Lake Shamineau

What a wonderful half day we spent at my family’s cabin in northern Minnesota two weekends ago! It was the most only relaxing part of our whole trip. We really did nothing other than sit on the deck, take a walk through the property, grill chicken and make s’mores. I enjoyed the chance to just …

Midwest Tour

Oofta! Alex and I just returned from a whirl wind trip back to the Midwest. The purpose of our trip was to attend two weddings, one in Minnesota on September 28th and the other in Illinois on October 5th. Because the weddings were so close in time and proximity we just decided to make a long …

Sarah’s Bachelorette Party

I traveled to Minnesota last week to help host my friend Sarah’s country-themed bachelorette party up at her cabin over the weekend. We had a great time celebrating the bride-to-be and can’t wait for the big day on 9.28.13. Here are some photos from the party:   It was such a pleasure to be there …

Quick Trip to Minnesota

I’m not sure how I am filling up my time so well now that I have an excess, but it makes me wonder how I packed in so much before. Needless to say, the Allens have been quite busy lately! Last week was full and fun! We went night skiing on Wednesday after Alex finished …