The Produce Box

Ok, I am so excited about this little thing called The Produce Box that I had to write a blog entry about it!

The Produce Box is a local service that delivers produce grown in North Carolina to your home on a weekly basis. You pay $15 for the season (March through November) to cover boxes and containers, and then you pay $22 a week for your [BIG] box of produce. There are four boxes to choose from each week, each with a different combination of in-season vegetables. You can choose to add on more of certain items for an additional cost as well. The vegetables are harvested by local farmers the day before the boxes are delivered, and only in the amount ordered by the produce box founders, so everything is super fresh and ripe. I just ordered our first box which will be delivered next week, and I CAN NOT wait!! Here is what it will have in it:

Box A (Grilling and Snacking!!)

TWO pints of Blueberries
Romaine Lettuce
Sweet Red or White onions
Green Squash
Garlic Scapes (like scallions)
Roasted NC Peanuts
Local Herb Seasonings

You also have the option to skip a week (or skip several weeks) if you are going to be out of town, or don't need more produce that week. I will post an update and a review with pictures next week!!!

Smoky Mountain Relay-A Success!

Last weekend proved to be one of the most challenging, sleep-deprived, exciting, and satisfying weekends I have had in some time. We set out from Raleigh on Thursday evening, headed for western North Carolina to participate in the Smoky Mountain Relay. The race started at 6am on Friday, and of course we did not arrive in Brevard, NC where we were staying until 2 am. A 4am wake up call meant that we all got about 2 hours of sleep the night before the race...NOT GOOD!! Despite lack of sleep, a horribly marked course, and severe disorganization of the race directors, team Wii Not Fit came through with a stellar performance! Every runner on our team completed all 3 of their legs, and the support we showed for one another was outstanding. We also helped other teams along the way (shuttled runners and loaned out socks and shoes for a team who locked their keys in their van, helped get another van out of the mud, and shared water with runners for other teams along the course).

Here are some pictures from this crazy adventure:

Van 1 (the first 1/2 of our team) at the starting line:


Andy and I, on the course in the middle of nowhere:


A pretty view from the course:


Mark "Track Coach" Fisher handing off to Andy at the leg 12 exchange:


Andy celebrating the last 1/4 mile of his 3rd and final leg:


We are already in the planning stages for future relays...stay tuned :-)

A special thanks to Nana for taking wonderful care of the kiddos while we were away...events like this one would not be possible for us without her help!

Strawberry Picking 2011

Andy and I took the kids to the strawberry farm on Sunday to get our hands on some sweet berry goodness! Camryn LOVED it. Last year she liked it too, but this time she actually got to pick some strawberries and carry her own bucket. What a riot! I had Carson in tow on my back, and within 30 minutes or so we filled two big buckets, one for Nana and Papa and one for us.














I can't help but think of strawberry picking with my mom and sister in my younger years. I hope Camryn's strawberry picking memories will be as fond as my own! <3

Camryn's Birthday Festivities

On Camryn's birthday, Andy left work early so that we could all spend the afternoon together. We (Andy, Nana, Carson, and I) took Camryn to Monkey Joe's and then out for ice cream. Monkey Joe's was a huge hit, as was Coldstone Creamery:







Then on Saturday, we got our party on with a cookout at our house in honor of our little princess' second birthday. We had burgers and dogs, pasta salad, strawberries, watermelon, goldfish, juice boxes, and a cake made of Krispy Kreme donuts. Bubbles, balloons, chalk and the water table out for the little ones. Here are a few pictures:










I think it's safe to say a good time was had by all (especially Camryn!!). Cheers to an even brighter 3rd year for our little girl!