It was a nice weekend even though it rained a ton, and I’m not talking about drizzling. Before the weekend, Anna and I went over to Joel’s house to have dinner. Kathy is in Europe on a vacation so Joel is home alone. He does not like to eat alone so I told Kathy that we’ll make sure he’s well taken care of. I made the fish recipe that Anna likes, but the difference is this time we cooked it on the grill and it turned out really well. Joel just loved it! Needless to say we had more than enough to eat and drink. It was a fun evening for sure. We even got to watch the season opener of the NY Philharmonic. The first song they played had a real jazzy beat to it which was awesome.
On Saturday, Anna and I got a bunch of errands done, and had dinner downtown at this nice Mexican restaurant. We had a buy one, get one free coupon and it worked out really well for us. It’s been quite some time since we’ve been there so it was a nice treat. After dinner, we met up with John at the Civic Center for the season opener of the DSM Symphony. Talk about an amazing concert. It was a great way to start the season and all of us had a blast. The weather was a little cool, but today it’s warmer. They even said that this is going to be the first week since April where we did not have a day of rain. Truly the weather this week is supposed to be spectacular. We called and wished Karen happy birthday on our way home.
Not too much happened on Sunday. I worked at the restaurant and we were not busy. That’s pretty much the news from me. This weekend, I’ll be working on Saturday, Sunday and Monday because I took Friday off. We have another classical concert to go to.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
The week that was.
Well, I guess the past week was a little more eventful than the last. I attended a volunteer fair at Drake on Wednesday. Too bad only one person came up to my table. I’m going to have to really consider if we should attend this particular fair. I’ve been things to do with two hours of my time to be real honest.
Saturday was nice because I had breakfast with Fr. Jim at the Farmer’s Market. The season is soon coming to an end so there’s really not a whole lot to see, but there are still vendors around. It ended up drizzling a little, and it was a little cool, but nothing too major. Anna could not join us because she had a meeting at St. Catherine. Later that evening, we had dinner at a restaurant we’ve been to before since we had a gift certificate. What’s really funny, when we were there some time ago, the food was good, but for some reason what both of us had did not live up to our expectations. I seriously doubt we’ll be returning. Oh well.
After dinner we went to a jazz concert at Drake by this female bassist who is definitely a prodigy. She went to Berklee and graduated in three years. She’s also the youngest ever faculty at Berklee when she was hired immediately after graduation. The concert was very eclectic to say the least. It’ll be interesting to follow her in the coming years to see where she’s headed. When the concert was over, we went to our friend’s house for dessert. It was a nice way to end the night.
The restaurant was pretty busy on Sunday which was really weird especially since it’s a Sunday. I had already clocked out and was having dinner at the restaurant when people started coming. Aaron was the only server and before long, he asked me to clock back in to help him out. Anna and I were supposed to go to a movie after I got back, and needless to say that did not happen. Work calls.
That’s the news from me. This weekend, the DSM Symphony starts its season and it’s looking to be a really good selection of music. We’re definitely excited for it!
Saturday was nice because I had breakfast with Fr. Jim at the Farmer’s Market. The season is soon coming to an end so there’s really not a whole lot to see, but there are still vendors around. It ended up drizzling a little, and it was a little cool, but nothing too major. Anna could not join us because she had a meeting at St. Catherine. Later that evening, we had dinner at a restaurant we’ve been to before since we had a gift certificate. What’s really funny, when we were there some time ago, the food was good, but for some reason what both of us had did not live up to our expectations. I seriously doubt we’ll be returning. Oh well.
After dinner we went to a jazz concert at Drake by this female bassist who is definitely a prodigy. She went to Berklee and graduated in three years. She’s also the youngest ever faculty at Berklee when she was hired immediately after graduation. The concert was very eclectic to say the least. It’ll be interesting to follow her in the coming years to see where she’s headed. When the concert was over, we went to our friend’s house for dessert. It was a nice way to end the night.
The restaurant was pretty busy on Sunday which was really weird especially since it’s a Sunday. I had already clocked out and was having dinner at the restaurant when people started coming. Aaron was the only server and before long, he asked me to clock back in to help him out. Anna and I were supposed to go to a movie after I got back, and needless to say that did not happen. Work calls.
That’s the news from me. This weekend, the DSM Symphony starts its season and it’s looking to be a really good selection of music. We’re definitely excited for it!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Labor Day Weekend.
Before I move on to more of my reports, I figured I have some time to write a quick note about the weekend.
Anna and I left for the Twin Cities right around 4:30PM on Friday. The drive actually took longer than usual because of strong winds and a couple of accidents. It was close to 8:30PM when we arrived. Mikey greeted us with a great big smile which was awesome! We really did not do too much that night. For the most part, we sat around and caught up with one another.
On Saturday, the ladies, Karen, Gretchen, Heidi and Anna spend the day together. They went to a spa and got some a manicure and pedicure. Karen got a dress for the wedding too. Needless to say, all the ladies had a great time together. The guys spend the day with Mikey. He entertained us by doing a whole bunch of stuff. He’s definitely crawling, and can walk a little as long as he holds on to you. He’s able to stand up too as long as he can grip something. I had a blast with him. It was also the start of college football season so we watched a number of games on tv. Needless to say, it was very much a guys day. Later that evening, we met up with the ladies at a French Restaurant in the city. Karen said she would like to try French cuisine and that’s exactly what we had. We all thought they food was good.
The next day, Al, Karen, Anna and I went to Mass at St. Olaf’s Catholic Church in the heart of the city. It’s a very famous church that has amazing music. Heidi and Mark did not join us because they were going to Mass later that evening. After Mass was done, headed to the baseball field to catch the Minnesota Twins game. They played Texas Rangers. We had time to walk around the ballpark and to take it all in. The ballpark is brand new and this is the team’s inaugural season at this new field. I must say it’s a gorgeous stadium. We grab some stuff to eat and Gretchen and Travis met us there. The seats were really good, and everyone had a blast. Heidi, Mark and Mikey joined us a little later right before the game started. Travis took it upon himself to teach me how to keep score and it was pretty cool learning how to do it. The Twins won the game and we were all happy. Heidi, Mark and Mikey left towards the end of the game because they were headed to Mass at the church where they go to. Since the rest of us had gone to Mass, we hung around downtown and had dinner at this funky Asian restaurant close to the city. It was a nice little find, and the food was good. We were all stuffed once dinner was over.
Monday was Labor Day and we took our time getting up. Everyone met at the house and we had individual sized pizzas for lunch. Prior to lunch, Anna gave Gretchen and her parents their gift and souvenirs from Malaysia. They all really liked it. Yay! We left the house at around 2:15PM because on our way back, we were going to visit Anna’s friend, Gretchen whose twins are two months younger than Mikey. The last time we saw them was briefly at the reception. My, the boys have grown a lot and definitely have a personality. We had a good time catching up with them. The drive back was uneventful to say the least.
Overall, it was a really fun and relaxing weekend. We figured out that we’ll be spending Thanksgiving and Christmas at Heidi and Mark’s. I’ll actually be taking the week after Christmas off from work so it’ll be a long weekend. Nice.
That’s all the news from me. Short, but sweeet!
Anna and I left for the Twin Cities right around 4:30PM on Friday. The drive actually took longer than usual because of strong winds and a couple of accidents. It was close to 8:30PM when we arrived. Mikey greeted us with a great big smile which was awesome! We really did not do too much that night. For the most part, we sat around and caught up with one another.
On Saturday, the ladies, Karen, Gretchen, Heidi and Anna spend the day together. They went to a spa and got some a manicure and pedicure. Karen got a dress for the wedding too. Needless to say, all the ladies had a great time together. The guys spend the day with Mikey. He entertained us by doing a whole bunch of stuff. He’s definitely crawling, and can walk a little as long as he holds on to you. He’s able to stand up too as long as he can grip something. I had a blast with him. It was also the start of college football season so we watched a number of games on tv. Needless to say, it was very much a guys day. Later that evening, we met up with the ladies at a French Restaurant in the city. Karen said she would like to try French cuisine and that’s exactly what we had. We all thought they food was good.
The next day, Al, Karen, Anna and I went to Mass at St. Olaf’s Catholic Church in the heart of the city. It’s a very famous church that has amazing music. Heidi and Mark did not join us because they were going to Mass later that evening. After Mass was done, headed to the baseball field to catch the Minnesota Twins game. They played Texas Rangers. We had time to walk around the ballpark and to take it all in. The ballpark is brand new and this is the team’s inaugural season at this new field. I must say it’s a gorgeous stadium. We grab some stuff to eat and Gretchen and Travis met us there. The seats were really good, and everyone had a blast. Heidi, Mark and Mikey joined us a little later right before the game started. Travis took it upon himself to teach me how to keep score and it was pretty cool learning how to do it. The Twins won the game and we were all happy. Heidi, Mark and Mikey left towards the end of the game because they were headed to Mass at the church where they go to. Since the rest of us had gone to Mass, we hung around downtown and had dinner at this funky Asian restaurant close to the city. It was a nice little find, and the food was good. We were all stuffed once dinner was over.
Monday was Labor Day and we took our time getting up. Everyone met at the house and we had individual sized pizzas for lunch. Prior to lunch, Anna gave Gretchen and her parents their gift and souvenirs from Malaysia. They all really liked it. Yay! We left the house at around 2:15PM because on our way back, we were going to visit Anna’s friend, Gretchen whose twins are two months younger than Mikey. The last time we saw them was briefly at the reception. My, the boys have grown a lot and definitely have a personality. We had a good time catching up with them. The drive back was uneventful to say the least.
Overall, it was a really fun and relaxing weekend. We figured out that we’ll be spending Thanksgiving and Christmas at Heidi and Mark’s. I’ll actually be taking the week after Christmas off from work so it’ll be a long weekend. Nice.
That’s all the news from me. Short, but sweeet!
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