It’s a big day for our little husky.
Ochi went on his first ever inflatable paddle board excursion with me over the weekend!
There’s a trend on TikTok that I’m kind of obsessed with.
(Quick note: When I say “TikTok,” I actually mean “Instagram Reels” — I’m old and don’t have a TikTok so I just wait and see all the trending TikToks a week later when they show up on Instagram, whoops.)
If you haven’t seen it, it’s basically influencers who have never stepped foot in an office giving “workwear advice,” and then different influencers making fun of said previous influencers.
Long days and warm temps are finally here! Hello summer!
When Ryan first adopted Yukon years ago, I thought he was crazy. I would have much rather had a golden retriever (I grew up with goldens, and my sister has one now), or an Aussie.
But, not only did Yukon grow on me — I fell in love with him. Not only was he sassy, stubborn, independent and goofy, he was also so spirited and high-energy! He had a big, bold personality and a love of adventures.
I came around to adoring our husky so, so much that, when Yukon sadly died, getting another husky was a no-brainer.
Which is how we ended up adopting Ochi.
One of the best parts of having a super active breed is being able to take it on adventures. We never hesitated to take Yukon on all the adventures, and we are doing the same for Ochi!
You can always tell it’s fire season because I finally start buying way more stuff than I actually need.
Talk about a room with a view!
I recently had a chance to spend a night in Kendrick Cabin, a former U.S. Forest Service Fire Guard Station from the 1960s, located on the forest I work on.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, RYAN!
If you’ve been following along for the last few years, you know that every year, for Ryan’s birthday, I make him his favorite dessert: A Black Forest cherry kirsch cake.
This was year four… and it’s finally the year perfected the recipe to account for our altitude here in Flagstaff — 7,000 feet above sea level.
Happy fire season!
You ever just find yourself hyper-fixating on a food?
I do this all the time. If I find a recipe that’s easy, healthy, delicious and relatively affordable, I will make it over and over and over again until I am sick of it and can never eat it again.
My latest hyper-fixation recipe is this really easy tropical orange smoothie that’s loaded with antioxidants and flavor!
It’s that time of year!
Ryan and I both just wrapped up a stint on the Wolf Fire, a roughly-10,000 acre forest fire down on his district.
While I was (luckily) able to get right back to my normal life — working 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at my day job, teaching (and taking) yoga classes at my studio, making healthy dinners away from fire camp, train running and hiking with Ochi — after I demobilized, Ryan actually hopped right into a fire assignment with his former Hotshot crew, Blue Ridge. He’s down in Phoenix right now working on the Wildcat fire.
My assignment on the Wolf Fire lasted for about nine days. This is my fourth season working as a Public Information Officer (PIO) on wildfires, and while I’ve worked as a PIO on about a dozen wildfires at this point in my career — everything from a Complex wildfire to a Type 3 wildfire to initial attack! — this fire assignment was pretty cool for a few reasons.
