Hot Air Balloon Ride!

It was a beautiful (hot!) October evening and Peter and I got to enjoy it from an aerial view! We received a gift certificate when we bought our house to go on a hot air balloon ride. Although we got the certificate in May, we saved it - knowing the view would be spectacular in the fall with the colors. We had such a great time floating above the countryside! It was such a wonderful experience that I would highly recommend!

Fall Photo Shoot

My dear friend Angie was kind enough to do a Fall Photo Shoot for us. We will use one for our Christmas card this year. We headed to Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis on the morning of the first snow fall. We had such a great time (well, Peter got a little tired of taking all the pictures. Me-I could do this all day!). Thanks Angie!

Family Cabin Time

" A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle"
- Old Irish Saying

We spent a lovely long weekend up at the Morrow's cabin in the Brainerd, MN area. The leaves were at peak & it was great to have quality DOWN time. It's amazing what a cup of coffee and a pair of slippers will do to the soul. Peter and I were there with my parents and his parents. We are so blessed that they get along marvelously...and the dad's had a great time fishing together. We ate lots of wonderful food and I took a nap on the couch every day. I read The Shack by William Young, which I would highly recommend. It will twist and mold your thoughts on talking with God and the dynamic of the Trinity.

Wishing I were still there!

Fall, Love, and Falling in Love

This time of year deeply reminds me of when Peter and I started dating. The first time we hung out was around this time two years ago. I called up my "work friend" Peter and asked him if he wanted to go to a MN Wild game (hockey) with me and some friends from work. He obliged. Of course he did! He had a secret crush on me for a year that I was obvilious to. We had a blast and didn't watch hardly a second of the game because we were chatting and laughing so much through the whole thing. I didn't know at that time that this would be the guy that I would spend my life chatting and laughing with. He asked me to coffee the day following the hockey game. I remember how crisp the fall air was..and how bright the sun was the day we went out for coffee. He asked me out again the following weekend..and we went to a show and the Guthrie and out for martinis afterwards. I knew that night that I would marry Peter, no doubt. He was tall, dark, and handsome...with deep blue eyes and a dimple on one side. He loved Jesus, singing, and strong coffee (got me with the coffee!). I am ever so thankful for a crisp fall day like today....two years ago...