Okay, so this is a little belated....

I took a little trip to visit Jen and Pat in Minneapolis last weekend, and it was a BLAST! I officially want to move there after Seattle has lost it's excitement. I got in on Thursday night, after an enjoyable flight with the Mike and Marcie kids, and didn't leave until Sunday. Nothing much was done because of LARGE amounts of snow, which was awesome!!

On Friday, I got to be lazy for the first time in a long time. Then, Jen and I went shopping at the Mall of America. I spent more money than I should and had a wonderful time buying clothes and SHOES!!! Such fun :-) That night, we had dinner at Julie and Daniel's. It was delicious!! And lots 'o fun. Jen and Pat, Julie and Daniel, Mike and Marcie, Amy and Jeff....all such adorable and fun couples! Jen, Pat, and I spent a good portion of the night trying to hint around a little secret, but no one seemed to pick up on that.... :-)

Saturday was filled with LOTS of snow. We sat inside watching tv...and the large amounts of snow coming down. I rather enjoyed myself. It was pretty nice to sit around all day, chatting and having a good old time with Jen and Pat. Before I knew it, it was time for dinner! We again met up with the whole group of Mike/Marcie friends at a place just up the road. It was a cute little Indian place, which was fun. Many of us had never eaten Indian before, so it was an experience. As it turns out, the Indian version of chicken is pretty much all dark meat. This was a little disappointing for Jen. And, Indian version of eggplant is more sauce like, but DELICIOUS!!

On Sunday, Jen, Pat and I wandered up to Subway for lunch...in the snow. Yes people, you heard me correctly: Pat was WALKING in the SNOW! Even I was a little surprised. After that, Jen and I wandered outside on snowshoes. It was so much fun!! I think Jen had a good time, too! There was quite a lot of snow, and quite a lot of snow drifts, which made the whole snowshoe thing an adventure! Jen was doing good. She knew where the snow was deeper. I, on the other hand, was having a good ole time trying to find those places!! At one point, I fell into a snow drift that was about 3 feet deep. Oops! Good times :-)

The whole weekend was a blast, but didn't last long enough. It was really good to see Jen and Pat. And, I realized everything that I miss about the midwest...the open spaces and wide roads and lack of traffic. I miss that so much! So...Jim and I will be moving to Minneapolis in a few years!

Thanks to Jen and Pat for letting me crash at their place for a few nights. They rock!!