this weekend we went camping on a little weekend getaway with our friends up north in duluth. it was fun to get away and relax by the campfire. duluth is always so beautiful this time of year, with the leaves just beginning to change. it was a little chilly at night, but perfect snuggling weather ;) here are some photos of the scenary.

















it was sunny and warmer during the day, and got cool at night. we went to canal park on saturday so the guys could watch football at grandma's, and the girls did some shopping :) it was a fun trip, and later i'll post some more pictures of everyone.

fall is in the air!

fall is my all-time favorite season. i love everything about it. i think what i love most is that it bring all the holidays! i love when the air is crisp and you have to pull out your sweatshirts and fall jackets, and the leaves are so beautiful. it makes the world a little brighter and happier. and then there's football! my family grew up loving football and sunday would be football sunday. my mom would make chili and there would usually be a fire in the fireplace. then we would all go deaf listening to my mom scream at the top of her lungs for her team! go vikes! i'm just beginning to really get into the game, but i've always enjoyed being a part of that day because of the special people there. anyways, some of our favorite things to do in the fall are:

-pick apples and pumpkins at the apple orchard
-make apple cider and apple crisp
-watch football by the fire
-take walks
-watch my sister play soccer
-prepare for the holidays

Here are some fun pictures to get you in the mood!

sooo, this week i've been sick with a cold and it's been no fun. there were a few perks, however...last night while i layed in bed napping after dinner, my husband cleaned the entire house. when i say entire, i mean ENTIRE! is smells so fresh and clean and i swear it sparkles. i just love the feeling of a clean house!

happy friday everyone! the week is finally over. tonight jay and i are having all our friends over for a bar-b-que...so hopefully the weather stays nice! usually we are nerds and play games like charades or rule master but tonight we have ladder golf, darts, and volleyball. should make for a fun/interesting night :) our friends always get a little crazy. call me if you want to join us!!

so long sweet summer...

brrr!!! anyone else cold around here?? fall came really fast, although it is supposed to be nice the next few days. it's definetly football season! we kicked off the season the right way by purchasing a flat screen tv for our bedroom, and monday night we watched the vikes/pack play. i wasn't a huge fan of football growing up (probably because the vikings sucked) but i like it a lot better now and i like watching it with justin. we've finally had some quality time since the wedding to get the rest of the house put together and everything is great. last night we bought our garage door! we also received a $100 giftcard to target from savvi formalwear because we rented our tuxes through them, so we went on a little shopping spree! it was a fun night out with the hubby :)

finally the fair has come to an end and my husband is back :)
i suprised justin and got two very large wedding pictures printed and framed, and somehow i managed to hang them in our bedroom on the last day of the fair. he loved them and we had fun looking through our wedding photos and getting others framed, up in our bedroom, and around the house. we ended up getting some pretty large prints to hang and they are so neat! our photographer did such a good job..when i look at the pictures it brings me back to the feeling I had at that moment on our wedding day! so cool! that's what a good picture/photographer can do! it was fun to spend time together and really do nothing but enjoy it! over labor day weekend, the last weekend at the fair i went and visited my grandparents. we always have a great time and i enjoy every minute with them.

a little inspiration...

"i believe that you are only as important as you make others feel"-turina bakken.