July 2019

I will say that July 2019 was a busy month for the Abbas family!! Let's recap shall we?

July 1st was a work day and I had a closing but I forgot (it was Monday!) and I wore jeans and tennis shoes to work. Sigh. Thankfully, I work downtown so was able to make a Target run for appropriate attire!!

July 4th we had a BBQ at Jay's parents with the cousins. Ella had a good time!

 (this is what I find when someone takes selfies when I'm inside!)

The weekend of the Fourth we had dinner with friends in Miesville and we also made a trip to Baskin Robbins! We tried the new ice creams for Stranger Things and Ella wanted to get her photo taken!!

For our summer vacation this year, we headed back to Tofte/Lutsen/Grand Marais and enjoyed a few days at the North Shore. This is our favorite place to go and it did not disappoint this year! 

Here we go!

Duluth...

 This sign was in a gift shop in Duluth and I just love it!

On our way north, of course we had to stop at Betty's Pies!

Gooseberry Falls...

 This is a pretty awkward selfie attempt...

And we made it!! 

This view never gets old

Our first night, a storm came through while we were up at Lutsen Mountain - 

it was pretty cool to see!

We love you Lake Superior!

Family hike!

Grand Marais...

First essential stop - World's Best Donuts! YUM!

And Java Moose for coffees!

We browsed the shops in Grand Marais and guess what - Ella got pooped on by a seagull! LOL! She was so upset and cried and cried (and yes it was gross) but hilarious too! What are the chances?! Thankfully our resort has guest laundry so I was able to wash her sweatshirt right away and all was well. A story we'll never forget though! 

And if there is a claw machine in the vicinity, Jay and Ella will find it! HA!

And then....