Mini vacay in Minneapolis update: We took the saying ‘shop ’til you drop’ to a whole other level! Fresh off a weekend getaway and I’m pleasantly surprised by how much I didn’t spend. I even managed to do a little Christmas shopping too!

Fall flowers in St. Louis Park

H&M goodies

Amazing dinner at Grand Cafe

Heavenly breakfast at Colette

Dream kitchen at IKEA

What shopping?

Until next time Minneapolis (photo courtesy of my sister, Morgan)

With all the Scare Us Hill (you can still get tickets!) hubbub going on lately, I’ve almost completely forgotten about planning for our annual (well, annual except for last year) turducken feast. I always send out invitations for this little family gathering because, well, who doesn’t like to get a hard invite in the mail? I’m hoping to finalize the design and get them printed and mailed in the next few days. I’m finding more and more turducken invitation designs each year, which means the trend for multi-bird dinners is on the rise!