We are BACK.

It's official. We are back. Currently living in Utah for the next month or so before we head to DC. Europe was amazing.
Here is a little picture of Mitch playing golf in St. Andrews.
He was so excited.

Missing.

I might be obsessed with this little baby Fischer.

It's true. I already miss Rochester. I never thought I would miss Rochester this much. Mitch and I had the best, simplest, and most relaxed life in Rochester. We played lots of games, even watched lots of TV (I didn't become obsessed with shows until I got married) and made the greatest friends in the world. The people of Rochester saved me. When I moved to Rochester my life went from complete chaos full of work, family, friends, more work and a million other things to a life full of lots of time. I am truly grateful for Rochester. My heart will always hold a special place for my people in Rochester.

Mitch's parents, Paul and Shelley, came and helped us move.

They were so kind to come and help.
We had so much fun with them.

The Kunz's!
We love them so much.
They taught us the ways of Minnesota.
They introduced us to Punch Pizza, Brasa, Lumberjack days and much more.
I really miss them.

The Bedke's.
Basically we laughed the entire time we where with them.
Brent is hilarious and Penn is the cutest little baby.

Sarah, Adelaide, Kris, Penn, Laura and Elli. Cute Sarah threw us a goodbye party before we left.

This is the Black's.
We spent lots of quality time with them, even went on a little trip to Nauvoo last summer.

This is the Swapps.
Jen, the mom, ran miles and miles and miles with me last summer while I trained for Grandma's marathon and she wasn't even training. It was awesome.

This is the Paulsens. I love them so much.

Meet Liam and Kai. I jumped more on the trampoline with them than I have during my entire life. I loved being their nanny. We spent lots of time playing outside and superheros. I was always the evil witch. Liam (in orange) and I had lots of quality time together while Kai napped most afternoons. He has the most precious little voice.

Happy Birthday Bridgett. Her cake is amazing. Her birthday was right before we left.

This cake has nothing to do with us leaving, I just love her cake.
Bridgett's husband gave her this cake and I love it.

Easter and Chicago

We went to Chicago for Easter. It was fabulous. We stayed up way too late, ate way too much and highly enjoyed ourselves. We ate at Kumos Corner and went to the Botanic Gardens.

Mitch and Me at the Botanic Gardens. It was beautiful.

Mitch, Jonny,Jenny, Liz, Kimball and Mike

I love Kimball's face in this picture.

Happy Easter!

And...

It's official. Our new home in the fall will be DC! After much talk and thought, DC is the right place for us. I can't wait.

Loves,

Sj

P.S. I took this picture when I lived there, I love the Jefferson and the paddle boats.

White Bear Lake Half

Can you see the lake? It's still frozen over.

Mitch and I ran the White Bear Lake Half Marathon yesterday. Mitch didn't even train and I barely kept up with him. But he can hardly walk today, it's quite hilarious. We had a great little trip to White Bear Lake. We got to stay in a hotel, which means we had cable for a day. We went to Potbelly's, Punch and Costco. All in all, it was perfect.

Spring is here

It's finally spring. I planted this grass last week and look how much it's grown in a week. It's currently 80 degrees outside and humid, which equals perfect tornado weather. It terrifies me. Thank goodness there is a tornado siren right outside our house. Happy spring.

Eleven Years.

Thank you Laura.

Happy anniversary to me.

(Sorry the picture is horrible, it's all I have.)