Midsummer's Night Wing Event

Saturday was our housewarming at the Thunderbird, and to celebrate we had a chicken wing cook-off. Surprisingly Tracey and Jeremy won first place (sorry Tracey, I did not see that one coming). Second place was taken by the late-comers of Ben & Daisy. And besides getting the honor of taking home The Golden Chicken, Tracey & Jeremy get to recreate their winning batch of wings for us on Superbowl Sunday. We'll see if lightening strikes twice.

Everyone had a great time, lots of food, lots of conversation, and it was great to see a few new smiling faces. One in particular I hope we will be seeing much more of in the future.

FMSC

Here we are at the Feed My Starving Children event we went to on Tuesday. We spent about an hour and 1/2 of our time packing food for families that will be shipped to other countries. This is the second time we have done this, and I am sure we will be back. Pictured here is myself, Mel & Matt, Stacy, and Sarah & Ryan. Check them out, and consider donating some of your time as well. www.FMSC.org

Things we ate at the fair this year

Chocolate covered bacon
Pulled pork sandwich
Fried green tomatoes
Corn fritters with honey butter
Deep fried pickles
Pistachio gelato
Cranberry & Bree Crepe
Nutella Crepe
Lamb on a stick
Lavender cupcake
Deep fried risotto
Frozen grapes (had to have something healthy)
My stomach is still churning.

Staycation

Time for a little "Staycation" for us. What a lame word. They invented the term to make it sound uber-cool to stay in a hotel in town for a night or two. Instead of the actuality of the situation that most people are too poor right now to actually go somewhere cool. So watch out city of Bloomington, here we come!

Is it to be, or not to be?

Hmm..should I hook them up together or not? Scott says no, but he says no about everything. They’d be cute. He’s charming and sincere, she’s a fiery red-head with a winning personality for once. Barely able to talk at the party, but I could tell she had a lasting impression. Well, they’ll both be at the housewarming, so maybe I’ll make sure that both of their drinks are always full, and let nature take its course.

We're on the move

So great news for us, we have signed a lease on an amazing rental house in Afton, which is about a million light years closer to our family & friends. We have decided to combine households with a good friend of ours, to save everyone some money. Thankfully the place is quite large, so we may never even run into each other. We get the keys in two weeks, so keep an eye out for details on a housewarming party soon.

We're back

WDW was great. We're all a little too tired, tanned and testy. Great times, great food and great company. If I ever get around to it, I will post pics. But I never posted pics from our trip from last year...so don't count on anything too soon.

In Memoriam

Brian John Jacobson, age 34, of Lake City, died tragically as a result of an automobile accident on Monday, May 3, in Hastings.

In Memoriam

Takeko Simpson

April 24, 2010 Of Cottage Grove Survived by husband Robert; children Robert and David (Triah); 5 grandchildren; 3 brothers and a sister. Visitation 4-7 PM with a 7 PM Funeral Service Thursday at KOK FUNERAL HOME, 1201 Portland Avenue, St. Paul Park.

Death Pool

Is any one else on pins & needles waiting to see if Bret Michaels makes it through this week?

Get out of Dodge

It's been a super stressful year for us, and though I know it's far from the best idea I have ever had, we are taking a vacation to The Happiest Place on earth. Because let me tell you, with as hard as I worked last year, if I don't, I will literally snap. Just let us have some fun before the rest of my year totally collapses in on me.

Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. ~J.C. Watts

Nice.

Why don't you just give him a papercut and pour lemon juice in it while you're at it?