Sunday in the MSP

We have had some perfect fall Sundays during the past month. One of the best parts about moving back to Minneapolis has been rediscovering the city as adults; the last time we lived here was as college students. This past Sunday proved to be no exception. We scored great veggies at the Kingfield Farmers' Market, discovered a great food truck, stumbled upon a bluegrass band, and I made the first of what I'm sure will be many hot drink runs while Lydia and Robin played outside. The past few months have been difficult in terms of transition, but we love, love, love Minneapolis and have yet to second-guess our choice to move here.

I Love This

“Your children are not your children.
They are sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you.
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the make upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness.
For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He also loves the bow that is stable.”
― Khalil Gibran

Be Afraid...

Be very afraid.


-- Post From My iPhone

Circus, Circus

My Uncle David is a member of the Shriners, so when Judy (my aunt, his wife) called to ask if we wanted tickets to the Shriners' Circus, I said yes. I figured Lydia is starting to be old enough to have fun at that sort of thing, and with free tickets, why not find out?

Last night, along with Judy, we headed to the Target Center for the circus. When asked what her favorite things at the circus, Lydia says, "Riding the ponies, eating my snow-cone, and getting my tickets."

She really loved the circus. We have heard all morning about elephants, especially the "little elephant who broke and turned into a puppy." (A clown had a whole sketch about a toy elephant that was revealed to be a puppy in a costume.)

Thanks, Judy and David, for the night at the circus! We loved it!

Ski-Hi

Way back in 2005 on the day before Mike and Brittany's wedding, a group of girls headed to Ski-Hi apple orchard. We took this picture, one of my very favorites from that weekend.



Last weekend, our dear friends Gabe and Elizabeth were married in Sauk Prairie, Robin's home town--the last of Robin's group of high school guy friends to marry. The wedding was so. much. fun, but before the festivities began, Lydia, Brittany, and I had some fun of our own. We managed to do some record-setting errand running (four stops in one morning), and then we headed out to Ski-Hi for cider, candy apples, and girl time.

A Nasty Equation

I think it's safe to say that the intense amount of transition during the past month has gotten us down. Cross-country move, a second move in the works (long story), new job, etc., etc. Don't get me wrong--we are loving Minneapolis and feel that our move was 100% the right decision, BUT... it's a lot. A lot. After doing some thinking and considering throwing in the towel on the blog altogether, I'm renewing my dedication. I have a goal for the number of weekly posts I'd like to do, but I'm keeping the goal private and will attempt to do some catch-up posts and start fresh moving forward. See you soon on the internets!

My How Times Have Changed...

Last summer when we were visiting Minnesota, we took Lydia to the Minnesota Children's Museum. Last Saturday, the two of us spent a morning in St. Paul, and Lydia had a blast at the museum. Sometimes it blows me away how quickly she changes.