The Dang's: Weekend Recap: Stillwater, Screendoor & Fishing

Adam and I figured out that this has been our fourth weekend in a row at home! Quite the rarity in the summer! Or any time of year really... We had such a fun weekend together. It was a perfect mixture of productivity and relaxation.

On Friday, Adam went fishing in the afternoon with a friend from work. I ran some errands after work, and then hung out with Chester. Adam was tired from being out in the sun all day, so we just had a relaxing evening in watching the Twins game.

Saturday, we ventured to Stillwater for a few hours for some antique shopping or "browsing" as Adam put it. We're looking for an old hutch or china cabinet for our kitchen. Unfortunately, or fortunately in Adam's opinion, we didn't find any we liked. We also enjoyed lunch out on the deck at the Freight House Restaurant. Then, I got dessert at the CherryBerry yogurt bar. Yum! I had a combo of birthday cake frozen yogurt, cheesecake frozen yogurt, and mango sorbet topped with sprinkles, yogurt chips, and blackberries. Adam thought it was a huge rip-off because you pay per ounce ($0.45 per oz to be exact), but I thought it was delicious! We, I shared, enjoyed it down by the very flooded river.

The right side (under the 9FT 6IN sign) is usually a road, and the left is a walkway that's even lower than the road (accessed by stairs)

Next, we stopped at Target to make a few returns and get a few items before spending hours at Menards. Okay, so it was probably only an hour, but it felt like hours. We looked at lights for outside, screen doors, garage doors, door knobs, paint, and more. Many fun house projects in our future... Does it ever end? We ended up picking out a new screen door for the back door, specifically with puggy in mind. It has glass in the bottom, so he can look out. I also like that the screen part hides when you close the window on the top part.

It ended up being quite a project to install, but it looks great AND Chester loves it. Though I will miss seeing his little head pop up to look out the old door.

Chester's new door

I stayed up late that night picking up the house and organizing upstairs. It's still a mess, but not as bad of a mess. I still have lots of clothes to try on and stuff to get rid of though.

Sunday, we had some family stop by for about an hour to see our house. Kim, Alex, Wyatt and Ava were in town, so we enjoyed a nice visit and house tour.

Once they left, we relaxed around the house. I had headache issues all weekend, so it was nice to just lay in bed for a few hours with an ice pack. I was feeling a bit better in the afternoon, so we loaded up the boat and went fishing for a few hours. We got out on Lake Gervais around 4, and came in at 7. It was the perfect time of night. Adam found a good bass fishing spot. He caught a bass on his first cast! I even caught some with my new ultra light! Including a super tiny baby bass on my first drop as well. I was excited! Adam caught 3 bass (2 with his frog lure). I caught 3 (pretty small) bass and 2 sunfish with my hook and worm. It was a really fun time!