So things are really coming along here in MN! Our house is 90% live-in ready. The only thing we are really waiting on is the kitchen table (which we ordered a while ago) and then we will have a fully furnished home!
For the dining room I have created a little menu board, because I love cooking, and preparing meals and trying to go to the grocery store less to save more money! Below the menu board you will see the first thing we had this week, the caesar salad :)
In addition, since school has yet to start I've been spending a lot of time going to the gym and working on projects. Below you will see the first thing I made with my NEW sewing machine (thanks Grandma :) ) Our front door had a little window, and we didn't like the thought of creepy people staring at us, so for a long time were using a bunch of post it notes. Now we have a MINI curtain :)
In addition, we've really been enjoying our neighborhood! We have a tennis court 2 blocks away, then access to a trail along a creek. A few blocks further we have access to cross-country trails through the woods, that lead to Wirth Park and lake. (There is also a bog walk which we have yet to explore and a garden (NO DOGS ALLOWED :( ) ) Then going the other direction we have many times been to our favorite so far, Cedar Lake, which connects to Brownie lake (some more trails unexplored) and Lake of The Isles (a little more crowded because it's closer to the city) and Lake Calhoun, the most well-known. Below you will see Cici and my exploration of Cedar today. We found a new trail that goes around it and she had fun in the water.
So pretty much that's what we've been doing the week leading up to work. I start on Wednesday, kids don't come until September and I'm GLAD because I'm a little nervous to teach those little baby 1st graders! Until then, I'll just keep enjoying the lakes :)
