we built this city ♥.

i know, right?!

i love my city. when i say love, i mean love. i was a total suburban girl all the way until college, so when i moved into st. paul, i felt very cosmopolitan. however, there's nothing quite like city living in minneapolis (which i affectionately call "the minneap"). i moved into a great little duplex in the northeast area of the minneap a few months ago with a couple of really great ladies. we have the cutest, little shabby chic place of refuge that is seriously adorable. our situation is especially great because we live right above 6 guys we know from church. my favorite guy even lives in our neighborhood about 2 blocks away...so we save a lot on gas when we want to hang out.

i love the minneap. there's so much to do and see- never a dull moment! it's all so close, too! we live in an ethnically diverse part...so tons of different asian, afghani, mexican, and mediterranean restaurants are [literally] in our backyard. how cool is that?!

the walker sculpture gardens

and now, i've compiled my top 5 favorite reasons to live in the minneap. enjoy. :)

5. everything's so close!
4. when i walk out of target, i have the best view. ever. ever ever ever!
3. when our neighbors light off fireworks, we automatically think they're gunshots and freeze in fear (okay not one of the top reasons, but it was really funny).
2. class. it's so classy to go hang down on st. anthony main and eat at the aster cafe. it's so classy to do yoga on the rooftop at the downtown ymca. it's so classy to hang out at the walker art museum.
1. the community. especially in northeast. i love going to non-chain restaurants and coffeeshops and talking to my neighbors. everyone is so lovely.