Minnesota :)

At the beginning of September...on my birthday weekend...we took at trip to Minnesota for the wedding of one of Joe's best friends. 

Pretty much as soon as we arrived we had to make the 2 hour drive to Wabasha. That is where the wedding was taking place. Joe was busy with groomsmen duties the whole time, so my birthday kinda got put on the back burner. I was not a happy camper but I tried to make the best of it. 

 

I managed to not get one picture at the wedding. After the wedding madness was over, we enjoyed our self back in the twin cities. 

We visited Joe's grandpa's nursery and picked sunflowers. 

We went upstate to visit Joe's dad.

Sally got a cheerleader outfit and cheered for the Vikings.

We took Sally to the Minnesota Children's Museum where she had a ball. They had a HUGE Thomas the Train set up.

I visited one of my favorite spots to stock up.

We went to the apple orchard.

We went to get one of the best BLT's EVER!

All in all, it was a fun trip! It's aways so fun to be with Joe's side of the family. 

This is Sally's favorite thing at the airport :)

Summer To-Do List: Go to Minnesota

The week of 4th of July was spent visiting friends and family in Minnesota. It's fricking cold there in the winter but perfect in the summer. We stayed a whole week and had so much fun. Here are some of the highlights:

We went to Casper and Runyons Nook...a hole in the wall bar with a restaurant that is famous for their Juicy Lucy's (burgers with cheese in the middle). I went with a BLT and can you believe they brought me my sandwich with no BACON??!! I was a little turned off after that. They made it up to me by bringing me out plenty to add to my sandwich. The fries were freshly cut and super yummy and the area of the restaurant is really neat.

Joe's dad came to the cities and we took him to the Mall of America. We ate lunch and walked around a bit...well I pushed Sally and Joe pushed Clarence in a rented wheelchair. Here is Sally being silly at lunch.

Sally in the Mall of America

Clarence and Sally holding hands...so sweet!

We stopped for some ice cream at DQ...yum!

We took Sally over to visit Joe's Grandpa....Grandpa Don. He lives in White Bear Lake and has owned a nursery there for years. He is quite the character....90 years old and still ice skates and water skis...the secret to living long is to stay loving!

I couldn't resist snapping some pictures of my sweet girl on the farm.

Grandma and Sally

Sally in front of an old milk truck

Joe, Sally and Grandpa Don

Sally LOVED driving the tractor!!

Sally was passed out this day...but we had plans....

A tour of Summit Brewery

I loved all of these wooden pallets that were stacked!

There was a free tasting after the tour and can you believe it...they had ROOT BEER on tap! I used 3 of my sampling tickets for root beer :)

Grandma helped Sally practice her walking.

Sally reading in the car.

hanging with Grandpa Gatis and Grandma Peggy

On the 4th of July, Grandma had a special treat planned for Sally...red, white and blue pancakes!! With a sparkler. Sally was not sure what to think.

One day Peggy and I took Sally to Stillwater. Right across this bridge is Wisconsin. Stillwater is the oldest city in Minnesota and its filled with restaurants, shops and antique stores. LOVE it!

Another day we went to the Como Zoo. I was so excited when I saw this blast from the past. Do you remember when they had these at the Memphis Zoo. The smell is so nostalgic for me. I wanted to buy a  $3 wax animal but instead decided to just take a picture.

We spent the 4th of July at the Minnesota Twins baseball game!

We watched fireworks that night in White Bear Lake.

Sally LOVED them!

On our way home, Sally found a plane to play on at the airport. We had a great trip and I cant wait to go back :)