From Minnesota...

Sorry that I haven't been good about updating my blog everybody! I am writing this from Minnesota, where I have had a fun weekend. I arrived early Friday morning and drove down to Mapleton. I thought I was good to go, as I slept on the plane a bit and had had some coffee. So, Lisa and her fiance Brian came by and picked me up and we went to Mankato where we did a few things and then had lunch at the Green Mill. Heather also drove down from Minneapolis and joined us. After that, Heather drove me home and I was feeling pretty faint due to the lack of sleep. I did manage to stay up a few more hours to visit with her and our neighbor, Gay.
Saturday was another busy day. After a quick Wal-Mart trip in the morning, Stacy came down from Minnetonka and we had a nice visit. Her wedding is next August, so it is good to hear about her plans as well. In the afternoon, Julie and Sophia came down from the cities too and we had a really nice visit. It was so fun to see Sophia and what a delight she is to everyone. We said it's hard to remember what we talked about before she was around! Saturday night, we went over to Rices' for dinner and visited with them and Jody. I rode back to Mankato with Gay to drop Jody off at her house. We also stopped by Hy-Vee, so I could get my wonderful sandwhich meat! The manager opened the meat and cheese island up for me, like I knew they would. I really have been enjoying the meat though.
Today, we went to church even though it was pretty hot since there was no AC in the church. It was nice to hear Pastor Salge one more time before he retires in the fall. We have had a lazy Sunday afternoon. It has been a bit stormy (which I love) and just a good day to take it easy. I have been helping my parents get their new computer up and running, so that has been fun as well. Today was also my dad's birthday, so it was nice to be here for that and have a nice birthday meal.
Tomorrow I will leave mid to late afternoon to head up to the cities to catch my flight. I want to make a quick stop by Ikea to check a few things out, since I'm right there. I always like to know what things look like in person and we have to drive at least 30-40 minutes to the closest Ikea, so I can look at a few items and decide if they are worth the drive!
Tuesday it's back to work and Friday is my birthday already. We haven't made any plans for the weekend, but I want to go to the beach or San Diego (or both), so we'll see. We also want to see "The Dark Knight" again, since we loved it so much the first time. I want to go see in in iMax, but we'll see!
I don't have too many pictures from this weekend, but I promise I will be better about taking them! Have a good week everybody!