Oakridge Hotel Chaska

... room and a kichenette. After check-in we went to the mall and had a great time.

The next morning we went to IKEA by the mall and then to the local casinos. No luck on winning but it was fun. After the casinos we started to head back to Milwaukee.

... we had to weave through the other drivers. We met Aleen for dinner at Trieu Chau, a local Vietnamese restaurant in St. Paul. I ate Bun Rieu while Susan had Bun Bo Hue and Aleen ate the vegetable soup. We made it to Hung and Lien's at 8:30 PM exhausted but ready to see what Minneapolis has to offer since this is our first time to go sightseeing here.

We will be seeing the Mall of America...

I'm frantically trying to work through my 3 page list of things to do before I go. Setting up a travel blog was one of the things on my list. Hopefully this will work as a great way to share stories and photos will all our friends and family back home. This seems pretty easy so far. My next task is a little more complicated...buying another swim suit. Why did I wait until 48 hours before departure to tackle this monumental task?

Off to MOA!

Mary

Here are links to over 800 photos I took on the trip. They are in chronological order.

1st set

http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743654&id=13903381&l =6484cf32ac

2nd set

http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743677&id=13903381&l =21fa01c9dc

3rd set

http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743705&id=13903381&l =8604f37db0

4th set

http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743712&id=13903381&l =1612875889

... It is Las Vegas after all. Going to be staying for 7 nights and I am bringing a good friend of mine. We hope to gamble the nights away and take in some of those girly shows. Sounds like fun! Wish me luck

... happy that she is doing well.  No movies this time but we both decided that we HAD to go when I get home this summer.   I left St. Paul and then ran errands of last minute things I still needed to get.  Kia has volleyball tonight so I am going to pack and clean up.  I got most everything packed and cleaned up and will do that tomorrow once I get everything decided upon. What an easy day!

Hello, all, I'm sorry that I haven't written in a terrible amount of
time, nor did I post the photos I promised I would.

BUT,
now I have gotten it together and made two albums. It's hard to try and
distill 1245 photos into 120, but I think I did ok, if you have any
questions or want to see a different photo, email me at ...

Yesterday was the big day at the Mayo Clinic. We cannot tell you how well run that place is. They seem to be so organized, they had us hopping all day. First of all, the boys all met with the neurologist for an examination and consultation. Then she, Dr Malone, scheduled all of the tests she wanted done. They all had, pulmonary tests, electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, blood tests and a sleep study. In addition to that, Sam had an MRI. Dr Malone will gather all of that imfo ...

... ceremony and inauguration party. I went over to a table that was adorned with lots of French flair and decorations, and a hostess offered me a glass of champagne. It was so good! I then made my way over to another table full of Parisian o'dourves and appetizers. In between eating and people watching, I looked up and noticed Carl Eller from the ...

This morning, we went to Dan and Deb's church, 'Christ Church.' Service was very good and the Pastor gave a great message on God's love. After church, Kelly and the boys went to the museum. They had a great time and made some cool art. When they got back this afternoon, the boys and I went to Dan ...