Mid-West Living

Inspired.By.Location


                            
                                                                             Minnesota

• Born in Minneapolis & Raised in Apple Valley
• Where some of my most fondest memories are
• My family has a lake place in Ely
• My home-base forever & always
• Mom and Dad live here
• "MN-nice" is easily depicted 
• I have fished on the ice and in a boat
• I am a Twins fan through & through
• Lakes are never too far away
• My accent is apparent with a combination of Canadian
• I own flannel and long-underwear
• The loon makes the most beautiful sound
• Home of Target, General Mills, Best Buy, etc.  
• Hope to 1-day have a MN address again

                                                                                   Wisconsin

• My college years
• Attended 5 years of college at UW-Stout
• Bachelor's in ECE and Certification in SPED
• Where I learned some important lessons
• Roommates became life-long friends
• I grew as an adult & became a kid again
• A GB-Packer fan through and through (ironic!)
• Land of the cheese and Summer Shandy
• Became a coffee fanatic by working at Caribou Coffee

                                                                                  IOWA

•  God's country
• Currently a resident in Shenandoah, IA. 
•  Moved to Southwest IA after graduating UW-Stout
• Kindergarten teacher at a desirable school
• About to begin my 3nd year as a teacher
• Partaking in a slower lifestyle and more appreciated
• Life-long friends have been made, impacting me forever
• Entire family is originally from the Des Moines area
• Grew up driving 3+ hours to visit my extended family
• Considered a 2nd home to me 
• "farm" is a completely different thing here
• Rolling hills is something to be inspired by
• Field's of opportunity 
• Cyclone fan in the stand!

Through-out my blog posts, I have captured some of the incredible beauty of the SW-Iowa...the posts are tabbed with 'Mid-West Living' Enjoy! :)