Life Lately

Our Third Anniversary Day

If you missed it, Tuesday was our 3rd wedding anniversary!

Mike and I took our afternoons off (hoping to golf but that got rained out) and went shopping! As we prep for camp we always tend to do a little more shopping. Every year we get super excited for new “camp” clothes or shoes or bags.

We each got some new socks, Mike got some new shorts and a hat, and…

He surprised me the night before our anniversary with a new bag and new chacos! Then on our actual anniversary he bought me some decor for our house that I am obsessed with (I’ll share later).

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It was so much fun to spend the day out and about with him.

After shopping and then a stop at my parents house to see the little sister we went to dinner at Bricktown Brewery and F E A S T E D. Seriously. Wow. We ordered 2 appetizers and 2 entrees. So. Much. Food.

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The cheese curds were a crowd favorite, but the red pepper sweet potato fries never disappoint. We’ll probably have to order both whenever we go back because they are both so good.

We came home and got some work done for the camps I mentioned earlier. We also cut into the top tier of our wedding cake (2 years too late?) and it was delicious! We have since decided that it was not too late but perfectly on time. S’more cake also never disappoints.

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Alf and I were “working” hard.

Right before bed we lit our engagement candle and Mike reaffirmed his three promises. This is a yearly tradition and another reason why I really love this man.

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And that was our 3rd anniversary! I wish everyday could be anniversary day.

But today is hopefully just a happy day because FRIDAY!

Fourth of July Weekend

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Kubb!
Excessive posing with the American flag pin
Backyard lounging for ‘merica
5 minute smoke bombs

Not pictured:
Swimming
Homemade ice cream
Hot dogs and Hamburgers
Watermelon
Hammocking
FIREWORKS!

It was the perfect 4th of July. We were busy having fun, laughing, dancing, singing, and watching the light show all around. Happy Independence Day, America. We definitely celebrated you in the right way!

Happy Day! (Happy back to work day)

Group Mission Minnesota!

We are home!

Our week in Minnesota was filled with so many blessings. It was hard being so close to family and not being able to see them, but our time serving the community was so good.

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IMG_0764On Tuesday afternoon we had free time so we spent some time playing Kubb at Lake Calhoun.

IMG_0766This is Namaya. She had just woke up from a nap in my arms. #heartmelt

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I didn’t take many photos, because grabbing my phone was thankfully not a priority this week.

Now we’re back to reality. We both go back to work tomorrow and real life has hit me like a train. Sometimes being a grown up isn’t all it’s chalked up to be… Summer is definitely wearing me down but I have hope for a more restful time in our future.

Also we’ve been trying to purge our possessions that we never use/don’t need. It’s so refreshing but also so much work! I get super nostalgic over things that mean nothing (like old pairs of jeans?) but I need to get over that and just let it go. My free time is going towards purging so that my free time in the future can go towards decorating with less clutter everywhere. Yay!

Happy Day!

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