dream big

Saturday was the long awaited annual fundraising event for St. Olaf's. The theme was "dream big" after a song by Ryan Schupe (who preformed at the event). I was a member of the planning committee, and we have been meeting together monthly since last November. It was a lot of work, that which compared to the others (like Chal), I did very minimal behind the scenes. It was cool to see it all come together, and hopefully everyone enjoyed the evening. I invited Tara to be at our table, which was so nice because it had been way too long since we had hung out! 

easter in vegas

vegas

We had a great time in Vegas with the Wildes, Coons, and Hursts! Lots of memories made, and friendships deepened! We love our family! 

mama robin

This is the fourth year in a row that we have had a robin build a nest somewhere in our yard, and we've been able to witness the eggs laid in the nest, and watch from a small distance the whole process of incubation and hatching and eventual leaving the nest. It's been a really fun spring activity for us. This year we came home after having been gone for 5 1/2 days in Vegas, to the realization that we had yet another robin's nest in our backyard. We were very surprised to see the location of the nest. It has been quite a challenge for this mama bird to stay on top of her eggs, as she is spooked every single time we pass by, which is very frequent, especially in the evenings, and on the weekends. The jury is still out as to whether or not the babies will hatch. It's been fun to have it so visually close, but sad at the same time, because there's no way to have a conversation with the mama and tell her that we present no threat, and she should feel just as safe as anywhere to sit there a top her eggs without any worry.  

**Update** May 14 2019

HATCHED!!❤️

***Update May 20th

There are 4!