Memories

Soon it will be our 6 month anniversary and over the last six months, we often reflect on our honeymoon. As we have not written on the honeymoon, we would like to give a brief recap while it is cold and snowy outside. Due to our wedding being up north, we waited an extra day to leave Minnesota. After Matt Kesanen (my best man) woke up extremely early to drive us to the airport, we flew into Boston. We rented a car and drove to York, in southern Maine. We stayed at a beautiful bed and breakfast, and really enjoyed the town. While there, we ate lobster, which I loved, but Alli despised. Our next adventure was Acadia National Park. We stayed in Bar Harbor for 3 nights. During our stay, we hiked, kayaked, went whale watching, enjoyed the scenery, and due to being on a honeymoon, tried to relax. Once again we stayed at a lovely B&B. We then drove down the coast to our final Maine destination. This is a funny story, I thought we were staying in Belfast, so when we got to the town, Alli entered the name of the Inn we were searching for, and it came up as being 100 miles away, which I thought was incorrect, until we realized I had the wrong town. So we ended up driving to Brunswick. It was storming, so we had a true veg-out night, we ordered pizzas, watched movies, and caught up on some sleep. The final night we stayed in Boston. It was pretty, except the weather was 96 degrees and humid. We stayed in a wonderful hotel directly across the Charles River from downtown Boston. The following day we left and returned to Minneapolis, already planning our next visit to Maine. The honeymoon was an amazing experience for us to really adapt to married life, as well as do something we both love, traveling.



A beautiful picture on our way to whale watching

Hunter or Gatherer?

November is deer season in Minnesota, and I always try to get out at least one weekend. The previous week my father had been skunked, so I set out to my stand having no real expectations. Well, only after 1 and a half hours, this buck walked into view and landed on the dinner table. My dad may have been jealous at first, but he was vindicated after all the deer he shot. Also, my brother-in-law Josh was able to come and see the shack during hunting season and help drag the deer. I am not a violent person, but conservation is important and I am happy to do my part. The real trouble will be getting Alli to eat venison.

Colorado

Alli and I went to CO for MEA weekend. Melissa, my sister, lives in Frederick, which is relatively close to Boulder. The first day we were there, my sister Kristina and her son Nolan, were on the last day of their trip, so with the few hours of overlap we visited Boulder. The following morning Alli, Connor, and I went to Rocky Mountain National Park for a little hike. This picture of Alli and Connor was taking during the hike. We then met Melissa, Isabel, and Lucas for lunch in Estes Park. Alli and I stayed the night, and the following morning toured around RMNP. We then spent some more time with my sister and her family, eating dinner at a very nice barbeque restaurant. Waking up early, we cruised home. There was a lot of driving, but the trip was great. We were able go see some beautiful mountains, and also some family that we rarely get to visit. It was the perfect trip to help us settle in for a long Minnesota winter.

The Beginning

Being a rather private couple, this generally would not be the thing this (blogging) family would do, but, upon hearing about our lack of skill in the phone department, a good way to answer all the "What's going on questions?" would be to provide all the answers you could ever want in a nice easy-to-find website.