The lake home is open for the season and we’re ready to go … nowhere. Now that Jamey is a teacher, we have to work around his schedule a little more. So the plan was to head down to our Okoboji lake home, and get everything opened up for the Read more…
Well friends, once again I failed to keep the blog updated. Big change, we got a seasonal site in Okoboji. It was more of a practical decision than a heartfelt one. Home is where we park it In the old house, we had a weird, long, side yard and a Read more…
A 2023 Look Ahead Happy New Year fellow weirdos! I just paid to renew this domain, so I figured I should make the most of it and write something. Does anyone read this anymore? Blogs are so 2002 … Camper Update The camper is still at Camping World. That’s six Read more…
Winter was long, dark and depressing. Looking forward to taking the camper out again was the small light at the end of the tunnel. I spent the winter visiting the camper (we store it in the yard) at least once a week with the dogs to get them used to Read more…
We got married nine years ago in Okoboji, Iowa and we keep coming back to celebrate. We’ve written about our annual getaway to the Iowa Great Lakes a few times before, so I’ll spare you the history lesson again. Anniversary Photo Every year we take a photo on the dock Read more…
We celebrated eight years of marriage where it all began, Okoboji, Iowa. Okoboji was the first place we went on vacation together, and it is where we got married. I always assumed Jamey would propose there, but he popped the question before our trip, and after many beers, we decided Read more…
We’re lucky to live in the incredibly dog friendly Twin Cities of Minnesota. Since we vacation in Okoboji every year to celebrate our anniversary, we’ve gotten pretty good at knowing which places are dog friendly there too. So far, Vacation Okoboji hasn’t included a listing of dog friendly places, so Read more…
When we bought our camper, I promised my friends we’d have a girls weekend with it soon. But first I had to muster up the courage to pull it and set it up by myself. I confess, I often got nervous pulling the boat in the old SUV, and pulling Read more…
Okoboji, Iowa. A hidden gem in an otherwise boring state. AKA, my favorite place on the planet. The Backstory I’m going to give you all the backstory behind why we make the trip to Okoboji every year. In 2007, after we’d been dating nearly two years, I suggested we should Read more…