and in that past month it seems like a lot has happened and nothing at all. Isn't that how it always is with me? First and foremost, for those who care (or don't care but just want to know about it), Donnie has a girlfriend. It's a recent development and I'm taking it really well, actually. Like I've been telling my friends, I was actually surprised he was single for so long. Although, it's weird, since I found out about Donnie's girlfriend, I've been dreaming about Brian... a lot...
eh, I'm trying not to read too much into it...
Anyway...
The main reason I wanted to blog tonight (even though I should be in bed cause I'm EXHAUSTED) was to document this past week. This past week has been awesome and draining. One of my best friends, Lisa, whom I met in New Zealand came to visit for the first time EVER. She lives in North Carolina and the last time I saw her was May 2009 when I went down to her place. (She lives in the town where "One Tree Hill" is filmed! And yes, I like that show so shut up.) So yeah, it was a lot of fun since I hadn't seen her in over two years. She was originally supposed to be here Saturday morning but she was delayed because of stupid Hurricane Irene (even when we tried to reschedule her earlier to beat Irene, she was still delayed almost 48 hours). Anyway, we were able to squeeze in most of what we wanted to do. On Monday I took her to Valleyfair just to find out she's not a fan of amusement parks..... She did really well though. She had never been on a rollercoaster, so it was pretty fun throwing her on the Wild Thing before she realized what was happening! We also went on the Mad Mouse, Renegade, Corkscrew, and Excalibur (amongst other non-rollercoaster rides) - though I think our favorite was Thunder Canyon considering we went on it four (?) times. (P.S. For my fellow Minnesotans out there, the "little" dribble at the end of Thunder Canyon is not so little anymore and the water is ice water... seriously!) Overall it was a good day, but so began our exhaustion and soreness. On Tuesday we went to the Science Museum of Minnesota and saw the King Tut exhibit. We also took a swing at MOA for a few hours. Wednesday I had to work, but honestly, standing 8 hours was a nice change from walking 8 hours! Thursday we were planning on going on Segway Tours, but they're apparently very popular. (Who knew?!) So, instead Lisa and I decided to grab some IHOP for breakfast/lunch and head over to the Minnehaha Falls. I had never been there, so it was a pretty cool experience. Also, for those who don't know, there's sort of a swimming area for kids there if you're ever interested... though Lisa swore she heard some kids talking about catching leeches... just an F.Y.I.
After the Falls, we headed over to MOA again and decided to check out SeaLife, which Lisa said was cool since she was able to see freshwater creatures (even though it's gotten freaking pricey!). After the mall we headed over to Primetime, which is a bar here in town. It was Ladies' Night so it was fun to get all dressed up and just be stupid for a night (since Lisa and I are never stupid otherwise...). Then Friday we got up to go to the State Fair, which is actually what Lisa planned her trip around. Even though Lisa isn't one to eat "different" foods, she tried a cheese curd for the first time AND had pizza on a stick. I was quite proud. Also, on a side note, I kick-ass at Whack-a-Mole. Oh, and I love Sweet Martha's Cookies.
Saturday was Lisa's last full day here (she left really early Sunday morning). So, on Saturday we went to the Minnesota Zoo with my Goddaughter and her family. We then had a huge family get-together at my place. Pretty much my whole Mom's side came and we had a Spaghetti and Meatball Extrava-feast-a! It was awesome. (Though, I've had nothing to eat other than Caesar salad, Spaghetti and Meatballs, and garlic bread since... oh, and Sweet Martha's Cookies...) But yeah, then Lisa had to leave... It was sad, but at least I have our time together documented in this public blog to always remember it. Although... I suppose if I really wanted to completely document our week together, I would also have to say, "'NITRO CIRCUS' is the BEST show EVER! GAME ON!!!" (Yeah, I'm sort of obsessed.... and if you haven't seen it, SHAME ON YOU!)
Alrighty then... time for bed (or maybe a couple more episodes of "Nitro Circus"...)
Peace out!
