Blogs from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, North America - page 13

After almost a day in the air (or waiting around at LAX) we arrived in Minneapolis at 9.30 pm to the warmest of warm welcomes from Nancy's Aunt Dee and cousin Sandy. We were driven back to Sandy's house and fed up before we were sent to bed (which made up for North West Airlines not feeding us on the flight from LA). Today we slept in and spent the afternoon at the Mall of America, the biggest shopping centre in the world! Why didn't we bring bigger suitcases? We were expecting cold weather here in the mid west, but today was a beautiful sunny, mild day. Perhaps the snow will hold off until tomorrow...... read more

One of Cody's good friend from La Junta, Liz Nicklos, now lives in Minneapolis, MN and since we had never been we thought this would be the perfect time to stop. Monday, September 08, we got up early, headed out to get some breakfast and up to the Mall of America to get our shopping on. First thing: the MOA (as we'll call it) is HUGE! They have everything there. We didn't know exactly where to start, so we just went up to the very top and circled our way on down and around. The first store we stopped at was Department 56, which Nickey was super excited about because they have all of the Dickens village places. After that we circled down around the center area of the mall, in which there was an entire ... read more

It's been almost nine months since my dad passed away and left behind the heavy curtain of Cancer that has surrounded him for many years. He is now in a peaceful place, somewhere he can be free of doctor's appointments, hospital visits and Cancer treatments. My dad, Curt Johnson, was a very active man while he was alive, even in his last three weeks of life while he was dying of Cancer at the VA hospital in St. Cloud. He enjoyed giving people tours when they came to visit him in hospice. We would wheel him from one end of the hospital to the other constantly, he couldn't sit still long. The week before he died, he was taking people on tours of the special tub, the size of a hot tub, that the nurses would ... read more

So I'm in MSP airport right now, with my plane leaving in ~1 hour. I don't have much time other than to say that I'm extreeeeeeeeeeemely excited, anxious, tired, full of adrenaline (and caffeine thanks to my sister), and once again excited! Have to go, boarding is about to start. Bon Voyage!... read more

I can't believe I'm here, at this point. After months of planning and dreaming, it's really happening. And I'm so excited and nervous and stressed I think I'm going to explode into a million pieces while doing a happy dance. The Big and Exciting News of the Day: I turned in my 2 weeks notice at work!!!!! I am so excited I can hardly stand it. Oh, how I dreamed of this moment for years.... ahhh. At first my boss didn't believe me. Then he did. Then he smiled and congratulated me. And asked about what I was going to be doing. Then we told my team lead and left him speechless--and he's never without something to say. I have shopped myself silly buying deodorant and tampons. And clothes and gear for traveling around next summer. ... read more