It was a pretty warm weekend here in Minneapolis, and we spent Saturday and Sunday having coffee, taking long walks, exploring cute neighborhoods, and popping in to a bookstore I've been looking forward to visiting for months. We had pretty big plans to clean the entire apartment and fold about three loads of laundry, but it was just too nice to not be outside.

   

  

  

  

How was your weekend?

It was cold enough for Rob to work from home on Monday, and then on Tuesday he came home sick. On Wednesday I started a somewhat temporary part-time job, so between the laundry and the dishes and the weather and the time away from home that I usually have to work out, cook, and get somewhat organized, I've been feeling a little out of sorts. I'm looking forward to having a few days to get myself back together.

It's supposed to be upwards of thirty-five degrees this weekend, which sounds like spring to me after a few recent days of twenty degrees below zero. And in less than two weeks, I'll be in Salt Lake City for Alt Summit, which I've been so excited about since September. I guess I have a lot to look forward to.

Wishing you a warm, happy, and maybe even a little outdoorsy weekend.

Photo credit: V.A. Photography

I've been feeling some pretty serious wanderlust lately.

I've traveled. Not like some people do, but I've been across the United States and to Canada and Mexico, the Bahamas, England, Italy, France. I've had my fair share of enlightening city and museum tours and mind-blowing pasta. It seems like a lot and then I look at a map of the world and my travels feel almost insignificant. I was a baby in Hawaii once.

But lately I've been thinking about Norway (these photos didn't help). And Ireland. I want to have tea in a foggy little mountain town where sheep roam about on really green grass. In May, I'll be Mrs. Peterson in the Dominican Republic, and after that I want to travel more.

I've been a couple of times before, but I want to get to know Seattle. Re-visit San Francisco (woops!--doing some research already) and eat really good sushi, and clam chowder out of sourdough bread bowls. And then I'd like to find myself in Europe and Scandanavia, drinking coffee and taking gorgeous hikes on unfamiliar trails.

Where have you been? Where do you want to go?