Swimming In Minnesota....

I promise, after I get just a little bit more out of my system,  I will stop with the frozen tundra jokes.  I really do not want to become ONE OF THOSE people....partly because we may very well end up BACK in Minnesota, and also because we will be in Arizona IN JULY. 

I fully expect to be paid back with "hot 'nuff for ya" comments. 

But (HA!  BUT...GET IT?!?! BUT!) for now, I will happily dive (HA!!  AGAIN!) into the pool (SERIOUSLY, I SHOULD DO STAND-UP) of joy I have for our move.

Aaahhhh....

What We Are Leaving Behind....Part 1

 

I am hyper-aware that we are leaving behind our family and friends; neighbors that have become more like surrogate parents than...well, neighbors.  My kids' best friends all live on the same street as us.  We have room to run and play...even if it only 4 months out of the year.  All of these things weigh heavily on our minds as we prepare for our adventure....

 

 

 

 

 

 

But wait....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are also leaving behind THE most important thing............................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS!

 

 

I need to say that the above picture was taken at 3:30 IN THE AFTERNOON!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AND THIS!

 

 

I believe that the temp was a BALMY -12 this day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AND THIS!!!!!

 

LOOK!  Ice, snow AND RAIN!  All in ONE day!  WOOHOO!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AND THIS!!!!!!!

 

OHHHHHH....LOOK!  Blue sky!  I can feel my vitamin D levels...well, BOTTOMING OUT.

Sorry.  Is it bad form to be just so DAMN HAPPY to be getting away from this?

The One That Changes Everything

 

 

I have never been one to embrace the status quo.  Looking back, I can see that my life, up until this point, has been a series of decisions made to satisfy my need for new experiences.  Motherhood has put somewhat of a damper on this impulse, due to my kids' need for stability (imagine a sarcastic eye roll here...ha!), but my need to explore hasn't gone away completely.  You can see bits of it in the pictures I post; the crafts/cakes/cupcakes/decorations/gifts I create.  Being a creature of habit, it drives my husband INSANE that I can drop everything and try something new.  I am forever trying to get him to expand his horizons while he is trying to get me to see the horizons we already have. 

That's why when he commented to me that he thought we should move to Arizona, I was surprised.  We had talked about doing it before...but there were always reasons he came up with for why it wouldn't work.  Our families, his job...but this time, the planets aligned and he seemed serious!  I think the countless conversations about following my dream (or perhaps nightmare...with 3 kids anyway) to travel in an RV and see the country may have helped.  We started doing some research and realized that the reasons we have stayed in the FROZEN TUNDRA don't really apply anymore.  So here we are....my family of 5....about to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure (well, for us anyway) to relocate to Phoenix, AZ. 

I can tell you right now that this is going to be fun...maddening...frustrating and AMAZING. 

Care to join us on our journey?  Stay tuned! :) 

Joy

I recently got a phone call from a LOVELY woman asking if I could make cupcakes for her organization. OF COURSE I CAN....are you kidding? I get to play with edible image paper and sprinkles in the DEAD of winter?? The only thing that would make it better would be if I could then eat them all...ahem.

 

I received an email today from the same lovely lady telling me that their organization was featuring the cupcakes on both their website and Facebook page.  WHAT AN HONOR!!

It is amazing when doing something that is, really, just a whole load of fun, is recognized by others as being cool.

BREAKING NEWS!

There is LIFE CHANGING news a-brewin' at the Linge house!  An official announcement will be made soon.  Stay tuned for updates.....