Per usual the weekend came and left too soon. The weather was super windy so we didn’t get to do as much as I wanted outdoors but we kept busy.
Saturday, my middle had swim lessons and afterwards Dan suggested going to a new place in Minneapolis. He had been craving a good bagel sandwich that wasn’t Einstein bagels so he found this place called Rise Bagel Co and it was really good! They have limited hours and offerings so they ended up being sold out of the turkey sandwich Dan wanted so he got some egg and sausage one. I got a plain bagel with honey rosemary cream cheese and the kids shared an everything bagel with plain cream cheese. The bagels were so good and they were very generous with the cream cheese which was great for us because we love lots of cream cheese. The coffee was also tasty and I can see us going back again. The place was located by a couple of breweries so we also hope to go back to check those out. We then went to the park where the kids rode scooters and tired themselves out.
After lunch we put the baby down for a nap then left my oldest in charge so we could get a super early dinner date. We love this place located in our local grocery store called Pezzo Pizzeria, they make amazing Chicago style deep dish that reminds me a lot of Lou Malnatis but maybe even better! This time though we got thin crust and it was also very tasty. We also ordered a salad to start and it was HUGE!! The kids wanted Canes for dinner so afterwards we picked them up that and stayed home for the night.
On Sunday, we went on an early morning walk and me and my oldest went to high tea. The St Paul Hotel reopened their high tea and I booked it for a mom and son date. This time it was located in the basement as opposed to the main floor. It was very good and we spent 2 hours eating and talking. I love the stories my oldest tells me about school and life so being able to focus on just him without his brothers interrupting us was really nice and a special treat.
I had a dream this weekend that I made 2 new best friends, one was a city girl born and raised in St Paul and the other another city girl born and raised in Minneapolis. It was amazing, I took them to Chicago and showed them all my favorite eats and bars and they took me to their favorite places here. We then opened up a tour company and offered tours to and from Chicago for long weekends. It was so nice that I wish it was true lolololol. Growing up I always wanted my own tour company so I could take people to all of my favorite things in Chicago. I would have a food tour, a ghost tour, a boat tour etc. I never imagined myself leaving the city I absolutely loved but then the cliche you fall in love and leave certainly hit me. Sometimes I wonder if we will move back but even though my suburb in all senses is far from Chicago it is quickly becoming home. I have made some nice friends through ECFE and my MOMS club and have a lunch and playdate set up this week so things are looking way up.
I remember reading blogs in college of girls just moving to Chicago and writing about their experiences and feeling territorial of my city and those girls never really showing Chicago in all its glory with all the fun dive bars and delicious hidden eats but now here I am a transplant in MN and now I am in their position LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. So funny how the world goes round and man how I am biting my thoughts. To be fair I am trying to make new friends to show me everything St Paul and Minneapolis have to offer but everyone I have met so far is also a transplant lololol so basically not as useful as a born and raised person but it is also interesting to see their point of view of these great cities.
Adventures of Janet 