Then there was just beautiful nature. One of my dahlias popped already! And the 5:40am sun tints the tops of the trees red, while the lilacs have fully bloomed.
Have a lovely Mother's Day weekend!
Friday, May 10, 2024
A Picture Update
Happy Friday! This week we had two band concerts back-to-back. For some Maya flute action, click here! For some Callie trombone action, click here!
Then there was just beautiful nature. One of my dahlias popped already! And the 5:40am sun tints the tops of the trees red, while the lilacs have fully bloomed.
Have a lovely Mother's Day weekend!
Then there was just beautiful nature. One of my dahlias popped already! And the 5:40am sun tints the tops of the trees red, while the lilacs have fully bloomed.
Have a lovely Mother's Day weekend!
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Weekend Wrap-Up
Happy Sunday! We had a fun weekend, and enjoyed the beautiful spring weather as much as we could!
On Friday night, Chris and Callie headed to Target Center for the first Lynx pre-season game.
Yesterday morning the girls had dance pictures, so I was able to bribe them to take a photo in their blue numbers...but I sat at the studio for over an hour as they rotated through costumes for all the pictures. The dance recital is coming up in about a month!
This morning I did a four mile run and it was delightful.
This afternoon Maya and I went with Auntie Cat for a nature hike, which was also delightful. We saw so many deer, turkeys, ducks, birds, and even a cat on a leash!
Click here for some videos from our nature walk, including a song Maya made up at the end that we all ended up singing about 75 times.
Yesterday morning the girls had dance pictures, so I was able to bribe them to take a photo in their blue numbers...but I sat at the studio for over an hour as they rotated through costumes for all the pictures. The dance recital is coming up in about a month!
This morning I did a four mile run and it was delightful.
This afternoon Maya and I went with Auntie Cat for a nature hike, which was also delightful. We saw so many deer, turkeys, ducks, birds, and even a cat on a leash!
Click here for some videos from our nature walk, including a song Maya made up at the end that we all ended up singing about 75 times.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, May 3, 2024
A Picture Update
Hey all-
I gotta say I'm happy to have made it to May. Spring is in the air and summer feels at least a little bit on the horizon!
On Tuesday morning, Hanna and I got up, packed up, and said goodbye to our cute little cabin and the pretty lake and headed home to our families. Check out my Monday blog if you missed seeing all our long weekend shenanigans.
Tuesday night Chris and I went to a Lynx Season Ticket "Rookie" Orientation, where we got to meet one of the Lynx's new rookie players, Alissa Pili!
On Wednesday afternoon we enjoyed the beautiful weather and our blooming tree.
With the phone consultant help of G-ma, I got my spring pots planted on Thursday.
Tonight Luna and I had the house to ourselves, so we enjoyed some sunshine on the couch.
Have a good weekend!
Tuesday night Chris and I went to a Lynx Season Ticket "Rookie" Orientation, where we got to meet one of the Lynx's new rookie players, Alissa Pili!
On Wednesday afternoon we enjoyed the beautiful weather and our blooming tree.
With the phone consultant help of G-ma, I got my spring pots planted on Thursday.
Tonight Luna and I had the house to ourselves, so we enjoyed some sunshine on the couch.
Have a good weekend!
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
9 Years
Today marks 9 years since the loss of my dad.
I have written a couple of versions of this post, but truthfully there is not much I can think of to say that I haven’t already said the past 8 years.
April is a hard month now. We do what we can to remember and honor and move forward all at the same time.
I had a restorative weekend in the woods and I honored him on a magical hike yesterday.
Hanna shared with me that in the Jewish culture, they leave stones when they visit loved ones because the stones last a long time. I had found a couple of pretty stones on one of our hikes, so I left them for Dad when I visited today with his favorite treats.
He will always be my dad and I will love him and miss him.
Always.
Monday, April 29, 2024
Cabin Weekend!
Get ready for a post full of food and nature hike photos!
Hanna and I left on Saturday morning for a girls cabin weekend in the north woods of Wisconsin. My boss, Nicole, gifted me a long weekend stay at her family’s resort near Cable, WI- The Lakewoods Resort.
On the way, we stopped in Stillwater for lunch and a wander downtown.
We spent a long time at this wild antique shop!
Then it was time to head to the cabin!
It was a perfect little two bedroom place right on Lake Namakagon. We unpacked, relaxed and made dinner.
I FaceTimed with Maya and then we went for a walk around the resort.
On Sunday morning I got up to go for a walk. There were a couple loons hanging out by our dock when I got back.
Then it was time for some yoga before we headed to the lodge for breakfast.
Our first stop of the day was about a 40 minute drive to Copper Falls State Park. We went on a nearly 3 mile hike and it was beautiful!
Hanna had to break the rules just a little bit because it was so pretty and she had to get a little closer!
We found a nice little spot for a healthy snack right by some falls.
Then we headed to Hurley, where Hanna’s grandma grew up! And since we were right at the state line boarder, we crossed over to Michigan for the heck of it! And we saw some elk hiding in the trees on our way back to the resort.
We spent some time at the indoor pool and hot tub, reading and playing Bananagrams.
We went to the Lodge for a delicious dinner and Moscow mules!
After dinner we drove to a nearby resort to check it out and it had some crazy architecture (and weird speed limits). We also saw some deer!
This morning I went for a 2.5 mile run and only got misted on a little bit. We made some breakfast in our cabin.
And then headed out for another day of epic hiking! We drove about an hour up to Houghton Falls and it was truly the most magical hike I have ever done. It was like hiking in Fern Gully!
The hike took us all the way down to Lake Superior! See the videos later for some awesome wildlife we saw (ahem, wild river otter!).
Then we headed to Bayfield for lunch at Morty’s Bar.
Then we headed to our next hike about a half hour away…at Lost Creek Falls.
Then we headed back to the cabin, did a little hot tub soak, and made dinner.
We spent a long time at this wild antique shop!
Then it was time to head to the cabin!
It was a perfect little two bedroom place right on Lake Namakagon. We unpacked, relaxed and made dinner.
I FaceTimed with Maya and then we went for a walk around the resort.
On Sunday morning I got up to go for a walk. There were a couple loons hanging out by our dock when I got back.
Then it was time for some yoga before we headed to the lodge for breakfast.
Our first stop of the day was about a 40 minute drive to Copper Falls State Park. We went on a nearly 3 mile hike and it was beautiful!
Hanna had to break the rules just a little bit because it was so pretty and she had to get a little closer!
We found a nice little spot for a healthy snack right by some falls.
Then we headed to Hurley, where Hanna’s grandma grew up! And since we were right at the state line boarder, we crossed over to Michigan for the heck of it! And we saw some elk hiding in the trees on our way back to the resort.
We spent some time at the indoor pool and hot tub, reading and playing Bananagrams.
We went to the Lodge for a delicious dinner and Moscow mules!
After dinner we drove to a nearby resort to check it out and it had some crazy architecture (and weird speed limits). We also saw some deer!
This morning I went for a 2.5 mile run and only got misted on a little bit. We made some breakfast in our cabin.
And then headed out for another day of epic hiking! We drove about an hour up to Houghton Falls and it was truly the most magical hike I have ever done. It was like hiking in Fern Gully!
The hike took us all the way down to Lake Superior! See the videos later for some awesome wildlife we saw (ahem, wild river otter!).
Then we headed to Bayfield for lunch at Morty’s Bar.
Then we headed to our next hike about a half hour away…at Lost Creek Falls.
Then we headed back to the cabin, did a little hot tub soak, and made dinner.
We had an awesome trip and are so grateful for the time away together in nature.
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Weekend Wrap-Up
Hanna and I are on a girls trip long weekend currently, so come back tomorrow night for that wrap-up. In the meantime, here are the few pics I got from home this weekend!
More from me tomorrow.
The girls went with Boom to Andy and Beth’s house warming party.
More from me tomorrow.
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