We're Closing!

Tomorrow we're closing on our first home! Janelle and I have been waiting for this day for a really long time. The picture above is from the first time I looked at the house at the end of January. We've been waiting for short sale approval since the first week of February and everything finally went through this week.

Stay tuned as a house warming party will be coming soon!

Target Field

Last night I attended my first Twins game at the new Target Field. I went with my coworkers and got to sit in the General Mills suite. The Twins came back from a 7 run deficit to almost win the game. The highlight of the night was Joe Mauer's foul pop up catch where he had to reach around the backstop netting to make the catch. It was a lot of fun checking out the ballpark and watching a close game.

Au Gratin Open

Yesterday was the first annual Au Gratin Open at Wedgewood Cove Golf Course in Albert Lea. The course has a special deal where you can play as many holes as you want for $75, so I decided it would be fun to get a bunch of guys together and play 54 holes in one day, the winner receiving a case of Betty Crocker Au Gratin potatoes that I got from work. The tournament format was "best ball" with yourself (after playing all 18 holes 3 times you take your best score on each hole to come up with a "best ball" 18 hole score). We had a great time playing golf all day and the scores where pretty close between us except for one player who ran away from the pack and brought home the case of boxed potatoes.

Matt Forsman -6
Josh Jones -1
Matt Tubbs -1
Drew Anderson -1
Josh Tubbs +1
Geoff Anda +4

I can't wait to for next year's Au Gratin Open!

Fun in the Sun

Lucy's really been having a fantastic time in the yard. It's her new favorite thing and I can't wait to move into the house so she doesn't have to wear a leash.

Tonight, since it's been so hot, we let Lucy go in the lake for a little swim. She hasn't been swimming since she was a puppy, so she was a little nervous, but she did it!

Art Buddies

Yesterday was our last day for this session of Art Buddies. Art Buddies is an after school program for 4th and 5th graders at Whittier International School in south Minneapolis. Each student is paired with a creative adult art buddy over the course of 6 weeks. Each session has a theme and this time it was to create an animal costume that represents your childs good qualities.

I've been volunteering since college and this was the 4th time I've done it. Aminata was my buddy this time and together we made a wolf costume. This is a picture of her working it in front of the professional photographer. I always have such a fun time and this was no exception. I can't wait for the next session to start in the fall.

Not Closing This Friday

Unfortunately, we will miss our second scheduled closing date. We're very optimistic about hearing good news soon though. This Saturday the seller has scheduled a painter to repair the peeling paint on the exterior, so after the 2nd lien holder approves, we should be well on our way to closing. Still waiting...

Doggie Birthday!

Yesterday was Lucy's 4th Birthday and we celebrated by treating her to a Poodle Puff from Lulu & Luigi and I made her a special dinner of rice, ground beef and shredded carrot. She thoroughly enjoyed both!