Heaven (minus my monkey)

Life has SERIOUSLY slowed down - & consequently I am in heaven.

The days leading up to our official move on Sunday August 14th were absolutely crazy ....

The week before we moved we spent at my dad's house. Was a lot of good quality father, daughter, & daughter's boyfriend time ;)  Was a nice way to finish out our last week in the Twin Cities.   

Friday we went to the MN Irish Fair where, as some of my FB friends have already heard, a classy gent yelled down from the upper street bridge to Harriet Island to me (while I stood there with Mike's family taking pictures) "I can see down your shirt!" After quickly sweeping the street I realized he was talking about me! So I loudly yelled back "you're welcome!"  I was totally embarrassed, but can't lie - it was slightly satisfying that someone out there thought the view down my top was worthy of screaming out in public. Hah - like I said, classy.  - Anyways here are a couple fun photos we snapped at the fair ....

Jason wanted a whiskey samplin' buddy - so I volunteered my services :)

SUPER GROSS!!! Not a fan apparently ...

Okay so you can't really tell, but I really didn't love it! Haha

Checkin' out the moon

The Fischer's!

Saturday we were up bright & early to celebrate Tom's (Mike's dad) commencement!  He graduated with a 4.0 GPA with a Bachelors in Business! He worked SO hard for this and we are all so incredibly proud of him. The ceremony (although lengthly) was a really special moment for the family.

The Fischer family with their grad!

After the ceremony we all went out for Tom's cele-choice for lunch - the new hibachi grill buffet in Spring Lake Park - t'was yummy! Later on Saturday night we all enjoyed the brownie/sugar cookie bites made to look like mini graduation caps! They weren't the best looking things in the world, but they sure were yummy!!! Of course...I have a pic!!

Sunday we spent at Mike's Grandma's where she hosted a pool party for the whole family. Everyone came!!! It was so wonderful to see everyone all together - I don't think I have ever gotten to experience that in the whole 4 1/2 years Mike & I have been dating - it was great.

What was also great was that Mike's cousin, Brian and his son's took a bunch of us our geocaching.  It was Mike & my first time and it was so much fun.  We went to one nearby first using an app on Brian's phone - c:geo, which we will be using to geocache in Red Wing (thanks Brian, Brice, & Braidon).

After that exhausting afternoon we took our final trips to our parents homes (mine to pick up my clothes and computer) & his parents (to pick up Thursday - our awesome kitty!). Once we made it to our new home we were pooped, but SO excited for the quiet.  Thursday seems to hate it. He was taken from his cousins (Mike's parent's cats - Spike & Checkers) & is constantly meowing. We sort of fear a neighbor revolt. Meh.  For those of you who haven't met Thursday, here he is in all his glory:

Although now (4 years later) he is much much bigger.

This past week has been an amazing experience. I LOVE my new job and feel like this was the position meant for me all along. I miss my old co-workers, but I cannot lie, I don't miss the position - not even a little. That may change over time, but for now I am so very happy right where I am. Mike started his job this week as well and seems to like it. We both start school this Monday.  I think we are both dealing with emotions of excitement & anxiousness. Unfortunately we will be working & attending school at different times and won't be seeing much of each other which will be hard.  But hopefully my shift will change and he will work less as time goes on. Mike will be in school Mon-Fri 8am-5pm then working from 5:50pm-9pm a few nights a week and every other weekend. I'll be doing schoolwork during the day online and working full-time 2pm-10pm Mon-Fri. It sounds like a lot, but surprisingly everything seems so much more doable in Red Wing with its quiet beauty, slow moving cars, farmers markets multiple times a week, empty grocery stores by 7pm, & an "everybody-knows-your-name" feel. I love it. We love it.

We will be spending this weekend with my 2nd bestie, my twin, & my monkey (my godson/nephew), Kaleb, & my brother in-law selling stuff.  We are having a multi-family garage sale!! Starting Friday (earlier today actually), Saturday, & Sunday from 9am-5pm (possibly longer).  It's at Laura & Eric's house - STOP BY!!!

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xoxo