Our Honeymoon {in Review} pt. 3

To read the previous posts in this series click here.

Our honeymoon was the trip of a lifetime. While we were in San Diego over Christmas in 2012, Graham and I decided that we would take a road trip for our honeymoon, knowing we would enjoy the freedom it offered, and give us the ability to see so much. We figured that once we have A LOT of babies, a road trip won't be as appealing and that a tropical vacation could be taken at any time.

Our planning didn't begin until mid-March (yes, we're last minute, we know), and even then, we didn't plan much. Our goal was to make it to the Pacific North West, but enjoy as many places as possible on our way there and back.

The result of our honeymoon was 12 states in 13 days, and well over 5,000 miles.. America is beautiful, and this is how we explored it.

Day 4 - Wednesday, June 5th
We left for Yellowstone National Park this day, but decided to take a scenic route through Montana to get there. The scenic drive book we'd picked up said that the drive was only one hour out of the way so we figured it was worth it. It ended up taking us most of the day, but the drive was gorgeous and I'm glad we decided to take it.

 



 

 

Day 5 - Thursday, June 6th

After camping in Yellowstone Wednesday night we woke up and went to explore the park. We ended up hiking a little over five miles to see Fairy Falls and, of course, we made the time to go see Old Faithful.

 

 

 



Recipe: Crock Pot Chicken Caesar Sandwiches

If you follow me on Pinterest you may have seen this recipe I repinned several weeks ago. In case you're unaware, my husband LOVES sandwiches. He'd eat them at every meal if he could. The recipe sounded absolutely delicious, and Crock Pot cooking is one of the easiest ways to prepare a fantastic meal. We loved these sandwiches so much they've been added to our menu rotation, and I even took this recipe and turned it into sliders for a football watch party-I'll be sharing that version with you soon, so be sure to check back!

I found this recipe via The Recipe Critic and any of my tweaks or opinions will be in italics.

-like my fancy paper plates? =)

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts (I used frozen)
• 1 can chicken broth
• 1/2 cup to 1 cup Caesar dressing
• 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup freshly chopped parsley or 2 tsp of dried parsley
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• shredded lettuce
• hamburger buns
• provolone cheese slices, optional

Instructions:

1. Place chicken and broth in crock pot and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
2. Remove the chicken from the crock pot and drain all liquid. Place chicken back in crock pot and shred with two forks.
3. Stir in dressing, cheese, parsley and pepper. Cover and allow to heat through.
4. Spoon mixture onto buns (we added the provolone cheese slices under the mixture), top with lettuce and additional Parmesan cheese if desired.

Our Honeymoon {in Review} pt. 2

Continued from Part 1

Our honeymoon was the trip of a lifetime. While we were in San Diego over Christmas in 2012, Graham and I decided that we would take a road trip for our honeymoon, knowing we would enjoy the freedom it offered, and give us the ability to see so much. We figured that once we have A LOT of babies, a road trip won't be as appealing and that a tropical vacation could be taken at any time.

Our planning didn't begin until mid-March (yes, we're last minute, we know), and even then, we didn't plan much. Our goal was to make it to the Pacific North West, but enjoy as many places as possible on our way there and back.

The result of our honeymoon was 12 states in 13 days, and well over 5,000 miles.. America is beautiful, and this is how we explored it.


Day 2 - Monday, June 3

We stayed in a little town called Greensburg, Kansas our first night. Over 90% of the town was destroyed after an EF5 tornado passed through in May, 2007. When Greensburg decided to rebuild, they did so in an entirely green and eco friendly way. It's a pretty neat town and story, to read more about it click here.

 

 

This picture is inside Greensburg's Big Well, the largest hand dug well.

 

 

For lunch we stopped and had a picnic at the Monument Rocks in Central Kansas. These "rocks" were in the middle of nowhere, surrounded entirely by flat land. Pictures hardly do the Monument Rocks justice but here they are!

We arrived in Boulder, Colorado by the end of the 2nd night and spent some time with one of my husband's brothers before heading north in the morning.

Day 3 - Tuesday, June 4th

We left early that morning for Wyoming. Our first stop was in Cheyenne for an oil change and a little exploring =). Cheyenne is a cute historic town that I definitely recommend seeing!!

Wyoming was truly beautiful, the picture below is one of our favorites. The photo below was taken near Thermopolis, WY, the town we stayed in on night three.