\u201cIt\u2019s not so much the heat, it\u2019s the humidity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cDid you see those storm clouds move in last night, Sven? What a soaking we had! Boy, it sure is nice out today!\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n And in true Minnesotan form, as much as I\u2019d like to pretend I\u2019m not guilty of it \u2026 I am. But seriously, have you SEEN this weather?? This week has been beautiful!!! Pretty much all week! So this, in combination with a lot of catch up from being gone in the depths of Mexico, a bunch of new and fantastic opportunities for Chocolate Moose, a heck of a lot of emotions as I take this week to really look at \u2018me\u2019 and what that means now and of course, oodles of time with the girls are all <\/em>contributing factors to why my blog has been silent since I got back.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve been doing a lot of this {see images below} around our house \u2026 time on the square<\/a> and time with the shrimp.\u00a0 Oh boy, the shrimp. There has to be a post about that in the future. Anyone who has been to my house since the holidays knows that this little one here is obsessed {almost to the point of drooling} when I take out a shrimp. She fetches them like it\u2019s what she was meant to do. And maybe that\u2019s just it \u2026 Tarrazu was born to fetch shrimp. Ha \ud83d\ude42 Glad she found her calling in life!<\/p>\n **side note \u2026 I\u2019m pretty sure that in the past I\u2019ve defined a few terms for my blog readers that I throw out there all willy nilly, but just in case we have some new folks in town, here is another quick run down.<\/p>\n the square: an incredibly tiny patch of deck real estate that is outside our apartment\u2019s back door. it is large enough to hold 2 cats, myself, a tomato plant and just a few herb plants. want to join me out here? then we should probably move the tomato plant inside.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n the girls: my amazing kitties that have filled the last 2 years of my life with excitement, laughter, love, a little insanity and meat muffins. I don\u2019t think I\u2019m a crazy cat lady yet {proof? when they talk to me I\u2019m still not sure what they say} but it\u2019s possible that may be in my future. names of said kitties are Digi and Tarrazu (Tarra)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Just recently someone said \u201coh fun! what girls are you hanging out with and where is this square?? I want to come!!\u201d So to help paint pictures in your minds that doesn\u2019t involve lots of my girlfriends, martinis and some fancy restaurant patio somewhere {although that does sound AMAZING}, above are the definitions of what the hey I\u2019m talking about.<\/p>\n Well, I\u2019m super excited about everything that is ahead but it\u2019s also quite bittersweet because of that big hole that remains in my heart. But today I\u2019m going to focus on the good things \u2026 enjoying the sunshine, getting the girls as much out door time as possible, drinking some fancy new beer I just picked up and making something crafty. Have a great Saturday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s no secret that I live in Minnesota. And here, the weather is a constant topic of conversation\u2026 \u201cCan I go shovel the walk? You betcha, hun!\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s not so much the heat, it\u2019s the humidity.\u201d \u201cDid you see those storm clouds move in last night, Sven? What a soaking we had! 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