MN Mondays: Spring break at home.

Get ready for a photo overload - here's the recap of our lovely not-so-spring-like spring break in MN (seriously - I had to shovel our driveway. Go away, snow.)! 

We left at 5:00 in the morning on Thursday - we were so anxious and excited to get back home! Medyk eagerly greeted us on our arrival and quickly jumped into the lap of his best friend. 

As always, a lot of our family gatherings centered around food. We were able to get reservations at one of the newest restaurants in town, Smack Shack, and enjoyed a night of seafood with our families. We almost had everyone together in one place that night, which is a rare and wonderful treat. 

Last year for St. Patrick's Day, it was 70 degrees and sunny. Even though the weather was not at all like that this year, we still managed to have a fantastic day spent (partially) outside: we celebrated Butcher & The Boar's 1st birthday! Andrew even won some of their meat to take back with us to MKE! I had attempted to document this momentous occasion, but the photos didn't turn out...too much Irish music (and beer and smoked sausage...). If you look carefully at B&B's photos from that Sunday, though, you can see me and my sister in the corner of one of them. We're famous now!

Minneapolis is such an amazing city (not biased at all, am I), and it's making an even bigger name for itself thanks to its food and restaurants...but really, it's the best because that's where all our favorite people (and dogs) are. Being able to eat, drink, and catch up with friends and family is, in my opinion, an absolute perfect way to spend a week, even if the weather doesn't cooperate. Going out, staying in, hot, cold, doesn't matter. To us, the week was all about being with those who we care for most.

We can't wait to be back.