The Great Minnesota Trip of 2010

The countdown has begun. The preparations are underway. The mosquitoes have been alerted.

The Lincoln boys are coming to Minnesota.

The tentative itinerary:

Sat 8/28

Fly into MSP.

Mall of America: if we have time, the boys are very excited to go on the rides. I miss it when it was still Camp Snoopy.

Attend the Seahawks @ Vikings pre-season game. Both boys (ok, all three) are excited to go. This will be their first time in the Metrodome for a football game. When I was searching for tickets, Thurman was watching over my shoulder, very interested to see what we would get. He kept asking, "Is there anything closer?" I was unable to resist his cuteness and excitement, so we ended up getting tickets in the fourth row of and endzone section. (Still below face value, thank heavens it is a pre-season game).

Sun 8/29

Planning to meet up with family members and caravan to the forests of the North and celebrate my grandmother's birthday. "Over the river and through the woods..." is quite literal in this context, as we'll cross the Mississippi a few times on the way.

Mon 8/30-Wed 9/1

Fishing.
Compañeros (my favorite Mexican restaurant in the world).
Relaxation.
Card playing.
Grilling.
Perhaps clean out my grandparents' garage.
Fend off mosquitoes.

Thur 9/2

Leave the boys with my parents (to go fishing again) while my sister, her husband and I visit friends at our alma mater, Concordia College in Moorhead, MN.

Fri 9/3

Return to Minneapolis (technically Cottage Grove).
Attend the Rangers @ Twins game, the first time to Target field for all of us.

Sat 9/4

I'm being slightly indulgent this day, and abandoning my parental responsibilities to spend most of the day and evening with some of my old friends from college.

Sun 9/5

Church.
Relax.
Grill.

Mon 9/6

Back to the Mall of America, most likely. Hopefully rewarding the kids for great behavior during the trip. :)

Tue 9/7

Fly home.


Feel free to contact me if you are in Minnesota and would like to catch up.