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November 10, 2008

OK, now I’ve seen it all..

Posted By: carissa · In: Strange But True

H! I'm Carissa-
Beauty Editor, 20+ year Makeup Artist veteran, clean beauty lover, mom of 3 girls, and wife of a marathoner. We recently bought an RV where we will homeschool our kids for the next school year and find some adventure and peace in a crazy world. Thanks for following our journey!

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It’s pumpkin patch season and we’re all in! 🎃 We have at least one scheduled each weekend starting with Anderson, a huge property with tons to do and a million places to take photos.

We had this amazing iced cherry apple cider they made using apple cider, cherry juice concentrate, vanilla, and spices but she wouldn’t tell me which ones. 🤷🏼‍♀️ She said they were “proprietary” to the farm (?) I guess. So I’ll be toying with that recipe for a while I’m sure. I asked if it was pumpkin spice and she said no. Maybe to throw me off the trail? I need help.

We have another adventure planned tomorrow which means more pumpkins which means we’ll have 6 to carve. Do I make seeds? Do we eat it? I don’t think they’ll last until Halloween once carved.

I have a blog with an update ready to go that I’ll post in the following week along with some fun promotions. I finally have a little extra time to get back to it all. 🤗

The hair styling products from @kloraneusa are the

The hair styling products from @kloraneusa are the perfect mix of salon quality and clean ingredients. A very hard combination and not one I’ve often found over the years.

Their Mango 🥭 line for dry hair features nourishing oils, creams, a hydrating mask, and even a solid shampoo bar. 🧼 They smell amazing and leave my hair feeling soft and shiny.

Their Shampooing Mask is a powder made with organic nettle and clay which comes in individual packets. You add water to the powder and apply it to your hair letting it set for a few minutes. It deep cleans and clarifies the hair and scalp leaving it completely cleansed. 🧖🏼‍♀️I use it when we get home from camping to give my hair a thorough cleaning, but it’s also great for oily scalps or to clarify hair every week or two.

The whipped mango hair mask smells yummy enough to eat and coats hair in silky softness. I wear it overnight and wash it out in the morning. It has been key to keeping my hair looking healthy this summer with so much time in the sun and with the camper’s hard water that always dries my hair out.

Each bottle tells you the percentage of natural origin ingredients for that formulation which I love.

They’re best known for their best-selling dry shampoo, but everything I’ve used from them has been something I would buy. They don’t have a ton of skincare, but the Water Sleeping Mask is incredible. 🌟

Colorado peeps can find it in @ultabeauty and @pharmaca - check the store locator on their site for full info.

#klorane #kloranepartner #gifted

If you build it… We stopped at the Field of Dre

If you build it…

We stopped at the Field of Dreams in Iowa on our way from Wisconsin today. Our girls haven’t seen the movie yet, but of course Mike and I have and we love it. We actually use this phrase a lot when taking a leap of faith. It reminds me of all the times we’ve done something blindly not knowing what the outcome would be.

Like with homeschooling.

Or buying a camper even though we’d never even stepped foot in one before.

And deciding to spend so much time on the road.

No guarantees, only faith that all will work out as it’s supposed to. And it does.

Our time at the field was good. We ran the bases, walked through the corn, and looked around at the families who brought their kids here for a catch. And although we’re all pretty weary from the road, this will be one of my favorite photos from our trips.

We’re enjoying our last day here in Madison visi

We’re enjoying our last day here in Madison visiting family before moving on. We love it here! A neighborhood, their downtown, and University of Wisconsin are all built around the lake. We pulled up to park our boat and walk around the city and saw frat houses that sit on the lake blasting music with kids hanging out and paddle boarding. 🤯 What a fun place to go to school!!

I’ve only seen movies where people get around on a boat to go dinner or see friends but that’s a reality here and it’s amazing. The whole experience of being surrounded by water all the time yet still connected to everything completely makes you forget about the bugs and humidity. I forgot how tiring humidity was. It’s like walking around with an extra person sitting on your shoulders.

Tomorrow we’ll head back through Iowa with only 1 stop planned. We really couldn’t think of anything worth seeing in IA but are always open to suggestions.

We really didn’t know what to expect for this trip but it turned out to be a great one!

Omaha Zoo in the books! It’s beautifully landsca

Omaha Zoo in the books! It’s beautifully landscaped with giant enclosures that feel like you’re in nature. Waterfalls, huge rocks, giant trees, and wide paths line the zoo for a totally unique experience. We loved our time here but @cheyennemountainzoo still has our heart.

The more places we go, the more we’re convinced that Colorado is our forever home. 🏔

Tomorrow we head on to Wisconsin for some lake time. The mornings and nights now have a slight chill to the air and we’re taking in the last bit of summer! ☀️

After a lot of conversation and consideration, we

After a lot of conversation and consideration, we decided to send Lola to half day kindergarten this year. They are kind enough to allow her to take time so we can travel, and during that time I’ll homeschool her to keep her going.

Harper and Everly will continue to homeschool for now while we have some fun trips planned though February. Then we can reevaluate what’s next for them. They are happy to be at home together again and we’re happy to homeschool. They did have a FOMO moment seeing Lola walk into their former school, but we have enough planned to keep them busy.

Today felt like a new chapter with the usual bittersweet tears, I cry every single year when my girls walk proudly into their new classrooms. I’ll miss Lola even if her time at school is short. She has been my constant buddy running her sisters to school and errands during the day for 5 years so it feels strange knowing that phase is over.

We’re excited for this year and the adventures it will bring And excited for Lola as she gets to enjoy some well-deserved independence. 💥

20 years in the blink of an eye. Today is Mike’

20 years in the blink of an eye.

Today is Mike’s and my wedding anniversary and it’s strange to think that we’ve almost been together longer than we haven’t.

To know Mike is to love him. He’s very kind and patient. He never says he’s too busy for anything the girls ask, even if he is. He makes the best Mexican and homemade pasta and does most of the cooking. He’s fun and up for whatever; he didn’t know anything about camping but learned it all and embraced our new lifestyle.

Here’s our most recent pic at Red Rocks in June (we have so few of just us these days!) along with some throwbacks of our baby faces. ☺️

We kept having this experience of finding a really

We kept having this experience of finding a really beautiful place to take a photo, then looking at the photo and being completely underwhelmed. I feel that way about pretty much every photo I took. The scenery here is like that of a movie, but then I look at the photo and just think- meh?! 😜 I’m not a great photographer but strangers take the ones of all of us, and it’s with my phone so we’re just happy to have them.

We’re finishing our Yellowstone trip and just taking it easy today. We’ve been averaging 2 hours a day in the car driving to sights, so we needed a break. Did I mention we’re still 12 hours and several days away from our destination? 🤦🏼‍♀️ I need some new ideas for car activities. I feel like we’ve done it all at this point.

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