enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: california

  • We scheduled this trip in mid-April when work was crazy for us both and when we just were not connecting as a couple. It was really frustrating and having a short weekend getaway on the calendar was something nice to look forward to. (Paul had Memorial Day + Tuesday off of work so we were…

  • Since our trip through Big Sur at the beginning of March, Paul and I have been trying to work more hikes into our weekend routine. We have never had "weekends" together in the traditional sense (first I worked retail and then Paul's intern schedule often had him at the hospital for weekend shifts) and we're…

  • There is a pesto pizza in our near future… Edited to add : Don't worry! I didn't just dig up those plants to make one batch of pesto! I trimmed them using the healthy herb trimming techniques shared in this great article. right photo by Paul. both taken on the iPhone & processed with the…

  • I am going to be bringing a few new features to the blog this summer – two that are photo based. Weekly, I'll be sharing the "around here" shots, which are photos that I take mostly in my workspace throughout the week. Then every so often, I'll be sharing posts titled "photo walk : ______."…

  • This is the official wrap up of our post-deployment California roadtrip. We've been dreaming of this vacation for months and planning for almost as long. It was sort of second honeymoon and so we were willing to spend a bit more than usual for fantastic accommodations. We picked our hotels in advance based mostly on…