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Our Family Vacation to Door County, Wisconsin

August 25, 2020 |

Our Family Vacation to Door County, Wisconsin

Remember how my last blog post said, "I'm back!" ?? And how that was two whole months ago? Haha. Oh dear. It has been a busy summer (which is an understatement!). I know that 2020 has been quite the year for people all around the world. Here's a bit of a life update in the Olson home: In January, my husband Bjorn publicly announced he was running for the Minnesota House of Representatives. Our District has a seat that will soon be vacated. There was an endorsing convention (where delegates … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Travel, United States | Tagged With: Door County, family vacation, travel, vacation, Wisconsin

Visiting the Amish Community of Arthur, Illinois

June 28, 2018 |

Visiting the Amish Community of Arthur, Illinois

Another stop we made on our road trip out to Kentucky was the town of Arthur, Illinois. We enjoy seeing the Amish when we can, so I had looked up any Amish communities along our route. Arthur, Illinois is the 8th largest Amish community in the world, with about 4,000 Amish living near the town of Arthur (which has a population of about 2,000 people itself). We spent an enjoyable afternoon in Arthur last Saturday! Visiting the Amish Community of Arthur, Illinois Since we weren't familiar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Travel, United States | Tagged With: Amish, Illinois, road trip, travel, United States

Visiting a Monastery in Iowa

June 25, 2018 |

Visiting a Monastery in Iowa

Hi from Fort Knox, Kentucky! Bjorn has some army training this week, so that's what brought us out here. Sophie and I were actually able to accompany Bjorn, which is such a blessing. Sometimes army training means many days apart, and other times, we get to stay together. This week is one of those fun times when we don't have to be apart! We drove to Kentucky from Minnesota over the weekend. It was Sophie's first road trip, and we didn't know 100% what to expect, but we did know we wanted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Travel, United States | Tagged With: faith, Iowa, monastery, travel, United States

Our Babymoon in the Wisconsin Dells

August 25, 2017 |

Our Babymoon in the Wisconsin Dells

Well hello again, friends!! I'll admit, it feels like I haven't gotten a blog post up in forever - yikes! Baby prepping tasks, a vacation, and hosting and spending time with family have been wonderful and important, but since I hadn't scheduled posts in advance, they fell by the wayside a bit. At least I managed to get a pregnancy update up yesterday! :) I'm back with more posts, though, and ready to get back into the swing of things! Today I'm excited to share about the little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marriage, Motherhood, Travel, United States | Tagged With: baby, Baby Olson, babymoon, marriage, summer, travel, vacation, Wisconsin Dells

Our Weekend Visiting Family in South Dakota

February 24, 2017 |

Our Weekend Visiting Family in South Dakota

Last weekend, Bjorn and I drove out to South Dakota to visit his cousin Marie and her husband Matt on their farm place! It was such a special weekend, and full of good memories, belly laughs, and some surprisingly warm February days. :) We had been talking for a long time about making a trip out there and finally decided on a weekend in February. I'm so glad we were able to make it work - it was the perfect break from life back home, and quality time spent with relatives is always a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Happenings, Rural, Travel, United States |

Why You Should Use Airbnb When You Travel

July 29, 2016 |

Why You Should Use Airbnb When You Travel

I'd heard of Airbnb before we started to plan for our Europe trip...but we'd never actually stayed at one. Now, having traveled for 14 days in Europe and staying only at Airbnbs every night of our trip...we are huge fans!! It's such a genius idea - you book either a room or entire house/apartment in someone's actual home instead of a hotel, and in the area you want! Here's the actual quote from the main page of their site: "LIVE THERE. Book homes from local hosts in 191+ countries and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Travel, United States | Tagged With: Airbnb, Europe, hotel alternative, travel

The Iris Garden at the MN Landscape Arboretum

July 1, 2016 |

The Iris Garden at the MN Landscape Arboretum

If you read this post, you know that I love the MN Landscape Arboretum!! I learned how to drive there on their 3-mile-drive. I grew up having picnics there. I took my nanny kids to play there. Bjorn and I got our engagement photos taken there. And we even held our wedding reception at the Arboretum! It's a gorgeous place and I really enjoyed sharing snapshots of their Rose Garden recently. I think raindrops on roses ARE one of my favorite things! ;) On that outing, we also visited the Iris … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Happenings, Photography, Travel, United States | Tagged With: Arboretum, flowers, garden, iris, minnesota, MN, park

6 Things You Can Do To Satisfy The Travel Bug

January 13, 2016 |

6 Things You Can Do To Satisfy The Travel Bug

We don't really have a big vacation coming up for the next few months, besides some fun outings with friends and weekends spent with different family members! But come summer, Bjorn and I are really excited to be traveling to Europe! It's the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Verdun...so, being married to a history teacher, I won't be missing out on that one! I visited Europe back in high school but I'm looking forward to exploring different parts of it and really soaking in the information … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food + Drink, International, Tips & Tricks, Travel, United States | Tagged With: food, lifelong learning, planning, restaurants, travel, travel blog, trip, vacation

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Welcome to Just Bee! I’m Hannah – wife to Bjorn and mama to Sophie and Soren, soaking up our life in rural Minnesota. Just Bee is my happy place – it’s where I write about intentional living, motherhood, and creating a peaceful home. I hope you feel instantly at home here and that you’re blessed by these posts.

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