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Fall + Scouts + UND Visit

 A couple of weeks ago Dana and I did a ghost tour in downtown Fargo. It was super fun and interesting as it incorporated a lot of Fargo history. It was still really warm out at that point, so it was the perfect time to do it.

 

I didn't eat dinner before the tour, so we stopped at Rhombus for some pizza and Dana did one karaoke song - his specialty by Tenacious D.


Chatting away.


We got Clara's Scouts uniform for her first pack meeting (which she loved!), so she and Dad had to sew her pack numbers onto her sleeve.


So official!

Ordering Brynn's cap and gown for graduation! 

Friday Dana, Brynn and I had our tour scheduled at UND in Grand Forks. It went really well and Brynn was feeling very positive about the campus itself, dorms, student life/culture and the info we received about the psychology program. It was a beautiful fall day on campus.

After our meeting, admissions presentation and tour, Brynn and I hit up the bookstore and got our first piece of UND gear.

...which Brynn sported for the hockey game that night.

Reagan was able to join us as well - it was a great game. Reagan is Freshman in the nursing program. She took Brynn up to her dorm so she could have a chance to see a different building than the one we saw on our tour.

After a bit more thought, Brynn completed the admissions process to UND on Saturday night.

And will officially be a Fighting Hawk next year! We're so proud of and excited for her and know she'll do great. She's happy to have settled on a decision and feels confident she made the right choice.

On Saturday Dana and I rode the side-by-side over to Bear Creek Winery...in our vests. Haha. 

Always a fun time there.

I'm still teaching Clara's Sunday school class on Sunday mornings, which is her last year before she'll receive her First Communion in the spring and start Confirmation next fall. This year Dana attends the service while Clara and I are at Sunday school, then Clara goes home with Dana and Brynn and I attend the next service. And then I hitch a ride home with Brynn.

Anyhow, Justin, the man who creates all the installations for the holiday services and the set for Vacation Bible Xperience also made these print and yarn pieces which hang in the hallways in the church. I noticed them as I made my way from Sunday school to the church service, so I snapped pics of a couple of my favorites. Justin is so talented and I always anticipate what he will do for each holiday's installation. 


I had wanted to make knephla soup one day this week and as I was doing my meal planning, I looked ahead in the forecast to find the coldest day of the week, and even better if it had some rain forecasted as well. So, today was the day and it was a perfectly chilly and rainy fall day for a nice bowl of knephla soup. 



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