Saint Paul MN - Everyone's in town

Eileen was in town, Nancy was on her way to Rochester and Dana and John were ready to show of the work-in-progress house off a bit so we all found a parking spot and check-out the house.
Even Jimbo found his way in to town today.
Then we all headed back to Saint Paul and were joined by some Macs on Spring Break and had a pizza party.

Prior Lake MN - Hockey Finals Day

Who knew a hockey game would be what would finally get me to Mystic Lake Casino.
Wow, quite the complex in the prairie.  Quite amazed by it all actually - and who would have thought that it would include 2 hockey rinks and a full athletic facility.....among so much more.
Finals weekend, missed the first two that both had overtime.  And the final was the same 2 overtimes to make it happen - the Irish were on the wrong side in the last game.

Toronto, Ontario Canada - Raining here too

The storm of the week is not only devastating much of the USA but doing its bit in Canada as well.  A short break to once again enjoy the wonders of Toronto.
Closer to seeing the snow all melted that we are in Minnesota but still a bit wintery even with the rain.
No sunshine this trip - but always lots of sunny people.
Always amazed at the pace of growth and expansion upward.  It is an expanding and changing environment every trip I make - and continues to be a very strong, diverse and likable place to hang.

Saint Paul MN - Another weekend, another snowstorm

We got some melting this week. And then Saturday Afternoon, after a couple days of melting, we got rain, sleet and finally snow.
So today we had lakes, ice slicks, piles of snow and killing size ice cycles hanging from almost everything.
There is so much water with no drains for it to go in that you get soaked if a car drives by and you are in the wrong spot - I got more than my fair share several times as proof.

Saint Paul MN - A concert break between storms

A Sunday afternoon concert by the UofM that definitely filled the vast spaces of the Saint Paul Cathedral.

Saint Paul MN - The first day of March and the first snow of March

Another 5 or 6 inches accumulating after a record setting February.  And of course, more cold to follow.
Off to a great start to what can be one of our snowiest months.