i threw on this sixies mod sweater, some big hoop earrings, and fun sunglasses for a coffee date with my husband. one of our local breweries, modist, was having a sunday brunch so we went over there and got coffee from wesley andrews and donuts from sssdudnutz, neither of which we had tried before. very fun morning! i got this sixties mod sweater online at anthropologie recently. i have been eyeing this sweater for MONTHS after one of my favorite bloggers taza was wearing it. i instantly loved ... View the Post
schranks say thanks.
schranks say thanks! this year we hosted our very first thanksgiving and it was a success! it was a little bit stressful getting everything clean and organized, prepping the dishes, figuring out the timing on the day, and just hosting a large group in general, but we learned a lot and will have some improvements for next year. i started planning and prepping about a week out and i definitely recommend that. tony and i made a lot of the items, but all of our guests brought an item or two and it ... View the Post
annual apple trip! + ella
fall is my very favorite season in minnesota, and i love to spend as much time outdoors as possible. i also love activities that we can do that include our beloved fur baby ella. last fall we went out to aamodt's apple farm and i made a mental note to bring ella next time as they are dog-friendly! so on sunday, we made the trip out from the city. we were a little late in the game this year due to traveling and weddings, but i couldn't let the colder weather get here without getting to the apple ... View the Post
boston!
we recently got back from boston and it has become one of our very favorite cities. i am obsessed with colonial houses (and new england buildings in general). tony is a total u.s. history buff. we both really love food (cannoli anyone?). needless to say, boston pretty much hit it out of the park (pun intended, we did go to fenway. more on that later). we spent the bulk of our first day in boston walking the freedom trail. the freedom trail is a few mile long brick path through boston that has ... View the Post
state fair date!
the minnesota state fair is back! going to the fair is one of the highlights of our year (not kidding) and this year we even took a day off work for it! (you can see our day at the fair last year here!) for the past four years (i think?) tony and i have gone to the fair just the two of us, and so that is now a tradition of ours. we usually go more than once (should i be embarassed about that?) but we make sure that one of the days we go just us two! besides eating a lot, tony and i have a few ... View the Post
the cali finale! and some food
this is the last california post! the time we spent in southern california was pretty brief, but i wanted to share some of my favorite photos from our time in la, the oc, and san diego. as i was looking through the photos, i was like hmmm.. what do all these photos have in common? food! so, i thought i would share our favorite food (in no particular order) in southern california! dad's original balboa bar on balboa island the donut bar in san diego poke poke in venice beach the ... View the Post