engagement photos!

our pictures finally arrived! it was a gorgeous day for photo taking (over cast skies with dispersed sunlight) around walker art center and loring park. check out alisonhowie.com 

shakespeare on the lawn

3 old dudes put on a 97 min show of the complete works of shakespeare... abridged. it was a hilarious mockery of all the plays. despite the crazy winds that almost blew some of the costumes off the roof, it was great fun! there were raps and improv and a screaming lady from the audience, lots to digest in a mere hour and a half! 

rooftop lawn @ brits pub

birthday dinner

it was alison's birthday and we went for a real treat at La Belle Vie, a fantastic french restaurant that is well worth the premium prices! i would have written the names of the different courses if i could actually pronounce half of them. nevertheless, the food was incredible and we had way too much wine... =)

lamb from the heavens

edible chocolate birthday

hiking in afton

hiking through the fields

alison with her hiking poles!

the day was hot, but it felt really good to be in the sun again. we hiked around the hills of the ski resort for about 2.5 hours. it was great!