Moments 02 22 :: Week 04

The Wisconsin Humane Society hosted their 3rd annual Poorly Drawn pet portraits fundraiser. It's my favorite. Here's Van's.

And Gretel's. I love it so much. Couldn't share last week because I also got my dad portraits drawn of their dogs for his 75th birthday and wanted to surprise him. :)

Last weekend we headed to St. Louis so Cole could do the SLU Soccer ID camp and get a taste of D1 soccer. 

He loved it, and really did fantastic. It was fun to watch. 

We also got to visit Hudson. It makes me so happy when we are all together. 

We even got to enjoy a really nice french dinner at Brassierie by Niche. So fun. 

Made it home safe and sound on Monday. Thank goodness because by Tuesday, there was ice everywhere. School was even moved to asynchronous. 

By Wednesday, there still was a lot of ice, but at least it was bright and sunny.

Moments 02 22 :: Week 03

Didn't want it to end. Really good.

Such a pretty girl. So funny how her leg is always sticking out (it's the one she had surgery on so many years ago now). 

I've been off my game the past few years, but decided to do a Valentine's Day tree this year. It's been up since the Christmas tree came down. 

Got to say, I'm not a fan of Monday Valentine's Day days. Look how tired we all are. Never the less, we had a great dinner. French Onion soup (from Trader Joe's), Seared Scallops Over Wilted Spinach Risotto, Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus and Chocolate Covered Strawberries. All while tracking Hudson's solo long distance flight he had that day. Almost 6 hours in his little airplane. Amazing. He also started his new job this week. The deli department at Whole Foods. Eight hour shifts. I imagine he's pretty exhausted after this week. 

Look who made the Honor Roll! He's been working really hard and it's been paying off. 

The snuggle game is still going strong. My gosh, what would we do with out these two?

Moments 02 22 :: Week 02

Our friends Steph & Aaron live on the river, and invited us over for an ice-skating party!

It reminded me of growing up and ice-skating on the lakes. Aaron had plowed a big rink, which was so fun.

They also had a bonfire. We all loved this day so much.

Meanwhile, Hudson was a mere 1.5 hours away, at a club swim meet at Northwestern. He got a 23.55 split in the 200 Medley (he swam 50 free), 31.08 in 50 breast, 1.01.54 in the 100 IM, and 1.07.15 in the 100 breast, which qualified him for the nationals. So proud of him. Sadly, we couldn't watch it in person due to COVID. One of these days, hopefully. It's been over two years since we've seen him swim and I can't wait to see him in action again.

What I wake up to every day. He's so cute. Those freckles.

We enjoyed ice-skating so much that the three of us headed over to our local rink on Monday night. It's been years. 

Image from Hudson of a night flight he took this week into St. Louis Lambert International Airport. He's been getting a lot of flight time in, which is so great. 

Moments 02 22 :: Week 01

One last photo of Florida that my mom sent. The back story of this is, a nice older gentleman asked to take our photo for us, so we said sure. He probably took 20 of them, and maybe 2 had us all in it? The frame was all over the place. Then he dropped the phone (on the pier - close to water) and told us he just suffered a stroke. Needless to say, we did let him continue to finish the task because you could tell how much he wanted to do it. But now that you know the story, take a look at our faces. I can only imagine what was going through our minds. LOL. I still love it. 

Well, well, well! Look who made the Dean's List last semester. 3.7 or above. I'm blown away. 

I guess this a thing now. Went on my third hunt ever (I just hang out and walk).

We went with our friends and their dog trainer. All these little guys are around 1 year old! So cute. And yes that is a random pheasant wing in Van's mouth. 

February 1. I'm into it. According to my acupuncturist (who sent this), Water Tiger comes from the Tiger's five elements (Gold, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth). 2022 is the year of the Water Tiger, which indicates a prosperous year based on the Tiger's favorable signs such as strength & bravery. 

Gretel has the right idea. Back to her favorite place. 

Our friends Leif & Melissa celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary this week, and celebrated by opening a time capsule they made. I can't wait to see it all, but there was a handmade card by me in there, and the note to Leif concluded with Melissa saying she had to go because we were coming for dinner. Love that we we've all continued to grow up together. It's such a special thing. Melissa sent this photo to me too. Such babies!

It's been a minute since I've done a rowing challenge. Didn't go too ambitious - aimed for 2K every day I could. Rode every day I was home (i.e. not in St. Louis or Florida), and ended up with just short of 50K meters.