Hey, Hello. The last time we spoke I was recapping Harley adventures and wishing the best for 2022. Since then, WE BUILT A HOUSE!
It took approximately 245.5 years, but she’s done. And she’s everything. And we L.O.V.E her.
I have all intentions of getting my blogging hat resized and refit to recap the last two years of this eventful journey.
Until then, it’s good to see ya. Grimmy Girl says hi.
Cheers!
Hey there, kids. Nice to see you! We are just going to jump right into this public diary of events in Jordan’s lifey-life. You know… for the future when I don’t remember much and need a giant assist.
So, what’s been going on? Everything! Life is fantastic!
January trip to the Duck Races in Avoca, NE with these Quacks.
We had Beer Olympics… I mean WINTER Olympics… in February at EBBC. Competition in costume and on the floor. My team killed it in beer pong, naturally. I love this gym.
Skiing / Snowmobiling in Colorado in March.
Cat snugs on the daily.
Did I mention Edge Body Boot Camp? We 5am’ers are crazy… about killing ourselves. Seriously. Love. This. Place. And the great friends made! We’ve got the MURPH coming up next month! I live and breathe for the challenge.
Rowing below… girl next to me is Simone. She’s a lean mean fighting machine. And the jolliest of the 5am’ers there ever was. 😉
Re-did the spare bedroom, formerly Kyle’s. It went from a Ford Blue storage unit to a grey/white clutter-free zone that Harley has claimed as her own. Friggin’ Princess.
Cats world… we just live in it.
Experienced Mr. Justin Timberlake himself in March! Claire, Briton and I had an absolute blast. JT … dang, man. That was a show.
Clint and crew are killing it at the Walkup’s. Both WT and WWP are coming into their busy season, so I visit the shop when I can in order to see that husband o’ mine.
I recently got the chance to sneak a few shots of Bodi, my biker B, Liz’s, newest addition. Future biker right here, folks. What a little heart-breaker. All the heart eyes on this lil dude.
Work. Well, it’s fast-paced and each day something new. I love it. It’s certainly challenging me in new ways that I didn’t expect, but am embracing and facing it on the daily. Growth mindset. It’s beautiful. It helps that I have an absolutely INCREDIBLE staff. My office mates/colleagues are equally as incredible at what they do and keep me afloat on the reg.
Still part of the Nebraska Wind Symphony. We had our Spring concert a few weeks back and now I am on hiatus until the Fall season rolls around. I enjoy playing still, but will admit the Monday evening rehearsals can be a bit much sometimes with the early 4:20am alarm clock. Girl needs some zzz’s!
Also back to teaching fitness classes again and my heart is so happy.
Motorcycle season is FINALLY here and your girl is feeling all sortsa warm fuzzies. Coming off Easter weekend and two days on the bike. Saturday Clint and I rode down to Coin for Easter dinner at the Swanson residence, which provided us the opportunity to chase the sunset on our way home. Sunset rides are LIFE.
Easter Sunday I took off on my own to Clarinda for what was hands-down the windiest ride I’ve had in a while. Good solid leaning for all 50ish miles of Highway 34 on my way down. Unfortunately just North of Goecker-ville I had a little malfunction. It was little due to my low speed coming off a stop sign. I am telling you… I have RAD angels who ride with me. It could have been ugly, but it wasn’t, and so a quick call to my dad, Craig, and Jeanne and we had her loaded on their mower trailer and in dad’s garage in under an hour of being sidelined.
Saddlebags off, motorcycle up, dad’s magic hands and all necessary parts, and he had me back on the road only two hours late to mom’s Easter lunch. 🙂 Sorry Gr’pa for missing yours completely. I had all good intentions.
Left Clarinda around 3:30 for what was an even WINDIER ride home. To the folks in the white Grand Cherokee who initially set out to pass me on 34 but then decided to tail back a bit… I am just going to say thanks. I am going to assume you held back after watching the wind own me like a little b!tch and you were just watching out for my well-being.
‘Preciate ya.
And, for the most part, I’d call that a nice brief wrap-up of a handful of events these last few months.
Happy Spring to ya. Be Present in all you do!
Towards the end of August I had the privilege of taking some photos for my very dear friends Andy and Liz, to only be surprised with the news of a baby on the way! What a fun opportunity to switch mindsets from doing a couples photo session to a BABY announcement session. My heart! ❤
The weather was not in our favor, and having already rescheduled once, we were determined to keep plugging away, despite the rain and 1 million percent humidity levels.
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As all males, I think Andy was less than thrilled at the idea of photos, however, adding in the excitement of the baby announcement helped ease the nerves and joy and pride soon took over. We had a solid hour of photos, endured the rain and then I held the honor of keeping this beautiful secret locked tight.
Until now.
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I think it is safe to say these two are going to make the absolute COOLEST parents on the block. I am overjoyed for them and cant wait to spoil this baby in all things Harley-Davidson.
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Congrats, kids!
Enjoy the Ride!
Wait, hold up. You say something about a Snickers?
…I’ll get to that, kitten.
Happy Tuesday, friends! I hope you are coming out of a happy weekend spent doing what you wanted to do! We had a graduation party for our friend Tracy’s son on Friday evening. Check out her cupcakes for the party. Fits her (and her kids) humor, 100%.
Post-graduation party led to an impromptu late dinner and cocktails with our friends Jess, Luke, Tyree & Cole in the Old Market. Lot’s of laughter was had at that back corner table. Saturday brought some work out at the shop. Clint always works Saturday’s but I am hit and miss on when I go out since most of the paperwork I handle is done in my home office. This weekend I spent over three hours cleaning out the office at the shop. It. Was. Hideous! Clint ended up working from 6:30am – 11pm that day, so the homemade enchiladas I had waiting for him at home ended up in the fridge. I’ve gone from snow widow to a mulch widow, y’all. That’s ok though. He is dedicated, focused and determined! He makes me want to do more and be better, that’s for sure. And just when I was starting to back off of the billion things I do/did! 😉
Mother’s day we went our separate ways for the day, but not before I took an obligatory mom’s day photo with my kittos!
Grimmy just wanted treats and wouldn’t sit still. Harley was traumatized I was holding her, per usual. Lil Princess and Lil Devil. They are the best!
I spent the day in Clarinda with my mom, grams, Gabe and Dave. The boys grilled burgers and they were amazing! An afternoon of great conversations and I headed out around 3, with a brief pitstop at the daddio’s. Clint spent the afternoon at his mom’s with his siblings and we both found ourselves back at home together around 8!
So, about those Snickers Crunch Bars.
It has become an official tradition to have a “Sweet of the Week” at Walkup Wood Products. The crew, customers, and contractors appreciate the gesture and everyone deserves a sweet treat, especially those hard laborers! And so, each week, new treat’s are created and served! This week I picked out Snickers Crunch Bars from Mom On TimeOut. The only additions I made were an extra cup of Krispies for the bottom layer and an extra half bag of caramels for the caramel layer. Otherwise, I kept it as is!
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They are sinful! And heavenly! The best of both worlds. 😉
Pop on over to her website (click here) to recreate them for yourselves! The recipe is lengthy and I am JUST lazy enough to not copy and paste it over. I’m sure she’d enjoy the extra traffic to her webpage anyway.
May, 2018
Harleys and Heels 