picnic table dancin’!

Whoa, it’s been a while since I’ve been here. How’s things, internet? In the last week, we’ve had poker night at Matt’s house with far too many people (picture a round kitchen table and a square card table jammed together with 9 people playing), we’ve been to Pancho Villa, Famous Dave’s to see Matt’s coworker’s husband’s band, Legends, the Eve ...

A MARKET I AIM TO TAP (crime pays)

GET THIS. I’ve been keeping an eye on Craiglist rentals for a while, trying to get an idea of what kind of house or duplex we can get in Minneapolis or nearby environs. We’re not moving til around the beginnng of November, but I figured it’d be good to be prepared. Yesterday, we found this place (I’m not sure how ...

travel AND hockey tickets.

I just heard about MyFi today on one of my many finance-nerd blogs, and I immediately fell in love with their mission. It’s the best list of financial goals I’ve seen all in one place, and it bears evaluating by everyone. By which I mean me. 1. I understand what I have and why I have it. Absolutely. I’m all ...

the most wonderful time of the year

This has been a very excellent and relaxed few days. I got a haircut and hung out on the patio at El Paraiso with Matt and Cindi, went to a BBQ at Ryan’s on Friday, and played monkey nuts and bocce in Jumi’s yard on Saturday night, followed by much hysterical laughing in the yard, until it was time to ...