The Beginnings of a Crossfit Gym!

What happens when two guys in their 20's get bored?  Most would play video games....not my husband and neighbor.  Nope....what did they do?  They traveled out to podunk Florida in search of TRACTOR TIRES!!!  I tagged along, because come on...when do you get the chance to go on a tractor tire hunt?  We brought little Jonathan along too!  He was excited to hang out with the big kids!

  

So we began our adventure in Milton, Fl but came to find out we had to travel to Jay to find what we needed.  So we started the trek and before we knew it we were passing farm after farm with so many tires laying in the fields!  But we were all slightly nervous to go knock on some random person's door and ask them if we could have their tires....soooo the journey continued.  

After a few more stops (including a falling down barn & an abandoned building), we finally found this place....JACKPOT!!!!!

The guys went and asked and they were more than happy to hand over some tires....they definitely had plenty to choose from!

First, they found the BIG manly one!!  

Now the question was...how do they get it on the truck?  The big tire weighed in around 400 pounds!

They decided to each take a side.... (that's Mick in the back...he was the one who helped us out!  In honor of his help, Dave and Jesse are going to create a Workout of the Day and name it after him!

They got it in the truck....

And finally got it balanced on the edges.

Now time for the Khara sized tire!  Success!  This one was much easier to get on the truck.  Thanks Mick!

They were so proud of their find!

Now the challenge was getting it off the truck....WATCH OUT!  

Yay!  Now we have some tires to help diversify our workouts!  The dogs even love it!

What a fun adventure!  Now it's time to start doing some tire flips!

It Was a Soup Kind of Day

It was a chilly (relatively speaking) Florida morning....and I celebrated it with some good Chicken and Black Beacn soup (recipe courtesy of my dad!)!  Now granted, by the time we ate it, it was 80 degrees outside, but it's ok...it was still yummy and hit the spot!

Chicken & Black Bean Soup

 

 1.  Boil 2 chicken breasts. (You need 1 1/2 cups of chicken, so 

I used the extra and made some chicken salad!

 2.  Chop 1 carrot, 1 onion, and 1/2 red pepper

 3.  Drain and rinse 2 cans of black beans.

 4.  Saute the onions, carrots, and pepper in oil for about 5 min.

 5.  Add a little chili powder and cumin.

6.  Add the beans, a 16 oz jar of salsa, and 

3 cups of chicken broth.

**Let simmer covered for 20 minutes**

 7.  Stir in the chicken and let simmer another 5 minutes.

(I let it simmer for about 30 minutes to let the 

chicken take in some of the flavor)

 8.  Enjoy!  

We added some Mexican cheese, sour cream, hot sauce.

Perfect thing on a chilly day!  :)

A Week Full of Wedding Bliss

We recently got back from a trip to Virginia for my beautiful sister-in-law's wedding.  It was a week full of happiness, love, and family.  I am beyond thrilled for this amazing couple and wish them a lifetime full of happiness!
Here is a glimpse of how we put the decorations for the bachelorette party to use and my attempt at getting better at presentation!  Suggestions are more than welcome on how to improve!  :)

The sign!

The party favors and hot pink shoe name tags!

Strawberries & Grapes with mini white chocolate hearts throughout

Amazing cupcakes made by one of Heather's co-workers!  Not only were they pretty....they were DELICIOUS!

My imitation of Sonic's Limeade.
We took some cranberry gingerale, mixed it with limeade concentrate, added some ice and limes for garnish and Voila!  

 The final spread!