As you can see from our wedding invitations, kayaking is one of our favorite activities. We have enjoyed kayaking on our National Park adventures (Yellowstone, shown here), during our visits to Lake George, and anytime we can rent some near us. Just before the pandemic, we took sea kayaking classes together as well. We'd love to own our own, so that we can go paddling together more often!

We are hoping to take a trip to Japan, meet some arctic monkeys, stay in an onsen, eat delicious sushi, sightsee in bamboo forests, and other such adventures. However, Japan is still closed to the public due to COVID-19. Plan B is to take a Nordic adventure in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. We will plan to kayak & hike in the fjords; go for a sail in the archipelago; still eat way too much fish (though prepared differently); and explore Stockholm, Oslo, & Copenhagen.

Some of our furniture could use a bit of an upgrade!

After Ben finished his Master Naturalist training, he started to turn our backyard into an avian paradise. We'd like a gift card to his favorite bird store so he can pick out a new birdhouse.

Playing board games is one of our favorite pastimes. We love the core Parks game and are excited about the expansion.

Terraforming Mars is our favorite board game. This is one of the expansions.

We love to play new board games.