"HOLY S*** THOSE ARE SOME EXPENSIVE PANS! I'M SURE WE COULD FIND SOMETHING JUST AS GOOD AT THE THRIFT STORE" - eli

Do the lemons come with it?

I like oil burns as much as the next guy... but you gotta grow up someday.

Non-stick pans provide even more opportunities for Eli to break the yolks when he is cooking eggs.

This is not a Wusthof Classic Wide Paring Knife. This is an Eli Apple cutting knife.

What's the point of all this newfangled technology, if I can't turn my lights off from the comfort of five feet away?

We have been having issues opening our refried beans lately. Now we have nothing to put on our saltines! Help us please!!

We turn our pans over and cook over-baked pizzas on them. Fun Fact.

Mini Flipper. You can't tell, but those cookies are the size of a fingernail.

We were thinking about the Amateur Flipper, but decided we needed to take it to the next level.

IMA DUMP SO MUCH COFFEE ON MY MATTRESSS NOW!!!

"I bet the large one will work really well as a throwing knife." - eli

Please notice this is a Hy-GRO Soft Bath rug. We don't want the Hy-DRO Soft one. Hydro is so 2000 and late.

"I thought a Duvet cleaned out your butt after the beach?" -eli

"This will pair nicely with all fifteen of our damn pillows" -eli

Anything under 250 thread count and I feel like I'm sleeping in sandpaper.

Pairs with bagged wine nicely.

Eli needs a hefty backpack to do all of the heavy lifting on our backpacking trips :)

And Deena also needs a backpack to carry her share of the weight....

We like our oatmeal watery and hot on our camping mornings.

Of course whenever you get into your sleeping bag, THEN you have to pee. This will help us get back safely.

It's no log, or rock, but it'll have to do until REI adds those to their inventory....

It would be BEAR-Y cool to stay safe in the wilderness. This will help.

You want to see pictures of our adventures, right? These will ensure that Eli's camera doesn't get wet so we can take pictures.

....because Deena still expects Eli to cook dinner even ten miles in the back-country.

Beach, car-camping, our apartment patio....

Eli's not scared of the dark.... at all. He just thinks this would be a good idea for Deena to have. He could go out in the dark whenever he wants. He's not scared.

C'mon why not have this?

We will be staying at Delphin's Beach Resort on the beautiful island of Bonaire. The resort features premium scuba diving just off the beach (a few feet from our room's patio) and food by some of The Netherland's finest chefs.

Windsurfing at Lac Bay in Bonaire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN4xcfSpNcI&t=142s

It’s as if this tiny island was made just for scuba diving and snorkeling, as, from virtually any place on the leeward coastline, you can enter the beautiful Caribbean Sea and dive! No other island in the Caribbean has so many unrestricted shore dive sites. Steep walls, sloping drop-offs, exciting wrecks and last, but not least, the double reef system, which will take your breath away.http://www.divefriendsbonaire.com

Reimburse us for a 2-hour guided kayak and snorkeling tour through the beautiful, protected mangrove forests of Lac Bay. We will experience the vital nursery grounds for all kinds of marine life including reef fish, queen conch shells, baby rays, lobster, baby seahorses and baby green turtles.

Spa del Sol. Spanish words for "Spa of the Soul". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgV--SiPvh0

Eli is ready to drink some of this one-of-a-kind Cactus Liquor - THORNS AND ALLLLL.

Some say Vinyasa, I say Vinyeesa. Tomato tomato i guess....

How else would we get around the island?

More info to come :)

Our 'fancy' night out in Bonaire, right at our very own resort! Check out the link to learn about the restaurant (apparently Google Translate isn't offered for their full dutch website...)

Obviously....

Surprisingly, we only live 45 min away and have never been!

Ya never know when one of these will come in handy. Stranger's houses are the best!

To hang the dress on of course! I imagine the brown wire, with brown hanger, and a white bow saying "mrs portell"....

"YES" is all i have to say.

It's worth a shot asking for my DREAM earrings to wear on my wedding day...

Who wants to come with? Thursday in Denver before the wedding... You're welcome to join!

Please help a bride get some BEAUTIFUL hair on the wedding day! To match the dress of course...

And while I'm getting my nails done... Let's send Eli to his favorite Brewery (or one of them)!

I'm pretty picky when it comes to exact items I pick out.... but this is not one of them. As long as it is silver and antique-looking, it would be such a pleasant surprise to receive this as a gift!