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!