She SPOKE on it.

She SPOKE on it.
Oh god, Vegas and my birthday were great in so many ways. It was a billion degrees, we covered a ton of ground, I did pretty well gambling, and my friends are all awesome. I won’t recap that here because there’s a travel journal to be written, but I will send you to look at my photos on Flickr. This post-vacation ...

It’s never been winter on my birthday before. 1

It's never been winter on my birthday before.
On the way to work this morning, I considered actually crying over the weather, it’s been so terrible lately. We still haven’t had anything really approaching summer, and I’ve been wearing my cold-weather clothes all week. I didn’t think when we booked a trip to Vegas for my birthday that we’d be escaping Minnesota weather in June, but there it ...

101 Things v2 Progress Report: May 2013

101 Things v2 Progress Report: May 2013
Begin Date: April 4, 2013 End Date: December 31, 2015 Items Completed: 8 I finished 6 items in May 2013! #54 Do the MN Aidswalk again #61 Learn to brew beer (We’ve already bottled two batches, and will start another after Vegas.) #70 Put in a perennial garden around the birdbath, in our old firepit (I planted shasta and painted daisies, some ...

Camping Season Opener

Camping Season Opener
So, basically, camping is the best and I want to go all the time. Work gets in the way of so many things. On the way to St Croix Falls Friday afternoon, Matt and I stopped for lunch at the shockingly excellent Belizean San Pedro Cafe in Hudson, then stopped at two liquor stores to find New Glarus’ 20th Anniversary ...