Yesterday, I had a mental breakdown. The drive home was so frightening that the moment I saw Paul, I burst into tears. I was so happy to be alive and needed to relieve the pent up stress from white knuckle driving through downtown Minneapolis. Honestly, why do you people live here? Do you not know California exists? I kept thinking… Read more »
One of the things my sister, mom, and I have done since I moved to Sacramento is go out to dinner, just the three of us, some time just before Christmas. We usually go somewhere nice like Ruth’s Chris or in last night’s case Bandera. It’s a great bonding time. We have fancy drinks and splurge on a good meal…. Read more »
One of the things I like to keep in the freezer is a pizza. It’s great for those moments when you realize you need to go to the grocery store…at mealtime…and you just don’t have the energy to do it. So, when I was offered the chance to try Culinary Circle frozen pizzas, I was excited to add a new… Read more »
I’m a fortunate person. I know that just a simple twist of fate could make life difficult. So, when I was asked to help out with a fundraising effort for Taste of the NFL and their Kick Hunger Challenge, I jumped at the opportunity. What is this? Taste of the NFL helps to raise funds for food banks all across… Read more »
Today while driving back from lunch, I noticed an odd Minnesota license plate. Now, Minnesota has a TON of different kinds of license plates on the road. Just look at this 11 page list from the Department of Public Safety. Yep, 11 pages! Regardless, I thought I’d seen one before and had wondered at its plainness…which usually is reserved for… Read more »
Over the past two months, I’ve noticed patterns people have while wandering through the Skyway in Minneapolis. First of all, as far as I can tell, Macy’s is the worst place to be between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM on any given weekday. You basically have to walk through half of the second floor to get from one building to… Read more »
It’s Oktoberfest time and apparently that’s kind of a big deal in the Twin Cities. I’m inferring that from the amount of Oktoberfest celebrations I’ve heard about on the web. I think the last time I went to an Oktoberfest, I was about 5 years old. I remember there being quite a bit of peanuts and beer. It was then… Read more »