While birthdays are my absolute favorite holiday (second only to Christmas - because, hello, baby Jesus’s birthday!), I think every day is worth celebrating. And today? Today we’re celebrating YOU, @Samantha Bahr the firestarter who helps women transform from defeated dieters into total success stories 🏆 and who shines her faith as brightly as her joy for life. Here’s to celebrating the woman you are - not just one day a year, but every single day. 💫 So friends, help me wish Samantha a very happy unbirthday! 💫 Because joy doesn’t need a calendar reminder to show up.

The JOY Project and our MN Skool IRL crew are on a mission to make connection the new cool. Because when we do life together - that’s where the joy grows. 🌱 Here’s what we’ve been up to: Took the Wild Goose Chase to Rochester to visit the city’s whimsical goose statues (and met amazing new Skool friends @Jeffrey Saathoff and @Stephanie Saathoff IRL!) Tonight we are meeting up for pizza!!!! Volunteering twice tomorrow - wrapping gifts in Cottage Grove at 1 pm and again in Minneapolis at 6 pm Donating to Avivo, supporting families as they transition from homelessness to stability Coming in January: 🌟 New Year, New Joy Brunch - Kick off 2026 with pancakes, connection, and purpose. 🧣 Winter Walk + Coat Drive - Bundle up and give back with us. 💬 MN IRL Brainstorm Night - Help plan the next wave of Minnesota meetups and community impact projects! AND - we are planning events in St. Cloud, Duluth, and raise your hand and we will take the fun on the road to a city near you! Minnesota’s leading the way on the Skool map and it’s only getting better from here. 💛 Who is going to show up at the next IRL? @Lex Garza @Stephanie Saathoff @Michelle Moilanen @Judy Ratliff @Mena Duarte @Jodi Eineichner @Brandon Cannady @Samantha Bahr @Andre Jermaine @Harry Duran @MarKesha Smith @Mark Szymon @Helen Miller @Cianna Richardson @Sandra Loewenstein @Ronny Loew @Datrice Mulsumo @Julie L @Shawn Kitzman @Sharon Prahl @Shannon Koss @Brennan Thompson @Tony Loew @Courtney Bridge @Krissy Johnson @Beth Schendel @Camille Kurtenbach @Akerele Grace @Jen Coenen @Jason Fish @Goose Dunlavey

Our next Skool IRL meetup is happening at Pizza Luce in Roseville - and you AND your best friend, your mailman, your nanny, and the guy behind you in line ant Caribou are ALL invited! 🎉 Come for the pizza, stay for the laughs, connection, and community. This is where online meets real life and it’s always better with YOU there. 🙌 Here is the link to officially sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1976926923646?aff=oddtdtcreator Feel free to pass it along!!! Can’t wait to see those smiling faces! ☕❄️

We’ve got our eyes on a big goal - to make Minnesota a proud stop on the Goose World Tour 2026! And what better way to kick things off than with three epic IRL events in December! 🎨 Rochester - The Wild Goose Chase December 7 at 1:00 pm Our first IRL meetup hunting down Rochester’s whimsical goose statues. Will we find the “real” one on the first trip? Come explore, laugh, and snap some pics with us. 🍕 Roseville - Holiday IRL at Pizza Luce December 11 at 6:00 pm Pizza, community, and big MN Skool energy. We’ll hang out, talk Skool + JOY, and dream up what’s next for our Minnesota crew. 🎁 Cottage Grove - Annual Toy Drive in Partnership with The JOY Project December 12 at 1:00 pm Volunteer with us at the Annual Toy Drive and help us serve local families while we sprinkle joy like glitter all over Washington County. And we’re just getting started - two more IRL events are already in the works for January. 👀 Watch out, Duluth - we’re coming for you! 📅 Check the MN IRL Skool calendar for full details and links for each event. This is how we put Minnesota on the Skool map - one goose, one slice, and one act of kindness at a time. 💛