Eff Yeah 2013
January
- Housewarming Party
- Successful no unnecessary spending month (ALL the dollars saved!!)
- Joined a (short-lived) book club
- Passed my Praxis 3 pedagogy tests to obtain my five year Minnesota teaching license
February
- Successful no alcohol month (many dollars saved!!)
- Winter trip to Ilse's cabin in Nisswa, Minnesota
- Minnesota Restaurant Week
- Indeed Brewery tour
March
- Summit Brewery tour on St. Patrick's Day morning
- MALLasana - giant yoga class in the rotunda at the Mall of America with Maria
- Weekend in Sheboygan with Joe and Michael for March Madness
April
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference in Denver
- Long weekend in Denver with Aunt Susie
- Organized a 20 person summer kickball team at Lake Nokomis
- Accepted to and attended first ever Cities 97 Singles Mixer with Jess
- Got my financial life in order, acted like an adult and met with a financial planner
- Surly Brewing tour with Mom and Dad
- Twin Cities Ultimate Frisbee spring league with Ilse
May
- Needtobreathe in concert at the Orpheum Theater
- Sara Bareilles in concert at Cedar Cultural Center
- Run or Dye 5K with Liz and Joe
- Bought a new bike!! Hello Twin Cities bike trails :)
- Learned to operate a grill without blowing anything/anyone up
- Kenny Chesney and Eric Church in concert at Miller Park with Joe, Megan and Katie
June
- Started grad school for a Masters in Education at Hamline University
- Grand Ole Day with the family
- Danny's high school graduation and open house
- Music in Mears Park on Thursday nights
- Minneapolis movies in the park
July
- Impromptu Fourth of July trip to Las Vegas
- John Mayer in concert (for the first time in years) with Katie and Evan at Summerfest
- Week with the family at Madden's in Brainerd, Minnesota
- Rented a pontoon and spent the day on Gull Lake for Michael's 21st birthday
- Worked the Basilica Block Party beer tent with Mom and met Oake and Keri
- Matt Nathanson at Basilica Block Party with Mom
- River Falls Days with Tim, Jamie and Andrew
- Brett Young in concert in Santa Monica with Kelsi, Sam and Aaron
- Birthday party with friends and a princess castle in our backyard
- Second birthday party with California friends
- Two week road trip with Kelsi along West Coast - California, Oregon and Washington
- THREE new baseball stadiums visited - Los Angeles Angels, Oakland As, San Francisco Giants
- Drove through the Redwood Forest
- Hiked the Columbia River Gorge
- Dinner in the Space Needle with Papa and Paula
- Baseball road trip with Joe to Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, and Chicago White Sox
- Successful no coffee month (many more dollars saved!!)
- PLC Workshop with three coworkers in Lincolnshire, Illinois
September
- Year five of teaching!!!
- Worked as a SIOP instructional coach and PLC leader at school
- Celebrated Jenny and Justin's wedding
- Organized the first school "night out" of the year at a Twins game
- Overnight with all students and staff at Camp Courage to kick off the school year
- North Shore weekend with the family
- Purple Ride Twin Cities to raise money for pancreatic cancer research
October
- Celebrated Tim and Jamie's wedding
- Halloween weekend in Madison with all three brothers
- Started Soup Club at school
November
- Two back-to-back nights of Matt Nathanson concerts with Nicole and Mom
- Thanksgiving weekend with all the brothers in town
- Meals on Wheels with Mom and Joe
- John Mayer in concert at Target Center
- Katie and Evan come to visit for the weekend
December
- Bachelorette party with coworkers
- Holidazzle parade with the family
- Visited Allison and Jesse in Duluth with Bridget
- Skiing with all three brothers at Welch Village
- Christmas with both extended families
- Libby comes to visit for the weekend
