grand forks north dakota is on the border of minnesota. in fact, the grand forks river splits the city into two- grand forks north dakota and grand forks minnesota. the north dakota side is home to the busiest intersection in north dakota and our dear dear friend leah.
the best part about taking 3 months to drive all over the us? visiting far flung friends, spending real time with them, in their hometowns or newly adopted ones. leah is a born and raised grand forks north dakotan; todd met her in santa cruz when he was 18.
spending a few days in grand forks and discovering how much we loved it, i wonder how many other awesome little cities and towns we just drive by, on our way to the chicagos and minneapolises.
leah is an amazing hostess- we rode bikes. . .
ate the north dakota specialty taco in a bag,
went to the speedway and watched the races,
light off fireworks, ate dill pickle chips, went to the lake, loved grand forks.
there are times in our lives where everything is perfect, and we usually don't realize it until it is over. when all your best friends live in the same town, and the weather is just right, and the fun seems to happen without planning it. santa cruz summer days, working with your buddies. . .
things change, people move away, get new jobs, have kids, drift apart. such is life. you have to re-negotiate your friendships from afar, email, text messages, phone calls. this is part of getting older i am realizing.
we said goodbye to leah, knowing full well that we will never live in the same city as each other again. it is bittersweet and it is life.
and knowing what it looks like to be leah in the summertime in grand forks is sweet.
the best part about taking 3 months to drive all over the us? visiting far flung friends, spending real time with them, in their hometowns or newly adopted ones. leah is a born and raised grand forks north dakotan; todd met her in santa cruz when he was 18. 
spending a few days in grand forks and discovering how much we loved it, i wonder how many other awesome little cities and towns we just drive by, on our way to the chicagos and minneapolises. 
leah is an amazing hostess- we rode bikes. . .
ate the north dakota specialty taco in a bag,
went to the speedway and watched the races,
light off fireworks, ate dill pickle chips, went to the lake, loved grand forks.
there are times in our lives where everything is perfect, and we usually don't realize it until it is over. when all your best friends live in the same town, and the weather is just right, and the fun seems to happen without planning it. santa cruz summer days, working with your buddies. . .
things change, people move away, get new jobs, have kids, drift apart. such is life. you have to re-negotiate your friendships from afar, email, text messages, phone calls. this is part of getting older i am realizing.
we said goodbye to leah, knowing full well that we will never live in the same city as each other again. it is bittersweet and it is life.
and knowing what it looks like to be leah in the summertime in grand forks is sweet.
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