Holidays 2021
The holiday season has come and gone and we have entered 2022.
To decorate the house for Christmas this year, I only put up our tree. I am also in the midst of packing for our move and for our long trip to Florida. I didn’t want to get too many decorations out and have to deal with them again later.
Orchard
This was actually over a week ago now, but my parents and nephew came to Green Bay to go to The Apple Store (they sell apples and pies and such, not iPhones) and go out to eat with me and Jeff.
Stephen’s 4th Birthday
Four
My nephew Stephen turned 4 years old over the weekend. 4! I don’t know how he can be that old already.
We celebrated his birthday at South Park in Waupaca with our parents, grandparents, Aunt Carrie, Uncle John and our cousins Carl and Andy.
Bay Beach
Not a Beach
Last Wednesday, my parents, sister, and nephew came to Green Bay to go to Bay Beach.
By the way, Bay Beach is not actually a beach. It’s an amusement park. It used to have a beach, and they are working on making the beach usable again, but it got overrun by yuck a long time ago.
Minnesota (Part 3)
Family Day
Our third day in Minnesota was a family day. We went to my cousin Kim’s house to celebrate Kim’s son Carter’s birthday and her husband Jason’s birthday. Carter was just a little kid at our wedding almost 9 years ago.
Minnesota (Part 1)
Vacation
Jeff and I took our first vacation since February 2020, when we went to Cancun. That seems so long ago…
We hadn’t left the state since due to COVID and we didn’t want to fly anywhere just yet. We figured a road trip would be best.
Family Renion 2021
This past Saturday was the Olson Family Reunion, which is on my Dad’s side. It was held at Olson Park, which is just a coincidence.
I wasn’t actually planning to go until I figured I had nothing else going on and I wanted to eat some of my mom’s cheesy potatoes.
Mother’s Day
I got to see a lot of family that I haven’t seen since September this weekend. Most of my mom’s side of the family gathered at my mom’s house for Mother’s Day yesterday. My grandparents are home from Arizona for the summer, so I got to see them.
35
It is my birthday. I turned 35-years-old. Yikes. I guess that is better than the alternative.
I still don’t even feel like I am a real adult, so it seems crazy. 40 is only 5 years away.
Easter 2021
We celebrated Easter this past Sunday with my family at my parents’ house. We all have at least one vaccination and spent most of our time outside, so we deemed it safe. We don’t always celebrate Easter in our family, since we aren’t religious. We used to do egg hunts and Easter meals as children at my grandparents’ house, but didn’t keep up with that as all of the younger generation grew up.
Lonesome Dove
This past summer, I was given a copy of Lonesome Dove from my sister. It’s my parents’ book. They had read it many years ago and lent it out to friends. Those friends lent it out to their friends. It’s actually a bit of a miracle that it made it back to them.
Sledding
I went sledding for the first time, probably since college, on January 2nd. I joined my parents, sister, nephew and brother-in-law. These are pretty much the only people I interact with outside of Jeff. Because Covid.
Christmas 2020
We usually celebrate Christmas Eve at my in-law’s house. Due to Covid, there was no Christmas gathering with his family this year. Jeff and I celebrated on our own with gifts, Christmas movies, and takeout from Chili’s.
What to Do About Christmas
I am having a tough time deciding what Jeff and I should do for Christmas.
We didn’t gather with family for Thanksgiving, even though I visited them the weekend before that. The cases in Wisconsin spiked after my visit and the governor and healthcare workers begged people not to get together for Thanksgiving. So, we decided not to.
Family Visit
My sister and my nephew, Stephen, were at my parents’ house in Iola, my hometown this past weekend, so I decided to go and visit on Friday. I hadn’t seen my favorite little ginger (Stephen) for awhile.
It was a good visit. It was just the original four of us, plus Stephen. Just missing the husbands. At times it almost felt like back in the day before Erica (sister) or I went off to college and eventually moved out permanently.
Milwaukee County Zoo
This part Friday, I tagged along with my parents to go visit my sister and nephew in Milwaukee. We took a trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo. We felt safe enough going there since it’s mainly outdoors.
The first exhibit when you walk in to the zoo is the penguins. If you didn’t already know this, I love penguins! I have been able to meet, pet, and paint with some penguins over the recent years, and those have been some of my favorite days!
Anyways, we looked at the penguins for awhile and Dad, like he does anytime penguins come up, told my nephew that I am the penguin lady.
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