Hello all! Christmas has came and went; the festivities were marvelous. Holidays always move quickly and I try my hardest to savor every moment. We kicked off our Christmas Eve with Tony’s family. We tried a new tradition this year: a progressive Christmas celebration. It was different and it was a lot of fun! We…
family
my favorite holiday + my favorite friday
Whew.. what a week. Between a bomb at work, [not a real bomb, don’t worry], on Monday afternoon to Turkey Day, my week was one for the books. For starters, I was told Monday afternoon I was being moved to sixth grade Language Arts/Reading, effective early next week; cue panic attack. I LOVE my RTI,…
birthdays, birthdays, & more birthdays
This weekend was all about birthdays. My sis, Justine, got home Friday night from Iowa State & we celebrated her 19th golden birthday last night by going out to eat in South Minneapolis. We ate at Revival, which serves Southern comfort food with a twist & has pretty much the greatest burger in the Twin…
a lil’ of this & that
kaylee + ace day 2015
Today is a holiday. It is the second year celebrating Kaylee and Ace Day. You can find the origins of the holiday here. Today was spent doing things we both love: a lazy morning, a dog park visit, new toy purchase, snuggling, treats [on both of our accounts], more snuggling, walking with friends, cuddling, &…
it’s starting to feel like fall
Okay, okay… before you gasp, get angry, and claim: there’s still a good couple weeks of summer left, hear me out. Yesterday, with my parents, I moved Justine to college. It was surreal, sad, overwhelming, proud, & a bunch of other adjectives. I can’t believe my little sister is now in college. I can’t believe…
puppies & coffee make everything better
a favorite place; duluth minnesota
happy 4th!
Happy July 4th to all! The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays, [it is a close second behind Thanksgiving]. When I was younger we would spend the holiday weekend on the lake, eating bbq, and roasting marshmallows over a crackling fire. My cousins, sisters, and I would fight for the best position…