Well, I've got a bunch of pictures to share and a few stories too. Last week Friday Jay & I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary! Those years went crazy fast. We made our annual trip up to the North Shore (Tofte - Blue Fin Bay) without Ella (gasp!). It was a fun trip, I wish it had been longer, but at the same time it was cool to have something to look forward to on the trip back to the Cities (picking up Ella!). However, I think Jay & I were both a bit disappointed in Ella's reaction (or really lack there of) upon our arrival to pick her up. She seemed confused, not really caring that we hadn't seen her for two whole days. Actually, now that I think about it, maybe that's why she was so unconcerned about the whole thing, I mean, she saw us on Wednesday when we brought her to Grandmas and she saw us on Saturday when we went to pick her up. So, there wasn't any drama. It was nice to get home though. And Ella did well sleeping at night in the pack & play, so that was a relief for us (and Jolyn & Paul)!
A hike we did Thursday - Lake Agnes / White Sky Rock. The lake in the back is Caribou Lake, which is developed and lots of people live around it. The guy is blue is Andy, our hike guide (although we realized while on the hike that we've already done this one!) Andy, coincidently, is a friend from college of my cousin Lance - Go Tommies. We met Andy a few years ago while staying at Blue Fin Bay. What a small world.
This is Lake Agnes, which is not developed. Very cool to see & a great hike.
This was a shot from the harbor in Grand Marais on Friday morning.
My 5 year anniversary gift. Apparently this is the only bag we had that would fit the gift. Hilarious! We follow the traditional wedding gifts every year. This year was wood. It was a lot tougher than I thought it was going to be! Jay gave me a new (wooden) jewerly box. Love it! Jay got a magazine subscription (paper comes from wood, and it's a woodworking-type magazine), a (wooden) picture frame to hold a picture of us from this trip and a really cool vase I found on Etsy that's wrapped in birch wood (perfect!) and was etched/carved with J + S in a heart (ahhh.....)
Happy Five Year Anniversary to Us!
Here are some pics from our trip:
First night in Tofte - the moon was so cool on Lake Superior! A bunch of guests were out just lounging and watching the moon. So relaxing!
It was a beautiful sunset that night as well!
A hike we did Thursday - Lake Agnes / White Sky Rock. The lake in the back is Caribou Lake, which is developed and lots of people live around it. The guy is blue is Andy, our hike guide (although we realized while on the hike that we've already done this one!) Andy, coincidently, is a friend from college of my cousin Lance - Go Tommies. We met Andy a few years ago while staying at Blue Fin Bay. What a small world.
This is Lake Agnes, which is not developed. Very cool to see & a great hike.
Friday, the big anniversary, we headed out early to Grand Marais to check out the World's Best Donut Shop. We'd passed by a few times on previous trips to Grand Marais, but we'd never stopped in for donuts, until now. Probably the best donut(s) I've ever eaten. Yes, sadly, we both ate more than one each. Oh well. It was our anniversary, so we felt the need to celebrate. :)
This was a shot from the harbor in Grand Marais on Friday morning.
My 5 year anniversary gift. Apparently this is the only bag we had that would fit the gift. Hilarious! We follow the traditional wedding gifts every year. This year was wood. It was a lot tougher than I thought it was going to be! Jay gave me a new (wooden) jewerly box. Love it! Jay got a magazine subscription (paper comes from wood, and it's a woodworking-type magazine), a (wooden) picture frame to hold a picture of us from this trip and a really cool vase I found on Etsy that's wrapped in birch wood (perfect!) and was etched/carved with J + S in a heart (ahhh.....)
Happy Five Year Anniversary to Us!
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