tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18799897288901323792024-03-14T13:24:39.329-04:00SomewhereBoundAlissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.comBlogger400125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-91248951733979903042014-03-29T01:32:00.001-04:002014-03-29T01:42:33.096-04:00How I Go About Planning a Trip, Or, The Most Intense Trip Planning Ever
Otto and I are about 2 months out from our two week adventure to the Pacific Northwest. It will be my first time to the area, but it is where he was born and raised. For most of the trip, we are staying with his family on the Olympic Peninsula, located a hop, skip, and ferry ride west of Seattle, about two hours. Although, I'm not going to lie, before we got married, I didn't even know there wasAlissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-62259137630667556822013-12-22T19:06:00.002-05:002013-12-22T19:06:47.620-05:00Oh Hey
Just testing out this new layout to see how I like it. If you have any comments or issues getting around the blog, let me know!
Also, Wordpress sucks, Blogger wins.
Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-12266855641313790172012-04-16T23:10:00.001-04:002012-04-16T23:13:44.914-04:00Maps, Maps, MapsI love maps. It is a pretty intense situation, my love. One of the best things about my job is that I get to look at maps all day long. Looking at maps to find people, to find cities, to find townships, to find stores or addresses, to find land marks or highways or intersections.
It is surprising and kind of funny that no one ever really knows where they are (with all the access we have to maps Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-67466987646907319382012-04-02T17:07:00.001-04:002012-04-02T17:07:49.740-04:00Experience New England: Lowell
Adam, Niki, Sarah, Hannah, Chris
Lowell, the fourth largest city in Massachusetts, has been on my radar for a few years. The christian student fellowship of University of Massachusetts Lowell is pretty involved in the same circles that Johnson & Wales campus ministry was, so I know a few people from the area, but I've never had a reason to visit or learn more about the city.
Until nowAlissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-14012132908127847522012-03-22T23:48:00.001-04:002012-03-22T23:52:15.320-04:00Corduroy Jackets, Faith, and QuestionsAs I shuffled through piles of spiral bound notebooks on my shelf, looking for one with the perfect amount of empty pages to capture any thoughts I could possibly have, a rough looking one caught my attention. Dated almost a decade ago, it appeared to be a journal from high school yesteryear. I shoved it in my purse next to some books that I thought would provoke note taking, and headed downcity Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-16094231742009677282012-03-18T23:58:00.000-04:002012-03-18T23:58:49.813-04:00Fog and PainI just wanted to visit some friends.
Woke up early, dressed, maybe took a few too many minutes to get ready.
Grabbed some pancake ingredients, put the eggs in a baggie in my pocket.
Put on my sneakers- maybe they were moccasins- ran out the door into the brisk morning.
"It's going to be okay, I am an occupational therapist!" A strange man stopped his white 15 passenger and ran to my side Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-48014427921290271782012-02-28T11:23:00.003-05:002012-03-20T23:35:30.658-04:00TrainsAbout an hour outside of Rome, New York, I am sitting on this slow moving train heading from Buffalo to New York City. We pass through nothing dramatic or exceptionally scenic. Melting snow covers the muddy woods, aged out factories, and small towns covered in rust. The bouncing click clack of the rails almost rocks me to sleep if I'm not careful.
For the mundane passing by, I do have some Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-45652710070348391572012-02-12T14:01:00.000-05:002012-02-12T14:01:31.462-05:00In What Ways Have I Seen God's Grace to Me Lately?As I was provoking my mind to list the many ways God has shown me grace lately, a poem that I had written in 2003 came to mind. It is quite simplistic (and strangely philosophical), but does the job of reminding me of the many, often forgotten graces God has extended. I can imagine as a seventh grader just coming home from a long walk down by the canal, or maybe coming inside after a long day of Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-11504854270827324722012-01-17T15:36:00.002-05:002012-01-17T15:46:29.400-05:00The Jewett Cooks: Sausage & Sweet Potato StewOn a cold winter evening, what could be better than a savory kick of heat and sweet. We have made this recipe twice and it is one for the cookbook. The ingredients are a delicious and filling combination, and even great the next day!
Italian Sausage and Sweet Potato Stew
1 cup hot Italian sausage, diced
½ cup sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
¼ cup wild rice
¼ cup carrot, diced
¼ cup Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-42361160459907209282012-01-10T16:52:00.000-05:002012-01-10T16:52:08.896-05:00The Haynes Black Bean Soup Recipe
This recipe is a classic. One night a few years ago I was visiting with some awesome friends and they made it for dinner. I was blown away and of course, got the recipe. It is both cheap and delicious, and can basically feed an army, as I am proving tonight as I make it for the Jewett family.
Enjoy:
Black Bean Soup
Ingredients:
3 Tbsp olive oil
½ c. chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-75166314047535191752012-01-03T23:57:00.002-05:002012-01-04T00:01:12.408-05:00Yours, Mine, and Ours
"Colleen North: Larry says he'll never speak to me again unless I grow up. He says that I'm being ridiculous and I don't love him, but I do love him. Am I being ridiculous?
Frank Beardsley: You're not being ridiculous. Frank Beardsley: I've got a message for Larry. You tell him this is what it's all about. This is the real happening. If you want to know what love really is, take a look Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-62700789923128781012011-12-27T00:09:00.000-05:002011-12-27T00:09:11.231-05:00Home Made Holiday Punch Deliciousness
So tonight I stopped at the corner market and picked up a can of ginger ale to accompany the fruits and berries waiting patiently in my fridge to be juiced.
Ingredients: Cranberries, raspberries, apples, and ginger ale. (measurements to taste and size of need)
Instructions:Break out that juicer you have in your cupboard and go nuts with the fruit. I found the apples really helped Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-58803030031794592142011-12-04T11:54:00.000-05:002011-12-04T11:54:02.778-05:00Mini Expeditions: Art and TravelI absolutely love that travel asks art and design to the dance and it can either be a Napoleon Dynamite situation or a Julia Styles in Save the Last Dance kind of situation. Seeing artistic endeavors to promote travel really catch me, and remind me why I love my industry.
Here are some that caught my eye recently, click the header links for more!
Landmark Building Logos from Around the World:
Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-13334065119118575642011-11-29T18:54:00.000-05:002011-11-29T18:54:27.536-05:00Advent Again, Advent AlwaysAdvent is a season before Christmas where we prepare and remember the incarnation of Jesus and all that it means. (for more info, here is my post from 2010 all about Advent)
Last year I was so blessed by the focus and the introspection that the Advent readings brought, and will be embarking on the journey again. This year, my Advent guide is from the Village Church, and can be linked HERE. It isAlissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-31712615523187353192011-11-28T13:50:00.001-05:002011-11-28T13:54:24.674-05:00A Day in the Hudson ValleyLast week my friend Hannah and I took a day trip to the beautiful Hudson Valley in New York. She had done an internship there last year and wanted to revisit some of the sights. Of course I obliged as a partner in adventure!
Having never been to the Hudson Valley area (made up of (but not limited to) Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, and New Paltz), I had no idea what to expect, but was delightfully Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-73751305011501084312011-11-24T00:52:00.000-05:002011-11-24T00:52:42.848-05:00Humble Pie and Thanksgiving FeastInteresting thoughts on Thanksgiving:
"Being thankful is not telling God you appreciate the fact that your life is not in shambles. If that is the basis of your gratitude, you are on slippery ground. Every day of your life you face the possibility that a blessing in your life may be taken away. But blessings are only signs of God's love. The real blessing, of course, is the love itself. WheneverAlissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-67758398301115632612011-11-17T19:26:00.000-05:002011-11-17T19:26:08.317-05:00Shooting the WoundedI was reading this Boundless article when I came across this quote that really impacted me.
One of the lessons I have learned in six and half decades of life is that very few dreams should go on hold while you improve the shortcomings of your life.... To be sure, there are times when you need to stop what you are doing and focus on conquering a flaw. But if you wait till all your shortcomings Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-67006344401308240112011-11-14T12:24:00.001-05:002011-11-14T12:27:45.335-05:00Community and the Truth"You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you.." (Deut 15:15)
I have heard it said that every time we sin, we are forgetting our identity as a son in the house of the Lord and running back to the slave master of judgement and shackles. This rings true in my life. When I sin, I often forget that I am a liberated daughter of the most high Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-30147214604312823542011-11-08T22:19:00.000-05:002011-11-08T22:19:11.938-05:00What is One Word?You may have seen the past few "one word" posts. Since my writing time and abilities are lagging lately, you will probably see more "one words" in the future, as they are an easy way to get out some of my creative writing urges.
Here is the premise: OneWord.com has a new word every 24 hours that you have 60 seconds to write about, and these are my entries.
If you are interested in the Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-18664838536141728422011-11-07T16:56:00.002-05:002011-11-07T16:56:42.272-05:00One Word: AutumnAutumn reminds us that seasons change. The crisp air reminds us that some things must die in order to gain new life in the spring. Dying leaves are beautiful, remember.Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-51323851829424644402011-11-06T23:39:00.001-05:002011-11-06T23:39:34.233-05:00One Word: AutomaticThis kind of “love” was not automatic. A year of pondering and too much pressure, I caved into the realization that while it is not pervasive and euphoric, it is right, and it is what I actually want.Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-73017344001061586022011-10-18T20:53:00.001-04:002011-10-18T20:54:24.906-04:00Obsession Confession: Roasted Chick PeasWhat has 16% of your daily fiber intake? What has 6 grams of fiber? What has vitamin C and iron?
You guessed it my friends. One serving of chick peas (about 1/2 cup).
Ever since I was introduced to home made hummus, chick peas have been a staple food. You can do so many things with them! Let me share with you my favorite snack of all time:
Roasted Chick Peas
1 can of chick peas (drainedAlissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-58297642162570987212011-10-16T22:15:00.000-04:002011-10-16T22:15:21.509-04:00Slugs, Bandwagons, and Jars of ClayHey Family and Friends afar. I've been a little lax in communication lately, and I apologize. As you probably know, my phone was out of service for a few weeks there and Ive been kind of busy since I got the new one.
Figured I would update you a little bit on some things Ive been up to.
My roommate Erica and I poured salt on a slug that we found in our backyard the other day:
I went to Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-85220842777414811162011-10-10T21:58:00.004-04:002011-10-10T22:04:46.758-04:00New England Fall Adventures I Hope To HaveAs fall slowly creeps in to New England (finally.. wait.. is it even here yet?! IT'S OCTOBER!), and the air begins to prick your skin with it's cool breeze, now is the time to make a list of all the fall/winter wild adventures!
1. Providence Holiday MarketA selection of local vendors featured on Grant's Block featured to showcase Rhode Island crafters, farmers, and culinary geniuses. EveryAlissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879989728890132379.post-51223024567969450162011-10-09T00:41:00.001-04:002011-10-09T01:11:00.558-04:00In My Weakness He Is StrongGod is good.
I think he brings us to a place of emptiness so we realize that nothing else will satisfy us except for Him.A place of loneliness so that we realize that no one else can be there for us like He can.A place of loss so we can realize that he is our ultimate provider.A place of weakness so we can realize that he is our strength.
A place of waiting until we realize that it is His Alissa:Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264990678663466541noreply@blogger.com1