Robb + Jessie Married & in the Badger State

Archive for April 2008

brief

By Jessie on Thursday, 24 April 2008 with no comments

what a
week
it has
been

busy
busy
busy

three
more
weeks
left

freedom!

Eat More Dirt

By Jessie on Sunday, 20 April 2008 with no comments

Afternoon spent
in
the
garden.

Weeding,
tilling,
moving dirt.

Finished off
with
an
ICEE.

Classic.

(Post title taken from a great book.)

Skyrocket!

By Jessie on Friday, 18 April 2008 with 2 comments

Yesterday I went on a run.

I passed the BP near my house.

Gas was $3.39/gal (regular).

“Oh my! That is expensive!” I thought to myself.

I passed the BP again on my way home.

30 minutes later.

Gas was $3.47/gal (regular).

“Holy cow!” I exclaimed to myself.

Gas rose 8¢ in a half hour. What is this coming to?

Frappuccino!

By Jessie on Tuesday, 15 April 2008 with no comments

We watched an episode of The Simpsons called “That 90s Show.” I couldn’t resist a nostalgic trip back to our junior high (and elementary) school years. They stirred up memories of Seattle grunge, boy bands, Birkenstocks, recumbent bicycles, and Starbucks. Homer, a Kurt Cobain-like character, is found depressed and isolated by Marge (she had earlier left him and started dating her hippy-of-a-history professor) with a needle in his arm. Marge exclaims “You’re a druggie” and smashes the needle on the ground while Homer exclaims “I need that!” It turns out that Homer had become a diebetic from drinking too many Starbucks Frappuccinos. The entire episode was tied together with some classic 90s hits and a rendition of “Weird Al” Yankovic covering one of Homer’s songs. Ah, good times.

Shortly afterwards, Robb and I had a craving for frappuccinos. Funny how that is… We ended up finding a recipe online and made some rather tasty drinks. Unfortunately, it wasn’t hot outside so we ended up shivering after finishing our drinks.

Who knew you could make your own blended coffee drinks at home for a fraction of the price?

The recipe is as follows:

Frappuccino
serves 2

1 c. double strength coffee
3 tbsp. granulated sugar
1 c. milk
2 c. ice

Brew coffee. Allow to cool. Add all ingredients to blender. Blend until smooth. Enjoy!

Children

By Jessie on Sunday, 13 April 2008 with no comments

Tonight, we took a break from studies and chores to go on a walk. We found ourselves at the nearby elementary school. The empty playground was ours. What fun!

I think this quote sums up our evening:

“When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” - C.S. Lewis