For our wedding, Q’s stepdad, Doug, wanted to make a special video about us and our journey as a couple. He had us sit down for a few sets of questions, did some b-roll and then he created the most amazing video.
PS when you think the video is over, stay tuned until the very end for hilarious bloopers that Doug caught when we didn’t think we were on camera!
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I had to post ONE soup recipe more before we moved out of Alaska right? And I wanted to share our inaugural slow cooker meal! A slow cooker is every new couple’s dream machine. I love that you just toss all your ingredients in the pot in the morning and when you come home from work you suddenly have dinner!
I think the best part of the slow cooker is that you can’t really go wrong when cooking with it. If you don’t have specific ingredients, you can usually substitute or omit without problem and come up with an even better recipe! I am also a big fan of just tossing in whatever veggies we have on hand, in this case I added some carrots and celery I had. And then I realized I had some pasta that was just sitting around, so I added that in too!
This recipe is pretty thick since it is filled with so many fun ingredients, but it can be made thicker or thinner depending on your preference! For a more stew like recipe, use less chicken broth. For a more soup like recipe, use more broth (pretty basic stuff right?). When you are adding more ingredients, you generally want to add a little more broth to offset it, but again up to you. You can also usually eyeball your liquids when you are adding everything to the pot. There is really no right and wrong with the slow cooker!
Serves 6-8
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Adapted from Kalyn’s Kitchen.
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Q says I’m a hoarder… I say, “Why throw it away when I can keep it?” This big ole truck is filled to the brim with our things. Who knew a two-bedroom apartment could have so much STUFF in it? (Q says he knew and that 3/4 of that truck is my belongings and that a 4-bedroom house couldn’t hold all of our stuff. I say, “Hey you knew what you were in for before you married me!”)
Last week, the movers came to the apartment, packed up our belongings and loaded them onto a moving truck heading down south.
And I actually felt really bittersweet, and dare I say it…SAD. I thought that when the movers came to move us out of Alaska I would be ecstatic and jump for joy. Instead I got a little emotional about it all.
Alaska has been so incredible for Q and me.
Alaska was the site of our first apartment together.
It marked the first time we’ve lived together (not in a room in my parents house).
It was my first time not living in LA (minus a brief stint in London).
It was a challenge, that’s for sure. With three hours of light a day during the winter and temperatures dipping into the -40′s, there were days where I thought “What am I doing here?” But you know what, I did it. And I grew so much more independent, secure, and mature through it.
And now we are off to a whole new adventure. Georgia is going to be the place where we finally get dogs (ASAP), I turn 30 (gasp), have a baby (in a FEW years!), and live in a house!
We are currently shacked up in a hotel room on post (still in Alaska) with all of our belongings. We will be here through the week as Q outprocesses and then we head out to Anchorage next weekend. Then the exciting ferry across the interior passage and a quick 4-day drive and we are in our new home (or hotel until our house is ready). Let the adventure begin!
No move would be complete without pizza and beer!
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We are in the midst of moving. And it is a process. We are SO lucky that the Army sends in movers that pack up all of our stuff and move it for us, but because of this we have to be SUPER organized and prepared when they come. If they see it, they will pack it, and no one wants to be three days into their 21-day journey and think “Oh where are those socks I thought I packed?”
So this past week to prepare for the movers, Q and I have been:
Packing for ourselves - this fashionista is wearing leggings and button downs every single day for 3 weeks
Packing up our kitchen tools - bringing the essentials like a non-stick pan, two pots, our rice maker (essential in our house), the coffee maker and a blender
Packing up the pantry – packing food for 21 days on the road involves lots of cereal, bars, peanut butter and snacks (we luckily made a Trader Joe’s run while we were in LA to stock up)
Packing up the wedding presents – basically our house looks like a Crate & Barrel distribution center with gifts in boxes everywhere. I am just excited to get to Georgia to finally USE it all!
Taking all the photos off the walls – I’m super excited to have more space in Georgia to be able to actually hang everything!
We are going to be taking about 1,000 pounds of goods with us on our road trip. Because of this, we use a lot of clear plastic containers (like these
We shipped the Prius off yesterday and we will meet the car in Atlanta around the time we arrive. The Army is SO efficient with moving that I basically never want to move on my own ever again.
Oh and we were all getting really excited since the snow has been melting and we can see the roads again (hooray!) and then this morning we woke up to two inches of snow with two more expected by tonight. I feel like Alaska is playing one finally trick on us.
Oh and newlywed life is fabulous! Q and I are so excited for our next adventure together and can’t believe the wedding has already come and gone!
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