In February, Damien and I both had a long holiday weekend for Presidents' Day that lined up with when my friend, Patrick, was driving to Minneapolis for a job interview. None of us had been to Minneapolis before and I really wanted to see the Mall of America. It was a great trip!
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| Damien and I stayed at a hotel that was connected to the mall. It was super nice and convenient |
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| The hotel lobby. Damien kept saying we were staying in a place of luxury lol |
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| So many levels in the mall |
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| Damien relaxing after lots of walking |
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| For breakfast on Friday morning, Damien and I ordered room service. An omelet with toast and fresh fruit. |
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| After breakfast, Damien and I went to the Sea Life Aquarium in the mall. |
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| In line to see the various sea creatures. |
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| I love the tunnels where you can see the fish swim overhead. |
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| The coolest part was the jellyfish! |
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| Damien and I with the jellyfish. Is that really my 12-year old son? lol |
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| By the time we got through the aquarium, Damien wasn't feeling well so he stayed back in the hotel room to rest and I met up with Patrick after his job interview. |
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| This mall is unbelievable with all of the things to do. |
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| I liked the Lego displays. |
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| Later on Friday, Damien was feeling better so Damien and Patrick went on the log ride. I waited for 20 minutes to get a video of them, but by the time I realized it was them it was too late. Oh well. |
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| Next, we took Damien mini-golfing for the first time. Once he understood how to put, he was really good. |
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| I got a hole-in-one on the last hole of mini-golf!!! |
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| Patrick bought Damien a 3 pound gummy worm lol |
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| A chocolate caramel apple--yum! |
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| For breakfast on Saturday morning, Damien and I shared the loaded pancakes. We needed our strength for the 5 hour drive home lol |
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| Damien with his 3 lb worm lol. He shared with his friends and I think he still has a little bit left. I didn't try any because Damien and his friend had their hands all over it. |
Patrick didn't end up getting the job in Minneapolis. Not sure what he's going to do for work. About a week after the Minneapolis trip, we went to see Bert Kreischer's comedy show because it was here in Grand Forks. It was a great show! Very entertaining. February was definitely a busy month for me.
