Wow, it's been awhile since I've updated.
Lesson 1: I shouldn't talk with my hands while driving 80 mph down the interstate. Nothing bad happened but the driver behind me was probably wondering if I was drunk.
Lesson 2: My car has a terrible blind spot. That was M--he doesn't drive my car much.
Lesson 3: The cell phone should maybe stay off while on vacation. I bet M had at least 25 calls in and out on our first day gone. They had put bulls out the day before and apparently none of them wanted to stay where they were supposed to be. R was a busy boy doing damage control. We also had a cattle buyer come to video our calves to put on video auction so R had to handle that along with our neighbor. There were also lots of instructions for J and C about where to spray and what to spray since M had been out scouting the fields before we left.
We had a great vacation although it didn't go exactly as planned. M's sister and husband didn't get to go with us and our planned meeting with our friends in Mankato, MN didn't happen. Their son did come to Minneapolis and go to two baseball games with us, though, so that was fun. The new home of the Minnesota Twins, Target Field, is a beautiful facility. We had great seats and great weather. I was a bit disappointed that the Rockies only won one game, but Marty was happy that the Twins won two. We managed to find our way from our motel to the light rail which we rode to the games and did some golfing at our favorite little course at Fort Snelling. The crush of people trying to get on the light rail after the games got to M a little bit, but he survived without a panic attack.
We decided to take the long way home and go to Rapid City to see M's sister and family. We left after the baseball game on Thursday and managed to miss all the hail storms and tornados. Maybe I should say they missed us, only by the grace of God. Lesson 4: Check the weather report before you head out. Actually we did that and thought we were okay. We were smart enough to have the radio on a local station for updates instead of the XM.
We spent the night in Mitchell, SD and were in Rapid City before noon on Friday after stopping at Wall Drug. In the words of M's sister "you have to stop at Wall Drug just so you can say 'why did we stop there'". It has "tourist trap" written all over it, but M did find a couple of things to buy and we had root beer floats so it wasn't a total waste of time.
Friday, the 18th, was our 27th anniversary. We met M's sister and went to the Prairie Berry Winery in the Black Hills and celebrated with lunch and wine tasting. A perfect afternoon. Saturday morning we went golfing. Once again, the "in-laws" beat the "out-laws". Our brother-in-law made us lunch, and then we just hung out and relaxed at their house which was okay. I got a little nap in the chair, something I almost never do.
We finally headed home on Sunday, another 8 hours in the car. The time went fast, and we had a really good time away. M needed some rest and relaxation, and I think he achieved that.
Lesson 5: No bed feels as good as my bed!
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