Spring Fun And Another Birthday

This past weekend I had to work while my husband got to go to the discipleship Fargo conference and Walleye fishing.

 I am jealous that he got to be outside and enjoy the beautiful weather all weekend, but also thankful for the job that God has provided for me and some quiet time where I could work on my art room organizing...still a work in progress. :)

They traveled all the way to Bismark to fish on the Missouri for the WHOLE day!

They left at 4:00 in the Morning...yep my husband does some crazy things for his hobbies! :)

His two buddies from work Paul and Mike went with!
**Yep they fished out of a Musky boat, and it catches Walleye, it's official**

Here is the Hubs...with the goofy sunglasses, and a fish...do you know what kind it is?? :)

Doesn't he look great! We've been on the exercise rampage lately and He is definitely kicking my butt in the commitment department! Love your determination babe!

Packin' up for the day...into the cooler they go.

Here they all are 3 guys fished, and they all caught their limit.

All the fish were all between 18" and 25"

Hudson(5) is Paul's son, and he sure got a kick out of all the fish! Such a goofy kid...loved our dogs :)

Jonny caught the biggin' :)  The Walleye on the Left-25"

They had a great time! Then they had to drive home and clean all the fish...without any details lets just say they won't be cleaning fish at our house again...yuck!!


This weekend we're traveling to Iowa to celebrate my Grandpa Horick's 90th Birthday, for that I am thankful!! More pictures to follow :)

I thought I should end the post with a little more beautiful shots for the ladies out there :)

I certainly miss these ladies (Picture from the Como Zoo)

enjoy.
Liz

The GPS...a life saver

On Saturday of our weekend in the cities the ladies went for coffee and antiques and the guys went disc golfing.

First the GPS took us to Starbucks and we had a delicious hot drink on an unexpectedly cold day!

 Next we went to Hunt & Gather an antique/all things I love to search through shop in Minneapolis! It was so much fun, so many awesome things!! These old letters from signs were everywhere inside and out. I will return this summer and scour the place for the perfect "G."

I fell in love with these old metal bins, I hope they are still around next time...I just couldn't think of where to put them in my house...
Anyone have an idea??

Oh, and it seems very strange to me, but at almost every antique shop I've gone to recently there are mounts of old taxidermy animals. My husband has plenty of deer heads, so this is not appealing to me.

Do you have any taxidermy in your home for decoration, not for show of you man's prize??


Yep, that is the neck of an animal hanging next to those beautiful bins...

Did I mention that is was cold and kind of wet...

The brothers BOTH rolled up their pants after their disc-golf adventure to take a nap on the bed,
so funny!

Then we grabbed some Jimmy Johns and headed to the Como Zoo in Minneapolis, it is free with and encouragement of a donation.

The Hallan Clan met us there: Patrick, Jennifer, Elias, and Lainey; they are close friends of the Grandon's but more like family to us all!

The Planetarium

Bundled up for the Zoo!

Patrick & Elias

   Polar Bears were my favorite!!

They are HUGE!

Amazing animals!! These fellas here are twin bothers. :)

   Lions and Tigers were amazing as well, I just kept thinking about how Noah and his family were in close quarters with all those animals on the ark...WOW!

I am thankful there was a large pane of glass between us!

 The tiger was licking the glass and then decided he didn't really enjoy it... :D
















We all enjoyed the Zoo, I would recommend it to any family visiting the Cities!!


 The planetarium was gorgeous too!!

The flower house was gorgeous and blooming with pink varieties of all kinds! I hope my friend Colbey Decker of Make Your Day Designs, reads this post and creates a new pattern with layers of ruffles, the flower above is my favorite!!











I especially enjoyed all the plants and their wonderful textures and organic shapes! I could show you picture upon picture, but I will spare you this time :)

 

Here is Little Lainey!! See the new trick she has learned?!! Love her!

Well that is our trip, accompanied by a trip to the California Pizza Kitchen and some great conversation with all the family!

We love you and miss you already!

Do you have some fun adventure planned for the near future?

enjoy.

Liz

Two birthdays, some family fun, and the GPS!

My husband and I packed up and went to the Twin Cities to hangout with his family last weekend.

I love the cities, my Uncle and his family have lived there for a long time and I have always enjoyed the array of activities, and amazing food we've had. Truth be told if I hadn't met my wonderful husband I might be living in an artist loft somewhere in that wonderful city. However I would be lonely without my goofy husband and three wonderful dogs, God's plan is definitely better than mine any day!

Anywho, here is a mini tour of what we did. Low cost fun in the Twin Cities!

A visit to Ikea was first in order, so that Dave and Mary could get some cabinet samples for their church kitchen project, and I have to say it was really fun to look around at all the modern home decor!

That evening Aaron and Katie arrived and we went out for my birthday dinner at
Christos Greek Restaurant in St. Paul.

 Our appetizer was some amazing Hummus,
and
Saganaki (Melted kasseri cheese flamed tableside with brandy, doused with lemon juice) on warm pitas!

My brother-in-law Aaron and I shared half of our meals together; falafal on top of a parsley salad with tahini sauce, and Gyro meat sliced with Tzatziki! It was DELICIOUS! One great birthday meal, and not too expensive!

After Dinner we walked around and took pictures, Christos of St.Paul is inside the main lobby of an old depot. The ceiling opened up to the second floor apartment windows with massive marble columns!

The Architeture and old details were fantastic, I would love to see one of those loft apartments some day!

  The walls and ceiling were a perfect dusty yellow with all the trim in a beautiful 1950's green-teal!

Below:
 Right: Katie and Mary looking at the giant mural of an old train that would frequent here.
 Left: My goofy husband in the hat, Aaron, and Dave...can you tell they are related...really in sync! :)

I thought these shots were fun

My sister-in-love Katie, she is also a lover of Photography!


We concluded the evening with some homemade cheese cake, made by my amazing
 mother-in-love,  Mary...with homemade raspberry topping!

Tomorrow I will post about our antique adventures and the Zoo!!