It was just as Michelle Shepherd and her husband were moving from Colorado to a St. Paul home in July when much of the nation’s attention began focusing on a soon-to-be neighbor. The historic Eastcliff mansion, just a couple of houses down, is not normally the home of Minnesota’s governor, but Tim Walz and his family have been there for the past year as the Minnesota governor’s residence undergoes renovations. And July was not a business-as-usual time for the second-term governor. He was appearing on cable news shows almost daily, going viral online and gaining momentum to be tapped as Kamala Harris’ running mate after President Joe Biden left the race. “We didn’t know what that was going to mean,” Shepherd said of her sudden proximity to a national political candidate and his family. Tap the link in our bio to read the full story by Elliot Hughes. Photo by Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune. #Minnesota @mngovernor