When Allison and Paul visited us on Wednesday, they told us that Minneapolis truly supports their mom & pop donut shops. Places like Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme have a hard time making it. So this morning, we paid a…
When doing research on things to do in the Twin Cities area, we came up with quite a punch list of attractions. Today we attacked that list. The day started with a drive through the University of Minnesota campus. Back…
We had been in Minnesota for nearly 48 hours without visiting the Mall of America. We fixed that oversight today. Steph, Miles, Marissa and I arrived at the mall at 10:30, while KK & PK would join us later. Marissa…
Today’s activities focused on exploring St. Paul. Our day began at the Landmark Center, which was originally a Post Office and Federal Courts Building, but is now a visitor center and office building. The Federal Courtrooms in the building became…
Since we don’t get to see Stephanie’s Aunt Mary that often, Stephanie and I, and the kids, paid her a visit while KK and PK slept in and took it easy. Mary has only lived in Iowa for a few…
KK & PK got up before 7am and went for a walk at the Centerville square. They flagged down a local and asked a few more questions about the RAGBRAI bicycle event. There are going to be 20,000 people in…
In 2007, we planned a vacation around the wedding of my brother, Scott, and Erin, in Orlando. This week, we do it again. My cousin, Allison, is getting married in Minneapolis on the 30th, so this seemed like a pretty…
Just when you think Louisiana hospitality cannot get any better, David made us breakfast. And not just any breakfast, but huge skillets of potatoes and omelettes. It was just what the doctor ordered for this crew. Today, of course,…
We are spending the next few days at our friends, David and Kay. These are friends we would never would have had if they had not relocated to Tulsa after Hurricane Katrina. I worked with David for several years,…
Today is our last day in Orlando, and another focal point of the trip – the Citrus Parade. Because we are leaving town immediately after the parade, it made for a busy morning at our house. The cars were…