The Secorys: Ready for the Holidays!

What a great week! Busy but great. I guess we're just getting in shape for the holidays. I took Friday off as I have a big test on Monday. It's my final test of 4 that I've been working toward for 2 years...if I pass I'll officially have my QKA (Qualified Plan Administrator) designation. I went to spin class and then headed over to the Maple Grove Library. Around 4 I headed home and was ready for a cocktail and for the weekend to begin! Friday night Tim took me out on his date night choice...we went to New Hope Bowling Alley and followed it up with dinner at Sunshine Factory. It was just a fun night...simple night but a fun night. As much as we love the city life we're pretty simple people that enjoy a simple side of life. Saturday my mom and Ellie came up and we went over to Arbor Lakes and did some shopping followed up with an AMAZING pedicure. I changed things up a bit and went with black nail polish...I'm bringing out my inner Kim Kardashian. We had our first snow fall which was actually a little nastier than I had anticipated. There were something like 462 accidents in Minnesota alone yesterday...was glad to not be driving the Bug! We headed out to dinner at Morgans and followed it up with a movie. Mom and Ellie headed to bed around 10 and Tim and I enjoyed a bottle of wine in bed watching tv and me keeping him up as long as I could talking about probably nothing. :o) After church mom and Ellie took off and Tim and I loaded up the dogs and headed East to Lake Elmo to Krueger's Christmas Tree Farm. It's a family run farm and we were SO glad we went today. It wasn't busy AT ALL and it was great. It was beautiful out as we surveyed the tree choices. We zeroed in on a 7 1/2ft Spruce. Tim did all the work cutting down the tree...I did help load it into the sled. I included a little video of him in action. It was fun...I've never gone and picked out a tree. Tim and I both decided it's a tradition we want to keep. Along with personalized pizzas and picking out a family ornament each year. When we got home we put the tree up and decorated the house and we both LOVE it! So cozy! Makes winter a little more bearable.