enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: e&p

  • our trip to new orleans.

    This trip was decided on a whim. Paul was training in Mississippi and I was up in Sacramento staying with my parents. He mentioned how boring his weekends were going to be. I sympathized and said he should drive over to New Orleans. He said he'd think about it. We got off the phone. I…

  • NOLA snapshots.

    We had an amazing time. Best ever. More details coming soon! snaps grabbed with the ShakeIt app for iPhone.

  • quick weekend getaway.

    BAD NEWS : Their original vacation was unexpectedly cut short because he needed to attend some extra training prior to deployment. GOOD NEWS : He weekend time to spare. GREAT NEWS : She had some Southwest credit to spend on a flight. BEST NEWS : They made their own unexpected change of plans and are…

  • man, i adore vacation.

  • anticipation.

    This post starts with a deep breath. We've got a plan. I mean, we've always had a plan. But the closer we get to the actual day Paul leaves for deployment the closer the plan gets to being the Real Plan. I don't want to get into the specifics of how our "plan" has changed…

  • another favorite.

    There is a little place just down the street from us (and another one in the neighborhood next to us) that sells authentic Italian gelato. I don't remember if we actually looked it up or just stumbled into it last summer. But either way : we love it & make a point to go after…

  • our favorite place.

    This is the Waterfront. If you follow me on twitter and see a "happy hour." tweet around 5pm PST on a random day, now you know where I am. We stumbled on to this self-proclaimed dive bar our first night in our new apartment. I think Yelp said it had good beer. And, for us,…

  • Q & A with Paul (my husband).

    E : helllllllooooooooo Paul! If it's cool with you, I am going to ask you some questions and type furiously to get your answers. As you know, we tried video, and the awkwardness that was us together on video almost wiped out Planet Earth. So now we're back to a good old fashioned text interview.…

  • on military life.

    first : Thank you so much for the encouragement and thoughts on "making a home feel like home" on my wall painting post. It was so nice that so many can relate and I was happy to hear how many military people read this blog. It's something I don't talk about a lot, but something…

  • anniversary table number cards & thoughts on one year.

    Long, long ago, I mentioned a plan for our wedding table numbers. I ended up scratching the design, but keeping the idea. Our new table numbers were folded gray cardstock that were stamped in orange ink with Martha Stewart foam number stamps. Guests at each table were encouraged to sign them knowing they would be…