Even two weeks ago, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you what I’d be doing May 16th, 2009.  Beau and I have to set our PTO schedules way ahead of time becasue of the type of job we have.  We were incredibly lucky to get a few days off in May, typical storm chase month, and therefore hoped for a week to be able to drive all the way to Plains and chase for a few days in a row.  Well, two weeks ago, we started staring at those long range models and it wasn’t looking great.  So my wonderful guy, Beau, decided we better think about some other options.  Of course, heading up to the cabin was first on the option list, though we’ve been wanting to go explore together somewhere new.  So, we decided upon Glacier.  If it was going to be non-stormy here, it was likely to be warm there, even in May.

And even a day ago, I had no idea I’d be leaving TODAY!  Beau switched out of his shift at work and we are leaving today.  That’s how my crazy guy does it.  He loves to change it up on me without any notice.  Me on the other hand; I’m still working on being more spontaneous.  But I think he’s slowly rubbing off on me since I had no qualms over leaving 14 hours earlier than previously planned.

Life comes at you fast (faster even as you get older), and I’m just enjoying the ride.

Pictures to come in 8 days!

PS. Sadly I’ll be missing the prime time for my blooming lilacs.  Therefore, this picture is to make up for not having beautiful lilac pictures from the backyard.  This tree can be found in my sister and brother in law’s front yard.  And I love it!

My brother and sister in law, and their sweet little girl, Shania. :)

New baby brother should be arriving by next month!  Which means, more photos to come! Yay!

Our trip to the Nerstrand Woods was actually our second hiking excursion on our last “weekend”. Our first day off, we headed south to Faribault where we picked up a few flowers for Beau. On the way back we took a hike in the River Bend Nature Center. I seriously love hiking in the Spring. The ground is just covered in green with tiny plants. And the green leaves are so vivid and stand out. Love it.

I honestly start to forget how pretty Minnesota can be when it’s not freezing cold and I don’t have to shovel or drive in any snow.  And each Spring I see the new leaves and flowers and green grass start to grow back, and I remember how much I love Minnesota.

Beau and I finally made it over to Nerstrand Woods on our last weekend (which fell on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday! I love long weekends in the middle of the week.)  Took some pictures, saw some deer, walked on a few different trails, and headed home.

I’ve decided we’ll have to go back soon.

More pictures are posted over at flickr.