Anniversary Weekend

Thirteen years married!

Barry and I celebrated our 13th anniversary on Monday the 11th, and we were fortunate to be able to spend the weekend kid-free. Barry's parents were willing to watch the kids for a couple of days, so we brought them down on Friday. Barry was sick with a bad cold, so after going out for supper, we drove the 3 hours home.
Saturday was cool, rainy and foggy. We had talked about going on one of the train rides that leaves from Duluth, or seeing the city from Enger Tower, but the weather wasn't cooperating. Instead, we had some lunch at the New London Cafe. Then we did some shopping for exciting things like bed sheets, workout clothes, and a cutting board to replace the one Remy broke when he accidentally dropped it.

That's a lot of glass to clean up!

No trip to Duluth is complete without a walk in Canal Park. We were reminded of our own wedding when we saw two wedding parties having pictures taken by the lake.

Foggy Duluth

A view of the lake walk from the pier

Aerial Lift Bridge

Fountain of the Wind

Sidewalk fountain?

Brick sidewalk

Yes, yes I do

On our way home, we stopped at the grocery store to get some T-Bone steaks to grill. A couple friends came over and we grilled the steaks, chicken and fish for the non-red meat eater, sweet corn, asparagus, and bread from Amazing Grace.


Sunday morning was the sun was shining once again. We ate breakfast in town, then took a walk at the marina and explored a lesser-known spot along Lake Superior. Then it was back home to wait for the kids to be return home.

Chainsaw eagle carving at the marina

A picture perfect day

Rock that form the safe harbor

These purple flowers are prolific in the ditches up here

Someday I will go kayaking

I never tire of the view of Lake Superior

While we didn't go on an extravagant vacation or venture far from home, it was nice to be able to focus on each other instead of focusing on the kids.

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