Home First

On July 22nd I was overjoyed to fly home for two nights to see so many of you before Courts and I headed off to 'The Motherland'!

After an intense session of hot yoga with Courts on Friday afternoon, my cousin Brian made an impromptu visit just to say hi while I was in town (he wasn't going to be able to come over with the rest of the Krutz clan later). I hadn't seen him in over a year and couldn't get over how great he looked with his new haircut haha

In an effort to see as many family and friends as possible on my short 42 stop in Minnesota, Mom and Dad threw a little BBQ - ok I guess 30+ people isn't really little - together complete with a full spread of food, ladder golf, swimming, bean bag toss and dessert. The weather cooperated and we all had the best time catching up :)

A few of my college buddies stopped by: Nicole, Kala, Kyle & Mikey.

Adam and Katie

I was dying to see little Maya and couldn't believe how BIG she has gotten! Oh and she can be such a little stinker now but she's just too darn cute - you gotta love her.

The smiles always come out when it's time to go swimming...and who can blame the girl ;)

Kyle and Nicole

Me and Grandpa

Acey and Me.
Grandpa and Acey were so helpful in providing information on their travels to Norway, it really helped us to prepare for our grand adventure.

Getting excited to leave in the morning!

Ice cream is always the perfect way to end a spectacular evening out in the backyard - just ask Maya!


On Saturday, July 24th we managed to squeeze a quick trip in to the U of M to see the new football stadium. It is incredible! We go sooooo gypped having to make the trek to the Metrodome when we were there. The new station is gorgeous.

Proud Gopher alumni :)

It was so great to be able to see so many important people in my life - it made me really excited to come home for Christmas for longer than 42 hours to really spend time with everyone.