Winter felt very long. We didn’t take a mega tropical trip this year and instead focused on some local adventures and saving money. In retrospect, this felt like a poor choice but! we managed to find ways to have a lot of fun.
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| We had Northern Lights in the Twin Cities. |
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| Bowie swam hard with the MN Flyers. |
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| Bowie had his first double date. |
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| We celebrated the holidays with friends. |
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| I went curling for the first time. |
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| The boys got very into local wrestling. |
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| We protested the presence of ICE in MN. |
| Josh and I took a weekend vacay to Stillwater during their Ice Festival. |
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| Bowie was in his first play as 'Sidney' in Murder on the 518. |
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| We escaped this room. |
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| We celebrated Luke and Lauren's new home with the Dear Hearts. |
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| I spent a lot of time with these amazing women. |
| We went with Rob and Sarah to Chicago to see The Hives and The Chats. We got to hang with Marc and Janice and visit Janice at The Field Museum. |
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| Bowie and I spent an epic day at the Mall of America. |
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| Most importantly: We welcome Cosmo into our family! |














