I started my morning out with a bang. Woke up at 7:30. Had 2 kitties sleeping at my knees. Made some coffee in my favorite mug. Sat in our breakfast nook and got out the computer. Kitties followed and curled up on my lap. I dove head first into months of photos. It was amazing!!

And by 11:00am, I had edited one of those months and created 2 blog posts. Horah! I then started doing other fun things. I created a set of menus for the rest of the week. Dinner tonight? Steak and a lemon risotto with cherry tomatoes. Yeah, it was delicious!

By 3:00pm I had established what the rattle was with my car. Spent quite a bit more on groceries than I intended. And scrubbed the weird kitchen stains out of my kitchen rug.

And by 9:00pm I had eaten delicious food, edited a fair amount of photos, spent a ton of time with my girls, spent a ton of time with Mur, established I will have amazing leftovers for lunch tomorrow and plotted this blog post.

I thought since I got through so much today I had to share some of the photos I unearthed. There are camping trips, cabin trips, a Twins game, the State Fair, weddings, a fabulous show downtown and good eats. Here is just a smattering of my summer fun:

 

Cedarwild Resort on Moose Lake in MN…

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Wedding in St. Paul, MN…

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State Fair:

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Labor Day Weekend:

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Wedding in Long Lake, MN:

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Awesome party, right?

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North Shore:

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While I totally overbooked myself, and now know much better for next year, I still had a great time with everything!! I almost feel like I’m now headed into hibernation. Oh well – if the summer can blow past, so can the winter, right? Onward and upward!