Last May, my friend Jamie called me and said “Hey, we’re going to see the Jonas Brothers in September.” And I say “okay.” After some planning and purchasing of plane tickets and an Airbnb, we were ready to be reunited in the Twin Cities. Jamie and I met in 2016…
Tag: Minnesota
Minnesota Winter Adventures: Banning State Park
Banning state park, conveniently located in central Minnesota, boasts 13 miles of winter hiking trails, ruins from a late 19th century sandstone quarry, and a sensibly sized waterfall on the Kettle River. On March 11, 2017 Dylan proposed to me in front of Minnehaha falls. The second weekend of March…
Minnesota Winter Adventures: Ice Castle
This past weekend Dylan and I took a day trip down to the cities to visit the Ice Castle in Excelsior. I had no idea this was even a thing! Earlier in the week, I had been scrolling through Instagram and saw a picture of an ice castle in Denver.…
Minnesota Winter Adventures: Snowshoeing
December 2018 was bleak and brown. We got a few little snow dustings, but it was most definitely not beginning to look a lot like Christmas (proof). Then, like the answer to my Christmas wish, it magically began to snow on the night December 26th. And then… it didn’t stop…
Weekend Recap: Brought to you by Black Friday in Duluth
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend full of food and family. I ate lots of turkey and pie, played a few board games, and just vegged my way through Thursday evening. I like to view Thanksgiving Thursday as a day to carbo-load and rest before the exhausting events…
So Long Summer, Hello Fall
This coming weekend marks the official beginning of fall. The leaves on my street are beginning to change color, the air is getting crisper, and I have added a pumpkin to my front stoop. We can now enjoy our Pumpkin Spice Lattes guilt-free and soon our Instagram feeds will be…