August 4th - The Eazy Peazy Weekly - We Didn't Die!!

Friend! 

So. Many. Things. Where do I even start?

You know when life just decides to throw a week's worth of chaos into one 72-hour window? That was us. I swear, if I hadn’t lived it, I wouldn’t believe it either…Buckle up. 

Let’s begin with the fact that Arn and I hit TWENTY YEARS of marriage. Twenty freaking years. While we’d originally planned something adventurous, we opted instead for a low-key celebration. Low-key, not a chance.

Scene One: Romance Meets Shakespeare Festival… and Bees.
Arn and I were given box seats (yes, bougie) to Sunday in the Park with George, a warm night, starry sky, pure magic. We unpacked a dreamy spread of Eazy Peazy eats, ready for the vibe. Except the bees. SO. MANY. BEES wanted our goodness it was almost hard to focus on the beautiful performers.

We rewrapped the food. Waited. Tried again. Swarmed again. Finally, Arn’s had enough and wants his sandwich. Well, Bee lands right as Arn is taking a bite. He gets stung right on his tongue. Yes, his TONGUE. I laughed, then I apologized, laughed again, and panicked slightly -  he’s allergic to a few things already, so this was an extra fun twist.

He survived. The play was lovely. The romance? Buzzing. Get it?? (LOL)

Scene Two: App says “Moderate” Hike. Uhm, NO WAY JOSE!
Next up, backpacking trip. Just the two of us. Midweek = fewer people, better campsites. Suuuuuuure, uh-huh.

Trail was rated “Moderate.” ALL LIES. It should’ve read: Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. First mile = straight up 1,100 vertical feet. I’m carrying 40 lbs (training for a women’s pack trip), running on only coffee, and then… I bonk. Hard.
Arms go numb. Face turns pale. Arn’s about to start praying in tongues while looking for our Life Flight membership. The only thing I could eat was a single blue raspberry Jolly Rancher that Arn pulled from nowhere I wanna know about. (Thanks, snack angels.) By the grace of prayer, I kept going. 

We make camp. Eventually I bounce back after eating THE BEST Alchemy Outdoor food around (Sausage Marinara & Beef Stroganoff, OMG - so GOOD!). I change out of my sweaty clothes and lay them on a rock to dry like a responsible, crusty backpacker.

Scene Three: The Great Heist.
Night falls. The air is perfect. We're laughing at past memories, me not dying on the climb in, dreaming of new goals and feeling pretty accomplished… until I go to retrieve my clothes.

Gone. Poof. As in, VANISHED. Gone.

Arn thinks I’m losing it (because I obviously was…BEFORE), but I KNOW they were there. Then I spot my socks behind a large boulder, covered in… saliva.  Next: sports bra, barely hanging on a bush. Then my shirt, dragged toward a hole in the brush that neither of us wanted to investigate. I hand Arn a stick and tell him to go for it, it's a brand new shirt and we are not leaving without it. (He says, this is how horror movies start. I said, I'll miss you.)

Turns out, a MARMOT (a real-life, fat-cheeked mountain rodent) had decided my sweaty hiking gear was a souvenir. And not just mine - we later found all sorts of stolen hiker goods scattered around his lake-side lair. Trash panda meets klepto squirrel - spoons, food trash, more clothes, etc.

Scene Four: Tent Scratchers & Thunder Rollers.
Night falls. We sleep. Sorta. Until the little thief returns, scratching at our tent. Yep, the little klepto was back for more. 

We wake, patrol, double-check our bear-hang, and finally settle back down. By some miracle, our food was untouched and still hanging the next morning. 

We take a last minute lake-all-to-ourselves skinny dip (cold plunge = attitude reset) before heading out to beat the thunderstorm that rumbled us all the way down. And by down, I mean STRAIGHT DOWN the mountain.

So Basically: Bees. Bonking. Marmots. Marriage. We survived.
And laughed. Because I got my clothes back. And I didn't die.

Now we’re off to a wedding. Manifesting a mellow night with zero marmots, no emergency tongue swelling, and a great slice of cake.

MENU FOR MONDAY: AUGUST 4TH - ORDERS IN BY SUNDAY @ NOON!

Egg Bites - Jalapeno Popper

Egg Bites - Canadian Bacon & Swiss Cheese

Egg Bites - Onion/Bell Pepper/Spinach & Cheese

Protein Overnight Blueberry Oats

Sweet Shredded Pork Burrito Bowls

Marry Me Chicken GF Pasta w/ Side Salad

Bang Bang Chicken Skewers w/ Veggies & Jasmine Rice

Honey Chipotle Chicken Bowls w/ Cilantro Lime Rice

Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice

SEE YOU MONDAY - AUGUST 4TH!!

Don’t forget to make space for memories. Grab the little windows you get to be truly present with your people, the ones who matter most. Say yes to something new, even if it feels a little wild or uncomfortable. Do it side by side, and come out stronger (and probably with a story worth retelling).

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