Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown

<br>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?<br><br>Off to MOA!<br><br>Mary

Here are links to over 800 photos I took on the trip. They are in chronological order.<br><br>1st set<br><br>http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743654&amp;id=13903381&amp;l =6484cf32ac<br><br>2nd set<br><br>http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743677&amp;id=13903381&amp;l =21fa01c9dc<br><br>3rd set<br><br>http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743705&amp;id=13903381&amp;l =8604f37db0<br><br>4th set<br><br>http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743712&amp;id=13903381&amp;l =1612875889

Leaving on my trip to Las Vegas tomorrow. I found some cheap motels through this website, extended stay motels that were very affordable. I didn't read the reviews though, so I hope they are not too sleazy. But ...

... The second flight on a NWA 757-300 was better but not perfect. I was able to sleep but I think that may have been a product of just simply being tired. At least they were cloth seats and a slightly higher seat back for some neck support.<br>I am now very exhausted and get to go to work tomorrow. Not looking forward to waking up on purpose and having to start moving. <br><br>How long til my next vacation???<br>

... all the food and visit all the pavilions. What fun we had. Right now I'm exhausted and need to get up early to catch our plane north so I'll just post some photos and put something under the caption. Our boundary water camping/canoeing adventure starts tomorrow. I may be able to get another blog in tomorrow evening, and then we're "off the map" for 5 days!<br>

... we made the long trek to the other side of the city, which was about 2.5 miles. We stopped for lunch at a British Pub, and continued on to the Mississippi River Heritage Walk. This was going to be awesome....except it began to downpour. <br><br>Jen and I were trapped under a bridge on the Mississippi for about 30 minutes. Exciting. <br><br>Up until this point I was rather bummed. But things would get better. Once the rain let up we headed down the River Walk and found some really awesome ...

... of downtown St. Paul on foot. St. Paul has it's own Skyway system and we ducked into the historic Hamm's building to gain access. We went to the second floor of the building, but couldn't find the skyway. We wandered around some halls lined with offices or some sort and finally went back down to the street and walked towards the Fitzgerald. On the way, Anita discovered Mickey's Diner. I took a couple of pictures and we decided that we come here for ...

... that I have learned to my world on campus, and expand my world beyond school.  So here are some parting thoughts, ideas, and goals... · Don't be afraid to try new things.  Not everything will turn out as planned, but every experience will teach you something. · We can't live in the world alone.  Wendell Berry put it best: "You have to live in the world the way it is.  You can't declare yourself too good for it and ...

... Vikings walking around in a purple suit and looking like he had consumed one to many glasses of wine. Funny thing is, I later found out when I got back to the States, that Carl Eller had got stopped by the police on the way back from the inauguration party and was taken downtown. Noone still knows why he was there in the first place. LOL!!!

Arrived into Minneapolis after driving though Wisconsin. We skated past Madison. Arrived into Aunt Lori's house. She put us up for a night she is not really my aunt but doesn't have any kids and adopted us. My parents met her at a trade show for there business in the mid 80's. She took us to the Mall of America at that time had a ...