Magic in Minnesota

The rest back in the room did us all well, then we grabbed some food in the lobby and headed back in the car for the game. It was tough getting tickets to the game as all of the Twins this year have been sold out. This was the inaugural season for Target Field, the Twins are a good team, and the fans were very excited. We got standing room only tickets, which I was a little concerned about, before we got there.

We parked the car about 5 blocks from the stadium and walked through downtown Minneapolis on a beautiful night. The stadium was packed, and we were wearing our Rays gear to support our team. The stadium was really nice, and many fans were talking to us about how nice it is to have an outdoor stadium after years of playing indoors. We started on the 3rd base line watching the game, and meandered around as the game progressed. It was a great game, with the Rays tying it with two outs in the 9th, then winning the game in the 10th innings. The Twins fans were shocked, but instead of cursing at us, many were telling us good game, as if we had played! Ahh the difference between northeasterners and mid westerners.

After the game we went down by the field to take some pictures and had a nice conversation about our trip with some of the ushers. Everyone was just so nice to us the whole time we were there. O bought a tshirt the reads "Chicks Dig the Outdoors", a play on the old commercial with a twist on the Twins new stadium.

We walked back to the car, the city still bustling on a Thursday night. Another full day complete on this wonderful excursion. Tomorrow we leave for South Dakota, a long day on the road before a 3 day stop in Mt. Rushmore land!

HALLOWEEN

Halloween has come and gone, probably my least favorite holiday. Dressing up has never been a big thing for me, walking around asking people for candy, I don't know, it's been a long time since that was exciting for me.

However, the kids do love it, and it's fun watching them run around and enjoy it so much.

The CEO and I were invited to a grown up costume party, and after about a month of debating, we settled on Princess Leia and Han Solo. A shopping trip to about ten different locations was all it took to complete my ensemble. The CEO got her hair done, she looked great. As my friend Frank told me at the party "as long as you are near Leia, everyone will know who you are, otherwise you just look like a weird dude." We had fun at the party, and I did get to meet one of the Eagles players who is from the area, so that was pretty cool.

After GMA, GPA and Oma came over for dinner, I walked around the neighborhood with the kids. It was a nice night, and we had a great little walk. The kids got lots of stuff so they were happy, and I got to enjoy what felt like a little simpler old fashioned Halloween. From the Fall Harvest Party, the the costume party, to trick or treating, it was a great weekend.

FALL HARVEST "PARTY"

The Tornado had his first Fall Harvest party at school a couple days back. We played a couple games, ate some fall type snacks like apples with caramel, did some crafts, and went on a hayride. This is the Tornado with one of his friends. He had a great morning, had a lot of fun and it was neat seeing him with his buddies.

It wasn't supposed to be a party, the teacher didn't want a big fuss. The assistant said at the end of the day "it was the perfect amount of fun". The CEO and I had to laugh at that one. She's a little passive aggressive, and maybe we were too, but gosh darnit we wanted the little guy to have some fun! In the end it all worked out just fine.