#sotagoodbyes

A perfect send-off from some of my most favorite people on this planet. Thanks for hosting @hannaloraine! My heart is full from the love of my Mpls tribe and now I'm ready to go make a new home in Indiana. Blessings on blessings on blessings. One way flight in the morning! ✈️ #sotagoodbyes #thisisit #seeyoulaternotgoodbye (at Minneapolis, Minnesota)

One last romantic skyway rendezvous with my handsome city planner. We ate Indian, did some window shopping, held hands, and got excited about our next lunchtime walk to be in Fort Wayne!!! #sotagoodbyes #thegiantfam #hateleavinghim #minneapolis #skyway (at Northstar Center)

This city was never meant to be the final destination for us. I think one of my proudest accomplishments in life so far is that, despite knowing we wouldn't be here forever, we still dug-in deep, fell in love with the place and the people, and put down roots. We loved every day as it was given to us (even if it was -15), and enjoyed every edge of this city, and most edges of this state. We lived like we were on permanent vacation: eating out an ungodly amount, drinking an even more ungodly amount, ice skating and bar-hopping and day-tripping and sightseeing and picture snapping and piano dueling and staying out late and walking with our mouths open in the snow and biking and hiking and marathoning. We walked on a frozen Great Lake, we went canoe camping, we saw every pro sport there was to see (except hockey-no regrets), we tasted every cheese curd and local brew. We ate at Nye's roughly once a month and we ate at The Nook roughly once a week. I saw nearly every small town in the state and had meals with locals, while Joe was presenting in front of the mayor and city council. We volunteered and formed ties and made airport runs. We did it all while juggling school and jobs and missing home...Because even though we were absolutely making a life here, a part of us always knew that our time in Mpls was fleeting. There's got to be a bigger lesson there? I leave Minneapolis with no regrets and no missed opportunities. But in addition to leaving all of my incredible Minnesota friends who've become family, I'm also leaving a city that has become one of the great loves of my life. 6 days left. #sotagoodbyes #minneapolis #mycitymylove

My foofy. My go to. My smart brilliant brave early rising gym going aerial arts partner in crime. So glad we got you last night for laughs, rants, tears, memories, swooning, (puking) and carbs. I'll be back so soon for you!! #sotagoodbyes (at Black Sheep Pizza)

12 days left of waking up to my gorgeous urban skyline. Today I saw that the forecast was -8 with NO additional windchill, so I put on a pair of tights, a silk dress, and a light weight down coat and thought -- I will not be leaving Minnesota unchanged 💪🏼. Also, I love the way that the humid air escaping from buildings freezes in the winter here and takes on the colors of the morning, usually a perfect peachy pink. I love you my warehouse district home. #sotagoodbyes (at Warehouse District / Hennepin Avenue)

Such a special morning with two of my favorite women I've met in Minnesota. I'm just so lucky that our lives intertwined in this wild, random, miraculous way. Thank you both for the ways you love me. #sotagoodbyes #imnotcryingyourecrying #goodbyefornowbutnotforever (at The Kenwood Restaurant)

This beauty invited me into her (stunning) home today, fed me with a delicious, fresh-out-the-oven braided pastry, a gorgeous smoothie bowl a la #laraelizabeth and a fresh pot of french press coffee. We talked and painted and laid in sun beams (okay just I did that) and she just gets me so good. I love your sanctuary and I swear I'm keeping it together re: next chapter of this friendship. #sotagoodbyes (at Rossmor)