usually have about 50 minutes together which is enough time to fix lunch and chat a bit.

Sometimes, depending on what needs to be done, I'll drive Paul back to work after lunch so I can have the car (we've been a one car family since we got married) for errands. Other days, I'll stay home to work and Paul will head back to the clinic. Around four I'll start wrapping up and either to go pick up Paul or to go for a quick run (if I didn't in the morning).

We're usually back home together between 4:30 and 5. Paul changes out of his uniform & we settle into the night routine. Which sometimes involves cocktails. We start dinner (sometimes on the grill) around 5:15-5:30 and are ready to eat around 6-6:30. We always watch something with dinner. Right now we're rotating between Game of Thrones (purchased from iTunes) and Friday Night Lights (his first time through). We just finished season 2 of The League.

After an episode or two, things vary. Sometimes we'll just chat. Sometimes we'll go for a walk. Sometimes we'll watch another episode of something. Sometimes I'll work (trim paper, make books, deal with email, upload photos, write blog posts) and Paul will play games on the xbox or computer. I bring my computer downstairs so we're "together" on those work/play nights.

Around 9:30 we head up to bed. He's usually asleep by 10:15 and I am out closer to 11 (I'll read or catch up on blogs in bed).

We're so fortunate right now to have so much time together. It's helpful that we live so close to base so he can go back and forth throughout the day. And I am over the moon to be so busy with work these days. There is good stuff ahead, I can tell.

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52 responses to “how our days roll.”

  1. Lauren Avatar

    Adorable. (as always). Also, my man has the exact same computer as Paul, which cracks me up because a) he loves it and I can’t figure out why and B) our computer photo would look exactly the same.
    Loving this project!

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  2. Janelle Avatar
    Janelle

    Love seeing a glimpse into your day together! I always think it’s so interesting to see how other people spend their days. I have sort of a random question/idea for a post for you after seeing the picture of your laptop – what programs do you have/use on your Macbook? I got one as a wedding gift from my husband and am still trying to figure it out. It’d be cool to see what you use most often and find helpful for getting things done!

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  3. Pink Ronnie Avatar

    Loved this post, thanks for sharing Elise. Really appreciated this glimpse into your everyday life. It must be beyond wonderful to have Paul back at home. I am so impressed with your discipline in going for a run. I wish I had that. And I agree, it is nice to be in the same room together even if you’re doing different things.
    Ronnie xo

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  4. Julie Avatar

    Did you make new frinds at your new place? Do you hang out with them or is it just the two of you being together? How do you handle moving regularly?

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  5. J3SS1C4 Avatar

    Love your everyday life pics again! And I bet it’s super awesome getting to spend so much time with Paul throughout the day! I love looking at all the pics of what your working on though, gets me super inspired to make something!

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  6. Jenna Avatar
    Jenna

    I really like your ipad case. Where did you get it from?

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  7. Lisa Avatar

    Tell me about your shoes! What kind are they?

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  8. Frankie Avatar

    What a lovely glimpse into your life. I’m so happy that you and Paul are able to spend so much time together. It sounds like a lovely way to be, especially after all the time you’ve had to spend apart.

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  9. Debie Avatar

    What a lifestyle 🙂

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  10. San Avatar

    Love your routine (and you have an awesome apartment! Love the open two-storey layout :)).
    It’s really nice that you can spend so much time together after being separated for so long!

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  11. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    What a great glimpse, thank you! Lovely that you get to spend so much time together.

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  12. josie Avatar

    Cherish these days! Looking back after having a baby, we still have “our” time together but nothing like it was I loved nights at home together, so makes me wish I had it documented.

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  13. Giuseppina Avatar

    Hey Elise!
    Quick question…and I’m sure you’ve probably addressed this before. Do you plan out the majority of your posts? Or do you type right then and there? I’m guessing it’s a combo of the two 🙂
    Loved this post! It’s so great getting a glimpse of your day…especially now that Paul is back 🙂

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  14. elise blaha Avatar

    Our friends here are mostly couples we know through Pauls work. Every few weeks or so, we will go out to dinner with them. Monday, I went out to lunch with some of those girls. My close friends are in LA which is about an hour and 15 minute drive. I see them about once a month for dinner, etc. Pauls aunt and uncle live near us and we do dinner with them sometimes too. Weeknights, for the most part, are our nights though. I handle moving regularly because we have to move regularly. It is not a big deal to me to put down roots everywhere we live (which might be good, might be bad). 🙂

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  15. Skye Avatar

    I love this glimpse into your daily routine! I’d also love to hear about friends you’ve made there, and about hanging out in your new town. 🙂

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  16. elise blaha Avatar

    hey! Almost everything on my computer is work related. I use iPhoto for photo storage, microsoft word excel for tracking, iMovie and ScreenFlow for videos, dreamweaver and fetch for building websites, and PSE for graphics and photos editing. Pretty boring .. .I know. 🙂

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  17. elise blaha Avatar

    thanks, I bought it at j.crew last holiday season.

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  18. elise blaha Avatar

    new balance + vibram minimus shoes. They are pretttttty good. I am not sold. 🙂

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  19. elise blaha Avatar

    not sure if you saw my response to the other comment … our friends here are mostly the guys and wives that Paul works with. All very cool folks and we have meshed well with them. My close friends from high school and college all live in LA which is a drive, but not nearly as bad as it was from San Diego. We or I see them about once a month. I can think about getting a post together about our new town, but for the most part we have really just enjoyed being HOME. Maybe at the end of the summer, I will have a lot more to say. 🙂

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  20. elise blaha Avatar

    I do plan my posts in advance for the most part. Helps keep me sane! 🙂

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  21. Monica Avatar

    So jealous of your lifestyle! Seems so nice to be able to spend so much time together, especially after he was deployed for so long. Enjoy it!

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  22. Kelli Avatar

    dude, what a cool thing to share your to-dos in your day. I love that you posted that being that your primary job is blog and create. I want your job 🙂 LOL well not yours persay but a job like that….branding I need to get on that! Lol

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  23. Megan Avatar

    Cute post! You have been keeping me inspired to keep up with my project life. I get so sidetracked sometimes, but it is so easy to do, I just need to get creative, buckle down, and do it!

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  24. Jessica Avatar
    Jessica

    Awesome glimpse. Thanks for sharing!

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  25. Ann-Marie Avatar

    I love this so much.

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  26. Lestrade Avatar
    Lestrade

    Must be nice.

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  27. elise blaha Avatar

    after seven months of deployment and another one one scheduled, it’s very nice. 🙂

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  28. mel Avatar

    A lovely collection of photos and words and great to see into your lives right now.

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  29. Skye Avatar

    Thanks, Elise- I love that you take the time to respond to comments, even when they’re frivolous! 🙂 It’s nice that you get to see your high school and college friends every month- I don’t see most of mine that often. I totally get wanting to be home- especially now that Paul’s back and you can spend so much time together! (Plus your home is so beautiful and functional- it looks like a pleasure to spend time in!)

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  30. ali Avatar

    love this post! its always interesting how other people spend their days! you are SO lucky to be spending that much time with Paul – I would love to be able to have lunch (at home) with my boyfriend!

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  31. sophie Avatar

    wonderful post. i laughed out loud at the part when you wrote about you & Paul “together” even when he’s on the computer. my husband & i do that too. you’re both very lucky to enjoy each other right now. lovely pictures, too. thanks for sharing!

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  32. Tammy Avatar
    Tammy

    Gosh- years from now you will be so so so happy to have your everyday life documented… so awesome to look back on the details we easily forget. What a keepsake. Love your work… incredibly inspiring.

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  33. Laurel Avatar
    Laurel

    I love your blog. Where is that floral print bedding in the second photo from?

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  34. Brittany Avatar

    Love your bedspread! And is that grey throw blanket from Pottery Barn?

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  35. Kelsterjean Avatar

    Aw thanks for sharing your day. I always love reading people’s days. So happy to hear you’re getting tons of time with your hubby. And lots of work. Good for you both.

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  36. stephanie Avatar
    stephanie

    I always LOVE checking out your blog! I’m also in LOVE with your bed spread, where did you get it?

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  37. elise blaha Avatar

    thanks! the gray blanket is actually target. 🙂

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  38. elise blaha Avatar

    thanks! that is a sheet set from anthropologie. 🙂

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  39. elise blaha Avatar

    thank you! it is from anthropologie.

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  41. julie Avatar

    I love your positive attitude! You are a great couple and it is awesome you have this time together now!

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  42. Janelle Avatar
    Janelle

    Haha! That’s ok 🙂

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  43. Clare D'Onofrio Avatar
    Clare D’Onofrio

    Is that circle on the red hearts card a punch or something you purchased that way?

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  44. elise blaha Avatar

    it is a product from shopellesstudio.com 🙂 e

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  45. jenn h Avatar
    jenn h

    I love your house and your decorating style…so fabulous!!!

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  46. suzanne Avatar

    I can’t wait to get into a routine after I find a job and be able to do a cool week in the life mini book 🙂 I like the mod parts of your condo and how you’ve mixed it with great art and things that mean something to you guys 🙂 Looks like such a cozy balance

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  47. suzanne Avatar

    Oh, and what do you add for seasoning in that brussels dish? 🙂

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  48. Sarah B R Avatar

    Yes. Enjoy this! Time to do (almost) everything you want/need to do. I used to have that pre-baby…now i’m up with her around 5 am. I go to bed at 11 pm. Lucky if I don’t get woken up during the night. And i get very little done…except of course raising an amazing human being 🙂

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  49. Kathy (kathyb) Avatar
    Kathy (kathyb)

    Thankyou for sharing your day. Can you share the recipe of your dinner from this post. It looks delicious! I’m guessing it’s chicken, with brocoli and beans?

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  50. Chrystina Avatar

    These are some great shots of your day to day. I’m excited for you that you have so much time to spend will Paul! Very nice 🙂

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