paradise in photos

by Jen on January 27, 2012

Brette and I celebrated nine years of marriage this month.Nine years!

One of the reasons we got married in January was so that we’d have an excuse to go on warm weather vacations during the season in MN that is just the opposite.

This year, our anniversary took us to Mexico (which is also where we honeymooned) and it could not have been more perfect. We are both very busy and active people, but thankfully, we also know how to relax. Since pictures do way more than words, here are the photo highlights of our week away from it all.

 

 

 

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The Female Body Breakthrough Program: Phase three complete!

by Willa January 25, 2012

Three months down, one month to go! Can you believe it? Here is a brief recap of what I did this month: I completed 10 of 12 planned strength workouts; a definite improvement over last month. I ran twice (one HIIT workout and one regular running). What results have I seen so far? Measurement changes: [...]

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gifts: the middle ages

by anne January 24, 2012

I have a birthday coming up. I’m having a hard time with this one. Something in the back of my mind keeps whispering the phrase middle aged! middle aged! Ack. ————————————– A couple weeks ago as I was checking out at Lunds I remembered that I had a Lunds & Byerly’s gift card tucked away [...]

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gourmet dinner club: slow-cooker

by Jen January 22, 2012

Does it seem strange to have gourmet and slow-cooker in the same sentence? After this weekend’s Gourmet Dinner Club gathering, I now believe it’s possible to have gourmet slow-cooked dishes. I do live in Minnesota, which I believe is the slow-cooker capital of the world. Or do you call it crock-pot? I typically say crock-pot, [...]

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Sundays at Roat Osha

by megzp January 19, 2012

It’s amazing really, the history one can have with a restaurant. With food. As I write this post I can’t help but giggle at the long path that brought me to one of my most favorite traditions. Minnesota. Who knew when I moved here almost 9 years ago I would later fall so deeply in [...]

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