Upcoming Plans!

Hey guys!

Hope you've been enjoying our blog! This whole thing is rather new to us, so we're definitely learning as we go! We know we haven't had too many fun and exciting things going on quite yet, but we've been doing a lot of talking, planning and organizing - trying to figure out what exactly we want to do and when we can fit it all in! Also, since our budget is obviously limited, we are trying to manage our finances and see what is possible.

Here are some updates from what's been going on in our FIRST week - can you believe it's only been a week???? Crazy!!

1. Meatless March is coming along well! We've taken a lot of vegetarian cookbooks out of the library and have been searching the internet for tasty recipes. We will post some of our favourites as we go. If you have any great ones - feel free to send them along!

2. Next up, we're planning something that is going to take a little while, but something that is LONG overdue! Shocking as it may be, we have not read any of the Harry Potter books, and have only seen the first movie. Yes, you read that right. Since these are classics and a huge phenomenon, we thought we should join the Harry Potter bandwagon to see what we've been missing! So....over the next nine months, you have our word - we are going to read ALL of the 7 books and watch each of the movies as we go. This is quite the task, but as we've been told, it will be well worth it and we will be kicking ourselves for waiting so long! This is an exciting venture because it also ties right into the literacy and education aspect of our 'drive'. We're ready to enter the wizarding world of Harry Potter and see where it takes us! If anyone wants to join our movie screening parties - you're more than welcome!

3. Although we aren't the most crafty, we have tried our hands at knitting and even made ourselves decent looking scarves a couple years ago. During this 'drive', we thought it would be fun to improve our knitting skills, while also giving back. Our plan is to knit and donate 25 baby blankets. We're still in the process of finalizing where exactly we will be donating them; if anyone has any leads or prospective places/recipients, please let us know! We can't wait to get our craft on and post pictures of our creations as we go!!

4. Finally, we have our fingers crossed for a trip in May...which will involve some risk-taking and some mental preparation! Dreams may come true?! We'll keep you posted!!