January 2023

The winter always has me doing origami and Logan insisted on making more stars so we folded away to add more to our collection. Logan loves adding these to envelopes or gifts he gives so we always need a good stock

A deliciously expensive drink

So pricey I had to walk out with it at Mall of America because I refused to waste money. Thank goodness no one caught me and I didn’t get in trouble.

Tried cross country skiing with my friends

It was so hard!!!! Here I am with my friend Becca, she is really good at CC Skiing and they were so nice to wait for me to catch up with them. Hope to go again soon.

Lunch afterwards had us drinking at 1pm some delicious cocktails. Love the Rudy Martini and it is so good!!

I really liked their lunch specials

Growing up in Chicago I loved Geoffrey Baer. He is on our public broadcasting station there and his show was always a highlight. I remember when I would volunteer to pick up the calls while fundraising for PBS/TPT I would always freak out when him or Rick Steves were on the show. When I waitressed at a Lebanese restaurant in Chicago he would come in and was always so kind. He really showed the best of Chicago and so happy he was finally acknowledged and got his well earned Emmy.

Disney online had an amazing sale and stocked up on Christmas ears for a hopeful Christmas trip I plan to take this upcoming winter 2023.

This King Arthur carousel headpiece was just too pretty to pass up and can’t wait to wear it

Logan has gone almost every weekend to our Minnesota History Center. They have a new Sherlock Holmes exhibit and he is obsessed! I love how my love for museums has definitely been passed down to at least one of my kids.

My friends and I went to the MN Ice Maze. For $50 a couple it was a tad too pricey in my opinion but we still had fun

The temperatures out were pretty moderate and we enjoyed being out and about

With my friends Jen and Gloria

Drinks afterwards

Of course we always get a burger if it is on the menu, this one was delicious!

The second restaurant of the night we got a cheese board and more drinks

Dylan insisted on going to Cafe Latte so we had a great lunch just me and him. We both love cheesecake so we had to get a mango/raspberry cheesecake with a latte and hot chocolate

I stuffed some red envelopes to pass out to my friends and of course Logan also stuffed some to give to his friends. We added some money to his and I bought some lottery tickets for mine.

Experienced snow shoeing for the first time and had a blast!

It was a candlelight trail and so pretty

Group picture with my friends

Some tasty wine afterwards

We played Bingo and ate some good food after we snow shoed

Again, if you are in Minnesota you must check out the Landmark Center. IT IS AMAZING!!! They offer so many free programs and my kids always love them

This Mexico event they had was epic!!!!

I teared up seeing all the beautiful dances and feeling so connected to my culture

Logan colored the cutest wrestling mask

We even got passports! Next week they will be hosting an event for the Philippines!! I am so excited for that one

Of course I had to get a tamale from the vendors selling them and it was very good

Again their outfits were just so beautiful and loved all the dances they performed

Went to a K Pop drag dinner show with my friend. This burger may look good but it was not

Thankfully, the entertainment was amazing and we had a great time

Took Logan to a Minnesota Twins baseball clinic. He had a blast!

They had players stop by to say hi to the kids and help out. I found that to be a great touch because the kids really liked seeing them there.

Then we headed over to Twinsfest (annual baseball event to get people and fans excited for the upcoming season)

They had a cute miniature golf set up and Logan got a hole in one!!! In my head I call Logan my “golden boy” he is just naturally good at so many things and it always amazes me. I don’t tell him this out loud though because I don’t want him to a big head but even Dylan will admit he is always surprised how fast and good Logan is at learning something. He isn’t the best but he just naturally gets stuff and I hope that is a quality that sticks with him for life

Of course we had to get a picture with the Twins mascot and the St Paul Saints mascot

They had free face painting and me and Logan love face painting! Logan was initially hesitant on getting one but then I said I would get one and he warmed up to it. I can tell he is like me and doesn’t love when people (strangers) touch him but he loves art so when he saw I got one and they did it fast he wanted one too. We then had to take a picture and show it off to everyone lolol

They had the new Minnesota Twins uniforms on display and Logan wanted to take a picture with his favorite one. Never in a million years as a Chicago White Sox fan did I think I would root for the Twins but alas here I am and honestly love both the White Sox and Twins. Logan is becoming such a big fan of baseball and I want to nurture that so much. I always hear about how boring baseball can be but I love it. I love the rhythm of the game, I love how easy it is to pick it up (I still get confused on football and hockey,) I love how timeless the sport is, and most of all I love the connection baseball makes me feel to the history of America. I always enjoy when Spring hits and opening day and the long season ahead I have of baseball. I love seeing all the stats and appreciating a great play or home run and taking my kids to the games. Ahhhh I just love baseball so much!

They even let the fans go to the lockers rooms and we just loved it! We took a lot of pictures in here and it was one of our favorite spots.

The following day, I went with my friends to a sauna event. It was hosted at The Market in Minneapolis and it was so much fun! The market itself had a lot of different food vendors and if I were a better blogger I would have taken way more pictures but I am not so I just took pictures of what I ate lol

Getting ready to go to the saunas

I had so much fun with my friends just sitting and enjoying the saunas

Here I am with Becca and Gloria, cooling off and enjoying the bonfire

After our 1.5 hours in and out saunas it was time for a drink. this was their signature drink of the event and again if I was better I would remember the name but I don’t. I do remember it was very good and made with gin.