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March 2018 Recap

3/31/2018

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I have to try a bit harder to find the beauty in March. I found it in this grouping of trees at Lyndale Park.
March 2018 was a milestone month for me. I resigned the job I had for six years and started a new job in a different field. Speaking of milestones, we also celebrated Stewie's 100th birthday with lots of friends. 

18 in 18

  • Host a 100th birthday party for Stewie
Read the 18 in 18 list

March 2018 Highlights

  • Final round interview and JOB OFFER for Education Program Specialist job in the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) at the University of Minnesota
  • First day of new job at CEI 
  • Self-guided tour of newly renovated Tate Laboratory of Physics building at the University of Minnesota with Laura (time lapse of construction)
  • Walking Book Club: Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London  with a walk around Lake of the Isles afterward
  • Happy Hour at Jen's house with Erin and Miranda
  • Lenton Enchiladas with Heidi at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
  • Pizza with Caroline
  • Attended the FIRST® Robotics Minnneapolis Regionals Competition

March 2018 Low Point

  • Last day working in the University of Minnesota's Academic Health Center 
Hand drawn poster for Hippie Fest Music Experience
Surprisingly effective advertising
View of Capella tower in downtown Minneapolis
Sunset at Loring Park
Sunset at Loring Park
Leftover ice lanterns at Minnehaha Creek
Fragile. Resilient. You can be both at the same time.
Two kids with shovel and ice chipper
Removing a thick layer of ice covers on the sidewalk.
View of trees on a snowy day
Walking by McNamara Alumni Center at the University of Minnesota on a snowy day
Stewie on a walk
Stewie walk
Stewie laying on my lap in the car
Happy 100th Birthday Stewie!
Tree with colorful yarn balls hanging from its limbs
The day I was offered a new job I found this cheery tree!

Moving My Body

Total steps: 456,589 (14,729 steps averaged a day)
Total miles: 194.93 (6.28 miles averaged a day)
Most active day: Saturday, March 17 (30,039 steps/12.73 miles)
Least active day:  Wednesday, March 7 (10,139 steps/4.35 miles)

Memorable walks: 
  • Walking Book Club 
  • Semla/Brew Walk to Fika and Venn Brewing
View inside Tate Laboratory of Physics
Historic telescope in the dome of the Tate Laboratory of Physics & Astronomy
Dried blossoms
Beauty of late Winter/early Spring
View of mural at Cedar Riverside light rail station
Broken Crow mural at Cedar Riverside light rail station
Truck with a giant dinosaur head on its cab
Powderhorn Park never disappoints
Amundson Hall at the University of Minnesota
Amundson Hall at the University of Minnesota
Tiny door street art featuring pistachio shells with faces drawn on them
Tiny door street art collaboration between Mows510 and Pisface
Foshay reflecting on the AT&T Tower
Foshay reflections
Sunrise
Sunrise dog walk

Professional Development ​

  • Table host for Hennepin University Partnership table Spring Mixer: Disparities in Community Corrections
  • Google Day volunteer
  • Nonprofit Communications and Technology Conference

Read + Watch + Listen

TV
  • 90th Academy Awards
  • Borderliner
  • Collateral
  • This is Us season 2
Movies
  • Black Panther
  • Coco
  • The Experimental City
  • The Gift 
  • The Shape of Water​
Books
  • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty 
Podcasts
  • Black Market Reads
  • Code Switch
  • It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders
  • Levar Burton Reads
  • Pod Save the People
  • Still Processing
  • Terrible, Thanks for Asking
  • The Daily
Blanket with message "Welcome to Enchilada Friday" on wall
Lenton Enchilada Friday
Scott and Janelle
Look happy
Semla from Fika
Annual semla treat
Tree limbs
Appreciating the beauty of trees
A part of a machine looks like a face
Pareidolia
Janelle standing on a textured sidewalk
Not feeling it
Mayo Memorial Building
Entrance into Mayo Memorial Building where I worked for six years
Puddle on the sidewalk with a reflection of a tree
Had an emotional day, so I went for a walk to reflect.
The word "shine" painted on the exterior of a building
Half of a Rise & Shine mural

Eat + Drink

  • The Cove
  • Surly Brewing Company taproom
  • Bordertown Coffee
  • Sebastian Joe's Ice Cream
  • Red Wagon
  • Punch Pizza
  • Lakes & Legends
  • The Lowbrow
  • Stub & Herbs
  • Pizzeria Lola
  • Aster Cafe
  • Fika
  • Bull's Horn
  • Venn Brewing
  • The Naughty Greek
  • Milk Jam Creamery
  • Longellow Grill
  • Bar Luchador
Milk Jam Creamy flavors honoring women for Women's History Month. I chose Ibtihaj Muhammad and Tarana Burke.
March for Our Lives
Minion bollard
My neighbor Carolyn Halliday's art in the Artists in the Kitchen exhibition at the Textile Center
Atrium art
Spotted in the neighborhood
Scott with a ScotBot at a robotics competition
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February 2018 Recap

2/24/2018

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This was a snowmazing discovery while walking across the Washington Avenue Bridge at the University of Minnesota

18 in 18

From the list of 18 things I want to do in 2018:
  • Post a walk photo on Instagram every day (#2018janelliewalks365)

February 2018 Highlights

  • Weekend in Sioux Falls for dad's 70th birthday and parent's 44th wedding anniversary
  • No new vision issues - my latest Retina Center check-up was free of lasers and injections
  • First and second round interviews for Education Program Specialist job in the Center for Educational Innovation at the University of Minnesota
  • Meeting with architecht
  • Catch-up chats with Lisa, Amy, Jen, Nkauj, Jaime, Meg, Amber, Sara
  • Met Graycloud Rios
After a Retina Center appointment
Mural at 26th & Lyndale
Prima lunch during a snowstorm
Scott & Stewie
Treadmill + This Is Us
Mural remains
Gopher Emergency
Prospect Park
Sunset at Burroughs

February Low Point

  • Severe dental pain from an abscess on a tooth that already had a root canal. So, I had to have it retreated (another root canal). The good news is that my endodontist was awesome!

Moving My Body

Total steps: 251,638 (12,581 steps averaged a day)
Total miles: 107.15 (5.35 miles averaged a day)
Most active day: Saturday, February 10 (17,348 steps/7.37 miles)
Least active day:  Friday, February 6 (10,040steps/4.25 miles)
Treetops
Bryant Ave Pedestrian Bridge
View of downtown from WAM
Valentine's Day at Red Wagon
Tracks by the Mississippi River
X marks the spot (tree removal)
Sappy tree
Sioux Falls trees

Professional Development 

  • We Want to Know WHY; Getting context from stakeholders, Twin Cities Product Community
  • TC UX Meetup: Prototyping - 4 Strategic Factors for Design Teams, Presented by Lyle Kantrovich
  • CXPA Minneapolis: Culture & CX Transformation
  • UX Design for Seniors Aging in Place
  • Hennepin University Partnership table hosting training for their Spring Mixer
  • Knowledge and Self-Help Creators informal community of practice 

Community Involvement

  • Open Streets Lyndale meeting
  • Attended Palmisiano Presents: Pedestrian Safety at Armatage Community Center
Hiking at Good Earth in South Dakota
Hiking at Good Earth in South Dakota
Chinese New Year at MOA
Jean + Lu
Minneapolis City Hall
Ice luminaries for Middlemoon Creekwalk
Goldy blinded by the snow
Beaut of a tree on the U of M campus
Trail running in Eden Prairie

Read + Watch + Listen

TV
  • This Is Us - binge-watched and I'm now all caught up
  • Black Spot
  • Wallander
Movies
  • The Florida Project
Books
  • ​Innovative Learning and Teaching: Experiments Across the Disciplines, Ilene D. Alexander and Robert K. Poch, Editors
  • Academic Slide Design: Visual Communication for Teaching and Learning by Ann E. Fandrey 

Eat + Drink

  • Studio 2 Cafe
  • Prima
  • Valentine Diva Dinner by Curry Diva
  • Kafe 421
  • Afro Deli
  • Himalayan
  • St. Paul Bagelry
  • Caspian Bistro
  • Town Hall Tap

Videos

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January 2018 Recap

1/31/2018

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I took a sunrise walk at East River Flats Park. Located steps away from my office, it's one of my favorite places to walk.

​2018 Wish List

After taking more than a year break from my monthly recaps, I'm back. It's a new year and I have renewed energy to complete a list of 18 things in 2018!
Read the 18 in 18 List

January 2018 Highlights

  • Traditional New Year's Day brunch with Amy O
  • New Year's Day walk with Julia C
  • Starting #2018JanellieWalks365 on Instagram
  • Walked to Edina Cinema with Allie to see Lady Bird
  • Facial from Carisa at Tula Spa and mani/pedi from Nick at Cosmo Nails
  • Started Wednesday Wellness Walks on campus, joined MSP Steppers challenge, hosted my first Walking Book Club gathering
  • Art Shanties and Kite Festival on Lake Harriet (I hope this becomes a tradition!)
  • Moon Glow Pedestrian Parade to kick off Winter Carnival in St. Paul with two Heidis
  • Catch-up chats with Jack, Erin, Peg , Laura F, Jay, Becca, Eve, Dannah, Holly Z, Lisa F, Ann F, Marwa, and Vic
Scott in a hoodie, scarf and blue blocker sunglasses
Tree in the winter
Tree at Lyndale Park Gardens
Me and my co-workers
Me and my co-workers on the first Wellness Wednesday Walk of 2018
University of Minnesota Medical Center - West Bank Campus
University of Minnesota Medical Center - West Bank Campus
succulent plants
Scott giving Stewie a massage
Scott giving Stewie a massage
My shadow walking on a pedestrian bridge over Minnehaha Creek
My shadow walking on a pedestrian bridge over Minnehaha Creek
Allie and me
Allie and me on our way to Edina Cinema
Midtown Global Market
Midtown Global Market

January 2018 Low Point

On January 11, the office I have been working in for almost six years was closed as part of a reorganization. I had to say goodbye to some amazing colleagues. I still have a job at the U of M but we are all in a transition period and my day-to-day work life has been upended. 

Moving My Body

Total steps: 442,899  (14,287 steps averaged a day)
Total miles: 189.78 (6.12 miles averaged a day)
Most active day: Tuesday, January 23 (20,679 steps/8.76 miles)
Least active day:  Sunday, January 14 (10,293 steps/4.36 miles)
Me and my co-workers on a Wednesday Wellness Walk
Me and my co-workers on a Wednesday Wellness Walk
My boots in the snow
My boots in the snow
Lisa and me
Lisa and me on a COLD walk
Stewie on a blanket
Stewie on a blanket
Winter plants
Winter plants
Moon Palace Books
A stop on my Minnehaha Avenue walk
Snow boarders
Snow boarders spotted on a walk
The Academic Health Center Web Team
The AHC Web Team
Social Sciences Building on the University of Minnesota west bank campus
Social Sciences Building on the University of Minnesota west bank campus

Read + Watch + Listen

TV
  • The Toys That Made Us
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Wormwood (kind of, I kept falling asleep while watching)
  • Lore
  • Myths & Monsters
  • Electric Dreams
Movies
  • Lady Bird 
Books
  • Unf#ck Your Brain: Getting Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers with science by Faith Harper
  • We Are Never Meeting in Real Life: Essays by Samantha Irby
Dogs sniffing each other
Stewie and Beau saying hello
Minnehaha Creek
Minnehaha Creek
Founding members of Walking Book Club
Founding members of Walking Book Club
Me in a scarf during a snow storm
It's me
Stickers on the Pacific Number 9 Bridge
Birthday walk across the bridges of the University of Minnesota
Disco in The Gopher Way
Driven to Disco in The Gopher Way
Ice Castle at the St. Paul Winter Carnival
Ice Castle at the St. Paul Winter Carnival
sunrise
Sunrise on a walk with Lisa
Walking on a frozen lake
Walking on Lake Harriet for the Kite Festival & Art Shanties

Eat + Drink

  • Harriet's Inn
  • Pizza Luce (2 times)
  • Punch Pizza
  • Smashburger
  • Taste of India (birthday lunch with colleagues)
  • George & The Dragon (birthday dinner with Scott!)
  • Ghandi Mahal
  • Chipotle
Kites at Kite Festival
17th Annual Kite Festival
Tree and Phone Lines
Moody
#OnlyInMN
Things tagged#Only in MN are rarely unique to Minnesota
View of University of Minnesota from Pacific Number 9 bridge
Walk across Mississippi River as the sun sets
Burrs
I was kind of crabby when I took this photo on my daily walk
Walk pin on my hat
My green walking buddy
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April 2016 recap

5/1/2016

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30 Days of Biking

April 2016 highlights

  • 30 Days of Biking
  • Walks with two of my heroes: Andy Sturdevant and Bill Lindeke as part of  Walk!: A Festival of Walking, Art, & Ideas
  • Two weekends with my parents and one with my sister and her fiance in Minneapolis
  • Macy's Flower Show
  • Attended a Minneapolis Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting 
  • Attended an open house about the I-35 Transit Access Project
  • Started volunteering with Lynnhurst Neighborhood Association's Community Engagement Committee
  • Walked with Siri and Espen
  • Veggie Amour cooking class from A Prairie Health Companion
  • Bike ride with Julia on the Gateway Trail for the Minnesota State Parks & Trails 125 mile challenge
  • Walked University Avenue in Minneapolis and St. Paul

Moving my body

Total steps:  533,600 steps (17,786 steps averaged a day)
Total miles:  231.98 (7.73 miles averaged a day)
Most active day: Sunday, April 17 (40,641 steps/17.22 miles)
Least active day: Thursday, April 28 (10,589 steps/4.63 miles) 

​Watch + Read + Listen

I waited too long to document this so I can't remember!

​Eat + Drink

  • Italian Eatery (ie)
  • Nighthawks
  • Grumpy's 
  • Como Dockside for Patty's baby shower
  • Burger Jones
  • Chimbarazoo
  • Pad Thai Grand Cafe
  • Kafe 421 with Larsons/Skovholts
  • Able Seedhouse + Brewery
  • Modist Brewing Company
  • Inbound Brewing Company
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March 2016 recap

4/1/2016

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Sunrise over the Mississippi River
View of the sunrise over the Mississippi River from the Washington Avenue Bridge

March 2016 highlights

  • Volunteered for The Food Shelf @ HCMC with co-workers. 
  • 4th Annual Dip-Off contest at work. My colleague, Patrik and I won Best Presentation and Best in Show for our Stewie Snacks entry.
  • Scotch and Bourbon tasting at the Campus Club.
  • Voted in the Minnesota Caucus. 
  • Participated in "We Are The Other: Get Outside of Your Bubble" lecture and workshop by Wing Young Huie at the Weisman Art Museum. 
  • Walked in support of my cousin's daughter, Avery at the Walk to Cure Juvenile Arthritis event.
  • Attended 40 Years of MayDay in 3 Short Films with Heidi at Riverview Theater. The event was a benefit for n the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre 's May Day Parade, Ceremony and Festival. 
  • Walked a total of 22.5 miles for the Minnesota State Parks and Trails 125 miles by boot/bike/boat challenge  [16. 5 miles of the Luce Line (Vicksburg Trailhead to Stubb’s Bay and back) and 6 miles with Julia at Fort Snelling State Park on the Spring Equinox].
  • Floating Holiday walk with Scott.
  • Movie Sunday with Amy O.
  • Easter brunch at our house with Lisa and Mitch.
  • Walk to see an owl near Lake Hiawatha and on to the Minnehaha Falls with Lisa L.
  • Happy Hour at Miranda's house with Erin and Jen.

Moving my body

Total steps:  599,979 steps (19,354 steps averaged a day)
Total miles:  259.49 (8.37 miles averaged a day)
Most active day: Saturday, March 12 (40,641 steps/17.22 miles) (Luce Line Trail walk)
Least active day: Wednesday, March 9 (10,909 steps/4.62 miles) 

​Watch + Read + Listen

TV
  • The Walking Dead, season 6
  • The Americans, season 4
  • Better Call Saul, season 2
  • The Following, season 1 
  • Man in the High Castle, season 1
  • House of Cards, season 4, episodes 1 & 2 (lost interest)
Movies
  • National Parks Adventure at The Science Museum with Julia and Cindy
  • 40 Years of MayDay in 3 Short Films (can't find titles of films by Mike Rivard, Will Hommeyer and Daniel Polsfuss)
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • They Look Like People
  • Pretty Old
  • Advanced Style
Books
  • Completed Educating Alice: Adventures of a Curious Woman by Alice Steinbach ​​
​Listen
  • Oake & Riley in the Morning on The Current (KCMP 89.3)

Eat + Drink

Food
  • Bar Luchador with co-workers
  • La Fresca Nuveau Mexican
  • Sakura
  • Cafe Pateen
  • Abdul's Afandy
  • Mim's Cafe
  • Red Wagon Pizza Company
  • United Noodles & UniDeli
  • Cocina Latina
  • Turtle Bread Company (Longfellow)
  • Mesa Pizza by the Slice
  • Dulono's Pizza
  • Pizza Luce delivered to work (big web building session with co-workers)
Coffee
  • Dunn Bros (5oth & Xerxes) for belated birthday drink with Lisa L.
  • Starbucks (54th & Lyndale)
  • Pham's Deli in the Midtown Global Market
  • Caribou Coffee (Moos Tower)
Beer + Cocktails
  • Wabasha Brewing Company
  • Lakes & Legends Brewing Company
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February 2016 recap

3/5/2016

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Ice traveling down the Mississippi River

February 2016 highlights

February 2016 photo album
  • College of Biological Sciences Conservatory field-trip with co-workers to view the Corpse Flower
  • Reichelt family movie night
  • Sparkle Parade featuring The Brass Messengers at the Art Shanties in White Bear Lake
  • Luminary Loppett with Allie
  • Weekend in Sioux Falls with my parents in their new home
  • Middlemoon Creekwalk
  • Kingfield Empty Bowls
  • Tin Chef competition to support Southwest Community Education
  • The Via Northfield Opening Reception at St. Olaf College's Flaten Art Museum (exhibit is part of WALK!: A Festival of walking, art, and ideas)
  • Walk with Andy G
  • Pre-Oscars brunch with Amy O and Oscars Pool and virtual viewing party with co-workers
A lucky dog lives here
View of downtown Minneapolis

Moving my body

Total steps: 492,961 (16,999 steps averaged a day)
Total miles: 217.35 (7.49 miles averaged a day)
Most active day: Saturday, February 27 (28,964 steps/12.55 miles)  (58° walk)
Least active day: Monday, February 29 - Leap Day  (11,697 steps/4.97 miles) 
Me and Andy on a walk
Scott, Stewie, Tashi, and Clifford

Watch + Read

TV​
  • Better Call Saul season 2
  • Walking Dead season 6
  • Man in the High Castle season 1
  • 666 Park Avenue season 1
Movies
  • Inside Out (with the Reichelt family)
  • The Big Short
  • Hail, Caesar! (with Patti at Uptown Theater)
  • Spotlight (with Amy O. in her home after brunch)
​Books
  • Still reading Educating Alice: Adventures of a Curious Woman by Alice Steinbach because I read in bed and I get through 2 pages per night. At this rate, I may finish this 289 page book by summer.
Mill City Ruins Park
Lynnhurst Neighborhood Association meeting at St. Genevieve

Eat + Drink

Food
  • Green Mill in Lakeville, MN with Scott and Mark
  • Cafe Ena (46th St & Grand Ave S)
  • D'Amico & Sons (McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota)
  • Punch Neapolitan Pizza (Oak St & Washington Avenue )
  • Soberfish (27th & Franklin Ave SE)
  • Valentine's Diva Dinner by The Curry Diva 
  • Freshii (University of Minnesota - Moos Tower)
  • FIKA at the American Swedish Institute
  • Saint Genevieve (appetizers during the Lynnhurst Neighborhood Association meeting)

Coffee
  • Dunn Bros (34th St & Hennepin Ave) 
  • Dunn Bros (50th St & Xerxes Ave )
  • Dunn Bros (Bryant Ave & Lake St)
  • Espresso Exposé (Church St & Washington Ave, University of Minnesota)
  • Josiah's Coffeehouse and Cafe in Sioux Falls with my mom
  • River Rock Coffee in St. Peter, MN 
  • SunStreet Breads (46th St & Nicollet Ave)
  • BullRun Coffee (43rd St & Nicollet Ave)
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Beer + Cocktails
  • LynLake Brewery
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January 2016 recap

2/2/2016

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New Year's Day sunrise walk at Lake Harriet, Minneapolis

2016 wish list

After having so much fun completing my 40x40 list, I created a list of 16 things I want to do in 2016. A bit more manageable but full of fun things I want to be sure to do this year. Read the list>>

January 2016 Highlights

January 2016 photo album
  • New Year's Day sunrise walk around Lake Harriet
  • Traditional New Year's Day brunch with Amy Olmscheid (this year her nieces Sophia and Julia joined us!)
  • Cross country skiing lessons
  • Baby shower for Siri Sorensen at Kat Swenson's house (got to chat with Miranda Johnson and Jackie Dutot!)
  • Spa day
  • Golden Globes with my neighbor Patti Baldwin and her dog Tashi
  • New Orleans with Emily and Jonathan
  • 40th birthday
  • Belated birthday dinner and Screen Actors Guild Awards with Amy Olmscheid
  • First beer walk of the year to Wicked Wort Brewing Company in Robbinsdale
Step star chart
Scott at cross country skiing lesson
Amy, Sophia, and Olivia on New Year's Day

Moving my body

My 2015 FitBit stats inspired me to keep moving and shoot for more 15K step days.

Total steps: 617,568 (19,922 steps averaged a day)
Total miles: 272.21 (8.78 miles averaged a day)
Most active day: Friday, January 15 (40,366 steps/17.13 miles) in New Orleans
Least active day: Sunday, January 24 (10,843 / 5.06 miles)
Emily and me in the French Quarter
Jonathan and Emily at Café du Monde
Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans
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Crescent City Connection Bridge over the Mississippi River in New Orleans

Watch + Read

TV
  • Making a Murderer
  • Jessica Jones season 1 (stopped at episode 6)
  • Fargo season 2
  • Better Call Saul season 1
Movies
  • Die Hard (on the plane to New Orleans)
  • Spy (on the plane to Minneapolis)
Books
  • Started reading Educating Alice: Adventures of a Curious Woman by Alice Steinbach

Eat + Drink

Food
  • Buster's On 28th after cross country skiing with Scott
  • Little Szechuan with co-workers Sara, Jaime, and Patty
  • The Milk Bar (New Orleans)
  • DISTRICT. Donuts. Sliders. Brew. (New Orleans)
  • Satsuma Maple (New Orleans)
  • Reginelli's Pizzeria (New Orleans)
  • Mandina's Restaurant ((New Orleans with Todd)
  • Green Goddess (New Orleans)
  • Sucré (New Orleans)
  • Café du Monde (New Orleans)
  • Shaya (New Orleans)
  • St. Roch Market for King Cake (New Orleans)
  • Three Muses (New Orleans)
  • Croissant d'Or Patisserie (New Orleans)
  • Central Grocery Co. (New Orleans)
  • Afro Deli 
  • Bull Run Cafe for a savory pastry
  • Nonna Rossa's

Coffee
  • Who Dat Cafe (New Orleans)
  • Caribou Coffee 
  • Peace Coffee Shop
  • Dunn Bros Coffee
  • Starbucks​

Beer/Cocktails
  • Decatur Bar at Jackson Brewery (New Orleans)
  • Avenue Pub  (New Orleans)
  • Sazerac Bar  (New Orleans)
  • The Carousel Bar & Lounge ( New Orleans)
  • Molly's at the Market (New Orleans)
  • Eastlake Craft Brewery
  • Wicked Wort Brewing Company
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40th birthday happy hour at Eastlake Craft Brewery
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Birthday dinner with the Millers
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Beers with Lisa and Mitch at Wicked Wort Brewing Company in Robbinsdale
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October 2015 Recap

11/1/2015

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October 2015 highlights

  • Scott and my 10-year wedding anniversary
  • Long weekend in Chicago
  • Visited a new-to-us museum - International Museum of Surgical Science
  • ​Rooftop dining at The J. Parker in Chicago 
  • Exterior remodeling project completed
  • Ballet West at Northrop Auditorium with Amy
  • Gophers volleyball game with Liz
  • Ate our first Jucy Lucy
  • Professional portrait session with photographer Mandy Dwyer of Glimpses of Soul
  • Celebrated my sister's engagement to Jonathan Skovholt with a Padelford Riverboat Cruise and a dinner at Mufaletta Cafe
  • Attended Minnesota Public Radio's Conversations on the Creative Economy with Health Partners' CEO Mary Brainerd with host Chris Farrell

October by the numbers

  • 520,744 steps (16,798 steps averaged a day)
  • 223.59 miles (7.2 miles averaged a day)
  • 767 very active minutes (24 minutes averaged a day)
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August 2015 Recap

9/1/2015

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Berries from the University of Minnesota Farmers Market

August highlights

  • Emily & Jonathon got engaged
  • Movie and music in the park
  • Fringe Festival and Garlic Festival
  • Swimming at Webber Natural Pool
  • Ride entire Midtown Greenway
  • Minnesota Lynx game with Liz
  • Yoga with Kate
  • Minnesota State Fair
  • Parents in Minneapolis
  • Saints game with Allie & Da
  • National Night Out
  • Walked 7 miles to work

August by the numbers

  • 566,806 steps (18,284 steps averaged a day)
  • 243.15 miles (7.84 miles averaged a day)
  • 814 very active minutes (25 minutes averaged a day)
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July 2015 Recap

8/1/2015

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Scott, Emily, Jonathan, Connie & Duane at The Greatest Show on H2O in Sioux Falls, SD

July Highlights

  • Janelle's Retina Center visit marked a year without injections to treat ocular histoplasmosis (great news!)
  • ​Family time in Sioux Falls: included a trip to Porter’s Sculpture Park (dad could read signs), Greatest Show on H2O, 
  • Exterior remodeling project started

July by the numbers

  • 534,298 steps (17,235 steps averaged a day)
  • 229 miles (7.37 miles averaged a day)
  • 783 very active minutes (25 minutes averaged a day)
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