Chronicling the adventures of an elite experiential marketing team. From the nine years on the road to new adventures in Portland, OR. We are the Roving Van Gelders and we can’t wait to see you down the road.
Josh traditionally fixes dinner on Mondays, being that he is home, so I got a real treat. He used the last of the Trout from his fishing trip to make Fish and Chips. It was wonderful, the chips were just a little soft and the fish batter was wonderfully light and fluffy. Accompanied by a... Continue Reading →
After so many years of getting all the way to IL and realizing we left something behind, very frustrating, I made boxes for our closest. One for each group we go see. With my parents coming to see us this weekend, I have stacked the box. It is full of a summers worth of goodies... Continue Reading →
BEAR DOWN CHICAGO BEARS
This Saturday Josh's team played one of the more important games of their season. We faces the South Side Banshees in Eagan in the afternoon. It was a hot and stinky day! The Pig's played the best game I have seen yet, they were fast, solid and played smart. Good tackles, winning rucks but in... Continue Reading →
I finished the apron for my Halloween Apron Swap. My partner is a lovely woman from Massachusetts. After learning a little more about her I was so giddy to get started, her husband is a Marine. Just makes me feel good to connect to her. I had originally picked out a nice light brown fabric... Continue Reading →
We all know that Pippi is the center of our world most of the time and that I am...well obsessive at times. I have reached a new plateau, I know own 3 pairs of Scottie pajamas. So last night while sitting on the couch with my Scottie, wearing Scottie pajamas, eating black liquorish Scottie Dogs,... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I came across a posting from an American Cartoonist that lives with her husband in Holland. She is a very crafty person, kind of the just make it person I would love to be. She was talking about the curtains she had just made for her sunroom (roman shades) and posted images. In this... Continue Reading →
Yesterday Josh spent part of his day off cleaning our office, this would be a nice point to add a picture of said room but I have is one of Josh holding Pippi while I take a picture of her wearing a sombrero. In the afterglow of this endeavor he expressed his distaste for our... Continue Reading →
This weekend Josh joined our friend Jedd and some of Jedd's family on a fishing trip in Duluth. I got to spend the weekend with friends at a cabin (no phones, love it). They started out in the wee morning hours on Lake Superior to catch 13 trout between the 5 of them. I think... Continue Reading →
As part of the new look for the bedroom we are looking at artwork that is rich in colors and patterns and keeps with the vintage feel. I found a very pretty Marriage Certificate from Victorian Trading Company. It even has a plow on it, just perfect. I kind of got the idea from my... Continue Reading →
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