Stillwater MN - Mother's Day Weekend

Wow - record setting 90F plus Friday.  It was just HOT.
And a great Saturday and followed by an even nicer Sunday for Mother's Day - don't recall ever having a boat ride on Mother's Day.  But also don't recall being at the lake on Mother's Day either.
Even had Anna join the party.
Last gathering before Kristijan heads out for the summer and Long graduates.

Minneapolis MN - Wandering around NE

Great start to the weekend, Friday dinner in NE Minneapolis.
Wandered from the office downtown since it was a wonderful April day - and the start of a full weekend.
Cold, windy bike ride on Saturday morning - we called it quits early but I think my legs got more than a regular workout.

Saint Paul MN - Mary's Birthday....again

We finally found a date that worked for all to gather for another birthday celebration for Mary.......good fun, good laughs and the usual bad and inappropriate conversations.  The perfect Birthday Dinner!

Saint Paul MN - Bike ride and the Saint Paul Art Crawl

Got back a day early and got out for a bike ride on a beautiful Saturday morning - buzzed by First Avenue and took in all of the activities surrounding the passing of Prince.
And finished off the day with some time at the Saint Paul Art Crawl - took in the new artist lofts at the old Schmidt Brewery - ready to move in.

Tokyo Japan - Spring has arrived in Tokyo

I hit the best weather week of spring in Tokyo.  Everyone kept telling me this was the first good spring weather week.
Lots happening while in town - and got it done early enough to catch a flight home a day early.   Nice to get back to MSP.

Saint Paul MN - Bike Group ride 2

We finally got another above normal Saturday and so we hit the trails once again.
By late afternoon it got all the way up to 80F.
We seemed to get one nice day and then 10 cold and wintery days.  It would have been almost easier to just stay cold and not get teased.

Saint Paul MN - Annual birthday dinner finally gets on the calendar

For a long, long time Jim, Mike and I got together for a birthday dinner.  We are all the same age and our birthdays fall in within 30 days of each other - I get to be the youngest......
Over the years it went through some other gyrations, additions and changes.
We seemed to have settled in to a core group that gathers for our birthday and a couple other times throughout the year.  The Salon Group as Bev calls it - our budding actress and model.
Another great night and another birthday on the books - and the last celebration finally executed and done.

Stillwater MN - Easter MN Style

A bit grey and cool but a really great day for late March.
We gathered a good crowd and after lots of great food we had too many desserts - but we had some of all of them!!!

Goodhue MN - Year 36+ celebrating another year with Greg and Friends

Another year, another great dinner party.
Flora always does it big - and always enjoyed by all.
A rainy night but sure beat all of the icy and snowy ones we had over the years.

Tokyo Japan - Post JumpStart Dinner

Tomos was in from HK for the JumpStart.
So we all met up and had some fun in Shinjuku after a full day for all.