Mousehouse Cheese

Alex wanted to visit a Wisconsin cheese shack so that we could get some cheese curds. We found the "cheesiest" of them all . . . the Mousehouse!

Here Come the Irish!

What a great weekend! It started out a bit rocky. Dad's car broke down in South Bend and we were trying to get it fixed in time to get to the game. Joe, Alex and myself left Mom and Dad at the car shop, headed over to campus in enough time to sell a ticket, grab a hot dog on the quad and see the band step off. 

Mom and Dad made it just in time for kick off. Of course, as soon as they got there Dad dropped his brat . . .

Things started looking up for us and the Irish once the game officially started. After a few Michigan fumbles, torrential downpours, and lots of ND points we were happy how the day ended.

Go Irish!

2008 Republican National Convention

I was very excited to move to town just as the RNC was starting. Unfortunately, I did not plan it out very well. In order to get into the convention I had to be either a delegate or a volunteer. I was neither of those.

I thought it would be neat to head over to St. Paul during the day but after watching news reports of vandalism, rioting, and delegates being injured by the same loons that showed up at the DNC in Denver, I felt that it was best to stay home. Alex was nice enough to drive me over in the evening to check out what was going on. He does not get excited about politics the way I do. I think if the Democrats and the Republicans had hockey sticks he would find it more interesting.

St. Paul seemed to be pretty much on lock down. You could not get anywhere near the Xcel Energy Center. There were SWAT teams everywhere. I was afraid to take pictures thinking that they might think I had a gun or something. It was very surreal. I have never seen anything like it.

The only way to get to the Convention was through this barricade much like they have in D.C. We decided to head home and watch it in the safety of our home.

I now have 4 years to figure out how to get into the RNC.

Rainbow Groceries

I have never purchased this amount of food at one time. Usually my grocery bill averages $30 every two weeks. This is $200 worth of food. Granted this is includes a lot of stuff we needed and will use. I just couldn't believe how quickly food adds up for two people.

The Big Move!

We made it safely to our new home in Minneapolis (or Robbinsdale). The trip itself was not all that bad. It took us about 12 hours total on the road but we stopped in a small town about 2.5 hours outside of Minneapolis. We could have kept going but I was losing steam. Alex drove the 16' truck and I followed behind in my car.

That is the Chicago skyline with Alex in front. This was probably the most stressful part of the drive.

Welcome to Minnesota! (Sorry the images are blurry. I was in the car aiming and shooting. I was trying to focus on driving.)

 Home Sweet Home!

Once we got to the house it was all about 

unloading the truck. Alex was proud of how much I was able to help him. He couldn't believe some of the stuff I carried in. I'm a lot stronger than I look . . . I just don't let people know.

I am finding out that I have an accent here. Little do the Minnesotans know they actually have the accent. I decided to title my blog "You Bet!" because that is their classic phrase here that I have noticed. According to Alex's "How to talk Minnesotan" the phrase "you bet" is a common response to "thank you". However, "you bet" is mainly used to answer questions. If you can't think of anything else, say "you bet."  

So here it is my blog. I'll try to add some more a bit later. I have some unpacking to do now.