MidNovemberBeginWinter

So we are down to the last few days of temp housing! We close on the house THIS THURSDAY! And MOVE IN FRIDAY! We are so excited about getting our house and all our stuff back :) Not to mention having a backyard to let Saphira out in. But, as excited as we are about the house here are some things we will miss about the apartment:
1. Heated underground parking - so nice to go out to a warm car in the morning, not to mention - no cleaning off the windshield!
2. Walking distance to coffee shops, restaurants, dessert, etc. - Really easy to find something to do when you're bored on the weekends.
3. Super close to Lake Calhoun - perfect for a longish run!
But most we will NOT miss things like having to tow groceries to the apartment and wait on super slow elevators; it taking just as long to drive 10 blocks to the highway as it does to take the actual highway to work; having to walk down a flight of stairs every time Saphira has to go out; and having to walk down the street every morning so the little girl can do her business. Overall, clearly we are stoked about the house - we are ready to make it our own!
We've continued to explore Minneapolis - last weekend we went to the Mall of America!

It's crazy big!! We went first thing in the morning and walked around for a couple hours before it got too crazy. I don't know that I would want to do my regular shopping there, but it was definitely fun to experience! Not to mention there is Nickelodeon Universe inside and a really cool Lego store!

Bryan also found a store just for men who shave :) They were doing a "Movember" ad as seen below:

So the MOA (As its known around here) was fun. Good way to spend a Saturday morning! That was last weekend. This weekend we went out to eat at a place called Bryant Lane Bowl. It was awesome!! Its a bar/restaurant/bowling alley all in one! And they serve a great breakfast, w/GF toast! Perfect! So it was a great start to the day. We decided to drive downtown and see if there was anything exciting going on down there. There wasn't, but it was still good to explore the downtown area. We also drove around our new city of St. Louis Park a bit and so it was nice to get to know the town a little better. This morning we have already done our Costco and Rainbow shopping, and good thing too because..... it snowed today!

So the rest of today will probably be spent watching football on the couch :) And enjoying these delicious sugar rushes...

Bryan got a cinnamon roll and I got a mint/chocolate/caramel apple. What better way to spend a cold snowy Sunday? We'll see how long Saphira let's us sit here....oh she's already whining so I guess not long!!

More about the house next weekend!! Cheers for now!