1 Year Anniversary!

The bags are packed, my nails are painted, the AGA is off, and we are ready to go to Norway for our 6-night cruise of the Fjords! This cruise is our "holiday" to celebrate our 1-year anniversary on 28 May. We are so excited and have no idea what to expect. Neither of us have ever been to any Scandinavian country before. It doesn't help that it's been a balmy 78ºF the past 4 days in England... we hardly know what to expect out of the weather anymore! Despite my inner economist screaming "pack light!" I have resigned to Bryant's liberal way of packing a suitcase with gowns, sweaters, shorts, light clothes, and heavy clothes just to make sure we aren't miserable. One thing I will ask--pray that we don't get seasick! :)

Just imagine the ship's horn!! WOOOOOOWOOOOOO

If you're curious about our ship's itinerary, click here. We are flying to Oslo airport this evening and tomorrow morning we take a train to the docks in downtown Oslo.

A photo of Norway I found online... Next time we'll have our own! :)

We are amazed that we are celebrating the one year mark of our marriage already. One year ago I was praying that God would make 28 May a sunny day and was packing my suitcase for Antigua! I was also frantically putting together reception decorations with my friends and anticipating my family's arrival into MSP airport for the wedding. It is so much fun to think back on how we first met and the timeline that led us to where we are now. We would have never expected to be here, and we love it. I guess I don't mind not knowing what to expect because so far, we've been pretty pleased with the end result. We don't mind figuring it out as we go.

Happy 1-year anniversary, my sweet.

TOO DARN HOT.

You know that cute song that Ella Fitzgerald sings? I'm feeling like it is just too darn hot to do anything right now. This morning Bryant and I braved the humidity in our apartment by quickly making pancakes and bacon and then running back to our air-conditioned bedroom to eat breakfast in bed.

When we moved into this apartment is was March and boy oh boy, was it a cold March. This winter was especially long! We didn't really take into consideration the fact that our new apartment didn't have A/C until we returned from our honeymoon the first week in June. We went to Target on the first hot day just to walk around in the air conditioning and actually considered buying the only window unit they had left on the shelf (which was probably the most expensive unit and likely way too big for our window).

Fortunately, my wonderful family donated their extra A/C window unit to the cause! We have a tiny little window in our bedroom and this thing couldn't have fit any more perfectly. I am pretty sure the guy from our apartment maintenance department rolled his eyes when we asked him to install it in that window instead of a larger one. Thanks to a few screws and a little elbow grease, we've had a cool and comfortable sleeping area on these hot days!

Right now in that cruel, hot world, 99º F with 80º F dew point means it is very, very uncomfortable out there (but very nice in here!):

Stay cool, Minnesota!