We're heading west this winter! Ryan will complete his next avalanche certification as he pursues mountain guiding, and Mary will work towards her skiing goals. The dogs will stay cozy in the van when they're not out touring, too.

Want to eat steak at our house without puppy teeth marks in the knife handle? (We taught them very quickly that wooden knife handles are not chew toys and no one got hurt.)

When we traveled to Norway, land of individual duvets, Ryan realized that he no longer woke up without any covers. Mary thinks he's exaggerating, but nevertheless, these seem like a great investment in our future happiness.

To protect our van bed and those twin duvets from the dogs.

A great opportunity to replace the expensive, smelly, not-climate-friendly propane stove in the van with something compact and electric.

Yep, we are those caffeine addicts. This is an updated version of Mary's dad's burr grinder from the '80's that we still use today (thanks, Dad!). The biggest difference is that this one is quiet enough that we can make coffee without waking up the whole house.