What to eat in Spain?

While those who travel to Spain may be wondering what typical Mallorquina cuisine is, here is a website that describes many customary Spanish dishes.

New Year

Well, its officially the year of the wedding. When we first started setting a date we debated over the summer of 2008 (6 month planning) or 2009 (1 yr & 6 months planning). It seemed like 2009 would never come, and WOW - it's already here! Less than 6 months to go and we are sooo excited! We have most plans in place, yet a few details remain. Right now we are working on the wedding ceremony; oh so fun!

As for the new year, we are preparing for our upcoming softball season, which starts tomorrow! Weeee. We love getting to work with the team and of course, eachother. Just to get out and enjoy every day, being active, and coaching the sport of softball is refreshing.

This spring we will also be doing plenty car details in the new garage! Let us know if you'd like yours all fresh and clean! Practically our whole fall has been devoted to moving into the new home, and re-doing the garage... check David's facebook for step-by-step photos of the transformation.

The wedding website has proved to be a great tool to communicate with friends and family. We are constantly updating information, from travel details to weekly Spanish lessons, to photos, blogs, and other current information. We just want everyone to be as "in-the-loop" as possible!



We are counting down the days, and hoping you can be apart of as many days in this upcoming year as possible!! Our best days are spent together with friends, and hope to see you soon!
Give us a call, drop us an email, letter, or just stop by! We look forward to seeing you and spending 2009 making new memories together!


Adios!
David y Jordyn

Christmas

Well this Christmas was very unique. David and I celebrated Christmas with the Bibiloni's the evening of the 23rd by attending an AWESOME service @ LCBC, followed by dinner at Symposium. All was lovely, and it was nice to enjoy the family in such a quiet, special way. On the 24th we traveled to Linesville, to spend the remainder of the holiday with the Acklin's. Christmas eve is my FAVORITE day of the year; my parents always have a dinner and then we attend church, and the highlight is always O Holy Night. And we were not disappointed. Christmas morning we awoke early, though weren't allowed to see the tree/gifts until 3pm...It was already getting dark. LOL. By the time we finished (5:30pm), it was dinner time... MMMM Mamma and Papa Acklin never fail in this category!!! We plumped up with a feast fit for royalty.

Since then... family time has been extra special this holiday season. David and I are blessed with a long holiday break this year, and are taking advantage of every minute. By that let me provide examples.... David and Jarrett discover the Xbox, play, play, play, play, eat, play, play. Hours later...

Jordyn & David go to the mall for returns with Mom and Dad Acklin, while Jarrett continues... play play play... We return home, eat, Jarrett and

David stay up until 4am getting to the last level in Call of Duty 5. Wake up this morning; David and Jordyn discover Little Big Planet for the PS3, play, play, eat, play Call of Duty for the PS3, visit family... We return.. and so far it looks like I hear the sounds "David, are you

ready for some unfinished business?" Looks like Jarrett is ready to hit up the Xbox with hopes of beating the game entirely.... Ahh, what else would we do with our time? Ha Ha Ha... we are having a great Christmas holiday and loving having family all in the same house, honestly!!!

From our family to yours; Merry Christmas,

enjoy your family, and peace on earth

(as we attempt to conquer the video game world).

Staying Green

Not many things are left green in Pennsylvania right now with the wonderful change of seasons and sprinkling of snow. But we are trying to stay green with our living styles and wanted to share how.

1. Traveling Eco-Friendly. Book your flights, hotel, and/or car rental with a travel agent such as Better World Travel (betterworldclub.com), which donates a portion of each fare to environmental cleanup. Carbon offsets are also available.
2. Using real dinnerware. Yes, paper & plastic is easier, but its been a good feeling knowing we are diminishing the amount of waste we contribute to our landfills. This includes cloth napkins too!
3. Down to one vehicle. We have no choice but to plan trips around our one car, and its been a great team building practice. While it sometimes means creative scheduling, and not doing everything possible each day, its been a joy scheming together.
4. Recycling. I know it sounds silly, but in some places (like Linesville, where Jordyn grew up) not everyone has a recycling program. Here in Lancaster we make sure to put anything recyclable in the correct receptacles.
5. Dishwasher. Suprisingly enough, it is more efficient to use the dishwasher than hand washing. So we try to fill up the Bosch before running a load at night (its less expensive at night, did you know that).
   
6. Washing Clothing. Using cold water instead of hot when at all possible. To put in perspective how wasteful hot water is, washing your clothes in hot instead of cold for a year, uses more electricity than leaving the refrigerator door open 24 hours a day for a year.
7. Web Presence. Well here you read, and we wasted no carbon on that. Sure, a little running of your laptop or computer, but much less fuel for your pleasure. Plus, it is much nicer to update the site at will than have to mail constant updates. So, read, enjoy, and save a little patch of green earth!

We are all trying to save money with the economic state of the country, upcoming holiday, and just life in general. We are not only living by the above ideals to save the environment, but to save money, too! Have a Happy, Eco-Friendly Holiday!

Love,
David y Jordyn

What's Up @ Waverly?

Well life has changed soooo much this fall. Jordyn is taking 2 graduate classes, coaching softball, and teaching. David is detailing cars, putting in extra time at school, designing websites, taping football games, and organizing the new house. New house you say? YUP!! We moved!!

We are amid transition and life just seems to be flying by. We hardly believe it was a short month ago that we were relaxing in Spain!! Where's the relaxation now? Well we are trying to maintain sanity with everything going on! The excitement just keeps us moving: the wedding, a new school year, a new house, and our LOVE! Its amazing!

We will upload some pics soon, so you can see the new pad! And if you want to come check it out - lets make a date!!!!!

Above all: please check out the website RSVP. We really want to secure the 15 staying at the villa, and know if others need to make separate accommodations. Even if you are responding with a "no, sorry we can't come" please do so!!

Just to clarify some questions about accomodations for the Spain Wedding Week... For anyone who is planning on coming to Mallorca for June 20-27, 2009 please let us know if you are one of the "singles." Obviously your price is half that of a couple, but you will be sharing a bedroom (we will have 2 single beds in your room)... I already know my brother is one single, so a guy can stay with him, and there are others, so don´t worry... we will figure everything out... For those of you who are couples, there are no more than 2 bedrooms in close proximity so every couple will have their own privacy... For anyone who would like to stay on your own, you can search the internet for Port d`Alcudia for hotels at the bottom of the mountain... We can make a few suggestions: http://en.venere.com/hotels_port_d_alcudia_552672/

Hope this clears up some questions, if you still have any Q`s, please let us know and we will answer asap! Lots of Love!!!! D & J

Guess What We did Yesterday?

Well... who says you need to get the best snorkel gear to see in the ocean? Noone... I packed my swim goggles and we had a nice time looking in the ocean... until we saw some snorkel gear at El Corte Ingles (like Boscov´s but WAY better)... after 180€ and 5 hrs of deciding we were out of the store and ready to fully explore the Mediterranean... well let me just say IT WAS WORTH IT! (x100). We spent 6 hrs at the beach (the next day, of course because we lost all daylight in the stupid department store deciding whether or not to splurge the Target credit card to get the darn gear)... Anyways.. we spent our longest day at the beach having our BEST day in Mallorca... We swam for hours with the ultra-dry snorkel (a must), mid-range goggles, and fins...
WE SAW AN OCTOPUS!!! Not one in an aquarium... but a REAL one swimming in the bottom of the Sea!!! PRICELESS!!!! I give David accolades as he convinced me to get the higher priced gear rather than the 8€ sets at the beach-stores that let water seep in and don´t last over a day!

So for now, I had to share that the Mediterranean has been seen, captured, and my old swim goggles tossed to the side... SNORKEL GEAR ROCKS!! And so does the person out there in the water enjoying it with me!!! OXOX

ADIOS - Jordyn -