Got up leisurely. Lorrie made breakfast. Before anyone gets out of hand, she wanted to make it! Eggs and bacon. Then she made the blueberry scones we got at the Midwest Mountaineering Expo. They were okay but not blueberry enough. Had a good fire going. Thanks to me! (= Fire bug! We putzed around and got ready to leave. Packed up the car and were on the road by about noon.
We headed to Wild River Amusement Park/Ski Area. Because it's her birthday, Lorrie got a free day pass to the park! W
e did the Alpine slide twice and raced the go-karts once. I'd never done an alpine slide before so that was fun! A little scary at some points. The go-karts were fun. I tormented some guy the entire time. But I opted for safety and didn't pass... even though he would have gotten in trouble for ramming into me. Oh well!Then off to Taylor Fall and the Glacial Pothole park within Interstate State Park. That was very cool looking! Lots of rock climbers of all levels were everywhere. It also bordered the St. Croix river so some nice views. We took Emm
a in with us but left Tori in the car. I don't think her hip would handle all the climbing. I got a lot of great photos in there.After that, hungry, we head the 100 feet into Taylor Falls to eat at their little drive-in diner. We sat outside to eat our burger and hot dog... with root beer of course. Frost Top. Then on to this little coffeehouse that Lorrie's been raving about. With reason! It was very good and very cute!
Then home. Pretty easy drive. A little traffic hung us up in St. Paul but nothing major. Once home, we headed directly to a gospel concert on the Carleton Campus. We smelled like campfire! ha! The group was "Essence of Joy" from Penn State University. I am SO glad we went even though we are tired and smelly! (=
Hopefully I can come up with another nice weekend for Lorrie next year! I'm doing well so far!
HAPPY 43rd! <3
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