Like so many others, a large chunk of my year looked like the above photo. On the couch with the pets, watching every show ever filmed. But somehow I was also able to have some amazing experiences outside of my 1-bedroom apartment. Let’s take a trip down memory lane with a photo roundup of some […]
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We had beautiful weather in Minnesota this past week. 74 degrees on November 8th!? It doesn’t get much better than that. (It’s a blizzard outside as I write this but we’ll just ignore that.) We took advantage of this brief warm spell and headed out of the cities to do some hiking. St. Croix State […]
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Last Saturday, Glenn and I took a day trip from Minneapolis down US Route 61 along the Mississippi River. We had planned on visiting John A. Latsch State Park and Great River Bluffs State Park but as we were driving we realized there were actually four parks in the area. Obviously, as the state park […]
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It’s the time of the year again, temperatures are dropping and everyone is flocking north to see the fall colors. We used last Saturday to head up to Lake Mille Lacs which about an hour and a half drive straight north from Minneapolis. It’s the second largest lake in the state and you can barely […]
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For the past decade or so, I’ve taken a trip abroad every other year. I have a full-time job and a mortgage, every other year is just what’s doable for me. But in case you hadn’t heard, there is a global pandemic running around. Life has changed and we’ve done our best to adapt. Summer […]
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To celebrate our two year dating anniversary, my boyfriend Glenn planned a surprise weekend away to Minnesota’s north shore. I’m usually the planner in the relationship but this time I let him take the reins. Most of the activities were a surprise but he’s one of those people who gets too excited about fun things […]
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I’m not going to lie to you, this is going to be one of those unnecessarily long blog intros. I need to let it out because working from home has been a real grind lately. Don’t get me wrong, I feel very fortunate and appreciate of my job right now but it’s just that I’ve […]
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Last weekend, we visited our 20th Minnesota State Park! I think that’s pretty impressive given that we’ve only lived here for a year and a half and that Minnesota is covered in three feet of snow most of the time. Our most recent day trip was to Afton State Park, one of the most […]
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Flandrau State Park is located in New Ulm, Minnesota. It’s a 1 hour and 45 minute drive from Minneapolis and the park itself is located right within New Ulm city limits. For a rather small park, it has an impressive 81 campsites. I imagine it’s a popular place for the citizens of New Ulm to […]
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Hello friends, me again. The one who took many social-distance-friendly trips this summer and is just now sitting down to share them with you. Join me as we travel back in time… Memorial Day Weekend last year, I took my first camping trip of the season to Big Myre Island State Park in Albert Lea, […]
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