lately...

I spent the Labor Day weekend (which also happens to be our anniversary weekend) at home while Tim was fishing/camping up north. Romantic, I know. And you probably shouldn't even ask about our anniversary supper. Let's just say it involved a messy house, an empty fridge, a local burger joint, and the curb. Yep, keeping the love alive.

Being home, though, was really nice. I always love going home, where everything and everyone is familiar; driving past endless fields of corn and beans; the smell of the country. My long weekend consisted of:

• morning coffee dates with mom on the deck every morning
• a high school football game
• reuniting with my second family (Ericksons - that's you!)
• celebrating Mandy's birthday
• buying new shoes
• sleeping in
• watching a Twins game
• canning garden produce (more on that later)
• evening walks down the gravel road
• family hike around Camden State Park
• reading this excellent article about marriage and friendship