Next Destination: Arizona!

Former home of our dear friend Carolyn and future four month residence for yours truly!

Check out my new place of work. For $75/week! But in a location steeped in beauty. Real estate always comes at a high price, right? And I'll finally learn what place AZ has in American History!

On a bittersweet, albeit exhilarating (for the moment) note, suddenly I've realized that my path in life is not one paved in money.

I went to a MEAT RAFFLE.

Like an actual raffle. You buy tickets and if yours gets picked you get your choice of the meats! It made me think of you guys! Haha. It was in Anoka at a sports bar/grill place. Apparently, Anoka is famous for their meat? They have these really amazing steaks called "Butter Steaks"--best steak I've ever had, hands down.

Now watch this video! THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH, trust me, its worth it.


I'll post storm damage pics later. I'm currently being serenaded by the sound of chainsaws and tree grinders!

Hey boys, you better step up your game...

Okay, we've got wedding announcement trailers, choreographed "down the aisle" dances, "evolution of dance" first dances, and now a proposal dance....



Holy crap. Haha. :]

I'm not sure which I'm more proud of...

In the same week as the R2D2 prank, Carleton also beat the WORLD RECORD for number of people SPOONING...

Goodsell Observatory? Oh, Carleton...

Star Wars meets Carleton - can we claim these students as our prodigies?

http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2010/06/02/the-ultimate-r2-d2-college-prank/

my mom...

i still haven't found a good way of saying/telling this and i still haven't told many people who are important in my life because it's not something one brings up in normal conversation, but it is something i want to share with you all. my mom passed away this past thursday. she went peacefully with my dad by her side. we were expecting it, but the finality was still a shock. i'm okay - my busy life is a good distraction.