Friends gather, celebrate birthdays in style

High School friends gathered to celebrate their birthdays by spending the last week of July in rural Minnesota. The celebration was hosted by Dan and Lois Strehlow at their farm near Hastings, Minn. As the ladies started to arrive, the laughter and stories exploded and continued for an entire week.

Activities included farm chores, hot tubbing, sitting by the pool, toasting many many happy hours, e...