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I sort of announced it, but not really. I thought I would have more time to write, but that hasn’t been the case. I came here to help my brother. He is moving back to Salt Lake and needed some help closing up his house while his wife and kids were in Mexico sorting out their immigration papers. Luckily, we just found out that all is well, approved, and they are all back on their way home to Utah.
It is a big relief for our family.
Currently, his house is empty except for a couple of camping chairs, a computer table and two air mattresses that we sleep on. Mine has a slow leak and so I end up on a flat mattress every morning. It gives me a new appreciation for my suck-ass bed. It totally feels like I’m camping and I am half tempted to start a fire in the living room and roast some S’mores.
I am having a good time, but I have had very little time to hop on the computer between hauling trash, Good Will runs, Rug Doctoring carpets and meeting with contractors.
I have had time to do some sight seeing, though. I witnessed the largest display of American commercialism on the planet, otherwise known as “The Mall of America”. (It. is. EFFING. HUGE.). And I also spent a lovely afternoon at the Como Park zoo and conservatory. I decided that I could quite happily spend years sitting on the bench next to the water feature in the palms dome.
I’ve wandered around St.Pauls, got great photos of the cathedral and took out a second mortgage to buy stadium food at a Twin’s baseball game. SIX BUCKS FOR A DIET COKE?! GAH!!! It was a blast, though. I’ve never been to a baseball game and we won, so that was a plus. I even bought my brother peanuts and a bag of Cracker Jacks.
Yes, I am that big of a dork.
I have also played with some rocking bloggity people. I don’t know if many of you know it, but my first ever bloggity fans were at Bemidji State University (HI, BSU PEOPLE! I HEART YOU FOREVER AND EVER AMEN!!) and I got to meet some of them 18 months ago when I helped my brother move out here.
The cool thing is that I have new Minnesota blog friends as well and I met two of them this week. The over-thinker (Who is even more hilarious than her pithy comments on this site) was going to take me to a strip club (so how the hell did we end up at Noodles & Co.????)and Gretchen (who is DIVINE and is taking on the task of teaching me how to make rolls tomorrow. I hope they don’t turn out like hockey pucks due to my baking aura).
I get to see sweet Jessie for coffee on Sunday and I am stoked to see her again. She’s like a sister to me. I do have photos of my adventures, but forgot my camera cord. Hopefully, these ladies will write and post and I’ll do the linkity thing so you can read about our adventures. If not, I will write about them in the future becuase these ladies rocked my world and I had so much fun with both of them.
And now, I’m off to meet Tasha and Amber for lunch. (BSU alums and completely lovely people that I heart to death.)
Miss you all. Thanks for still being around.
I’ll post more in detail later because I know that you all LIVE to hear the drivel I have floating around in my brain of fabulousness, right?
I thought so.
Occidental Girl says:
It’s fun to get out of town, even if it’s to help a relative move. Is it cold there? It is cold in the high desert. Still.
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May 1st, 2008 at 10:58 am
natalie says:
i am so glad you aren’t dead. do you have someone to post a note on your site if you do die? that might be important. i’d volunteer to post your death notice, but since i live all the way over on the other side of the world i’m pretty sure i’d be the last to find out. you should think about that. have a contingency plan in case of death. we’d all feel better about it i’m sure!
natalie’s last blog post..Lightness
May 1st, 2008 at 11:30 am
Sharon says:
Glad to hear you’re having fun!
I lived in MN one summer, and worked at the Mall of America at Macy’s. My first day there was so intimidating. I think I got lost a bazillion times. The discounts were fantastic, though!
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May 1st, 2008 at 12:05 pm
glittersmama says:
Want to swing by Dayton on your way home?
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May 1st, 2008 at 12:43 pm
mchristensen says:
Loralee,
I’m sitting at my desk at Bemidji State thinking about you being only a couple hundred miles away and STILL no chance of meeting you. One week of class left and seven more Master’s thesis defenses to go.
Jessie defends tomorrow (I’m not on her committee but hope to attend her defense), so by the time you have coffee with her she’ll have her M.A. Good stuff.
Hope you and your brother survive another move.
May 1st, 2008 at 1:07 pm
pgoodness says:
I was wondering what happened to you!
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May 1st, 2008 at 1:12 pm
heather says:
wha? you’ve met Sweet Jessie and you get to meet her again?! Jealous! Hope the weather is good for you…so when are you coming back to AZ?
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May 1st, 2008 at 1:17 pm
raygon says:
Glad you are OK, I was getting worried!
May 1st, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Angella says:
I’ve been missing you!
Amy told me she was meeting up with you - I’d love to meet you BOTH
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May 1st, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Kimberly says:
Re: your title
So they are not the same thing?
I MISS YOU WOMAN
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May 1st, 2008 at 3:03 pm
SparklieSunShine says:
Glad things are going well.
You’re being missed here in the blogging world.
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May 1st, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Rachel (Louisiana) says:
Miss you. Love your guts. I’m glad things are working out with your brother’s family.
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May 1st, 2008 at 4:30 pm
The Over-Thinker says:
Wheeeeeeee!!!!! Okay. So you are fabulous. And I’m so happy (and relieved, though not surprised) that my first bloggity-meeting went well! And of course I’m also relieved that my husband didn’t have to put out an Amber Alert
Although it was touch and go for a bit there, in your brother’s basement!
I’m definitely going to write up a good post so my readers (and yours) can see what you do to a piece of cake when you’re telling a good story.
So will you be my Utah-Girlfriend?
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May 1st, 2008 at 4:54 pm
HRH says:
The title made me laugh a little too hard. Glad you are having fun.
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May 1st, 2008 at 7:05 pm
4 says:
Mall of America is big, but it’s companion mall owned by the same family here in Edmonton is an absolute Monolith. It is Freakin Enormous!!!!
The only reason half of Canada and 1/16 of the US knows Edmonton exists is because of the great West Edmonton Mall.
Sad, but true!
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May 1st, 2008 at 7:55 pm
lceel 'Uncle Lou' says:
Just don’t go too much further North. The world ends up there and you could fall off.
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May 1st, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Craig says:
Go Minnesota! Go Twins!
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May 1st, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Camille says:
I LIVE IN YOUR DRIVEL! And I’m so glad you’re alive to feed it to me. I was sure you’d died. I had it all worked out: I was going to drive down to your funeral (picking up Raygon along the way in Idaho) and pay my respects, even though, ummm…we’ve never actually met.
But it’s better this way–fuel is so expensive these days.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 12:18 am
Kyle Johnson says:
glad to see that you are alive, dont know what we would have done if you were not going to be in Utah when we get there to visit. We are all excited to see you all and Toby is getting anxious to see his old friends and family.
See ya soon
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:50 am
Amber says:
Wow, world domination tour. I seriously was going to drop you an email to figure out if you were still alive! Glad to hear you’re not only that but kicking.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 7:21 am
calicobebop says:
Whew! Thought you’d been kidnapped by aliens!
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May 2nd, 2008 at 8:01 am
justme says:
Even though I knew that you were in MN I still missed your daily blog posts. Glad that things worked out for your family and that they are on their way back!
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May 2nd, 2008 at 11:32 am
Melly says:
I am also not dead. Glad to hear your having fun.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Aspen says:
Oh man oh man… You’re SOOO close… I really want to drive the 4 hours down to see you… hmmm… I’m trying so hard to finish my school stuff this weekend
I am moving to Colorado in July though… and that’s closer to you… so there’s hope yet, eh?
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May 2nd, 2008 at 7:33 pm
sarah bean says:
Absolutely.
Glad you’re having fun.
Wish I was out exploring a different city. *sob*
xx
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:05 pm
andi says:
This is very good news. I was about to send out a search party.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Julie says:
I’m jealous! I wish I could have come down to the cities to meet you! I hope you had a nice trip to the frozen tundra.
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May 3rd, 2008 at 7:34 am
Jes says:
MinnesTota?
Wish I lived in the cities too! Natasha said she had a wonderful time with you
May 4th, 2008 at 11:33 am
natalie says:
are you sure you aren’t dead? i don’t know. i’m beginning to wonder.
natalie’s last blog post..Who am I?
May 4th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
agwylyk says:
On a cold and barren Ohio winter’s eve, trying to prepare for Christmas with only a Walmart for 40 square miles, than sitting with a diet coke in one hand a large choco chip cookie in the other and gazing longingly at the glittery lights of the Mall of America. Enjoy for me!
May 4th, 2008 at 6:50 pm