A Day in Saint Peter and Mankato with Mandy (July 17)

Just thinking about this day makes me smile :) Mandy is one of my dearest friends from college, and I have so many memories with her. I'm so glad she's only 30 miles away these days, even if that means we see each other less than we ought to.

She teaches during the school year, but during the summers, we try to get together more often (and many times fail). After she got settled (for the most part) into her new home she and her husband Brandon built this past fall, she had Mark, the boys and I out for supper (recap here), and it was then that we decided we needed to take a day away from the kiddos to hang out together.

We had a fantastic time exploring the cute little town of Saint Peter, doing a little shopping and antiquing, and then we made our way to Mankato for a yummy lunch at Panera and to do more shopping. We had a really great day, and so much of it was great because of the conversation on the way there and back.

Here are a few photos from our fun day together :)