Live Lightly Tour Take 2

In September, we got to meet Matt, Sara, and Bella Janssen and their Live Lightly Tour when we were still in Grand Rapids (blogged here). The Janssens have been touring the entire United States...went down the East coast, Florida, across the southern states and through Texas, to southern California and made it up to central California last week. They have been traveling in their veggie-oil powered RV and teaching people about sustainable living. You can read all about their journey (and see the stories through Sara's amazing photos) at their blog here.

We knew back in the fall that we'd probably meet up again when they got to California--who knew then all the experiences and life changes we would both have! We're no longer living in an RV...they are trying to decide what to do next after their tour is done. They went from a vegan diet to a raw diet...Matt lost 40 pounds!
Matt and Sara arrived last week Wed. afternoon...we talked, had a yummy raw dinner, visited with the roommates. Thursday we went to the Stockton Children's museum, then visited the building (what we call the training facility out at the Port of Stockton!). Rowan and Bella (who is 4) had a good time catching up, wearing princess clothes, and negotiating their dual type A personalities. Rowan and I took care of Bella on Thursday night so Matt and Sara could have a date night. A big bubble bath and the movie "Enchanted" later, and they were two happy campers. On Friday morning Sara made me a yummy green smoothie..which tastes infinitely better than it may look or sound...and the girls did a lot more playing. The Janssens left on Friday afternoon to visit some folks and do a demonstration on Saturday in Sacramento....then returned on Sunday night to spend a few more nights with us (and see Joe who had by now returned from Missouri) before continuing their journey. It was fun to have a playmate around for Rowan. On Monday I took the girls to Pixie Woods (forgot the memory card for the camera--duh!) and they had a fabulous time. Bella wanted to wear some of Rowan's clothes that day...and they are almost exactly the same size, their hair is the same color...and they wore outfits that almost matched each other, including hats. I realized at the park that people must have assumed they were twins.

The Janssens left on Tuesday afternoon to continue north. Wherever we land and wherever they land in the coming years, I'm sure our paths will cross again!

Click here to see some pictures of our time together.