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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Exploring Monticello: Thomas Jefferson’s Beloved Retreat From the World
I'm excited to share pictures from the morning Bjorn and I spent at Monticello in Virginia. This was one of my favorite Virginia excursions, by far! Bjorn and I lived in Virginia for the entire summer after we got married (more on why here), and although I did put up a post about Monticello over a year ago, the post I'm sharing with you today is full of photos that I've culled through and finally edited! On a Saturday, Bjorn and I drove to the western part of the state to visit Thomas … [Read more...]
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