Minnesota and the Birthdays

Monday, the 18th, we left for Minneapolis (actually we went to Mystic Lake and Dakota Meadows Campground in Prior Lake, MN.  We got in around 3 PM, got setup and then drove into Pam and Steve's.  On the way Steve called to tell us that Pam was asleep on the couch and we should sneak in, sit down, and wait for her to get up.  Which we did.  She woke up, saw my plaid shirt, and jumped up because she knew Steve didnt have a shirt like that!!  It was great!

We spent two weeks there and had a great time, as always!  Pam's birthday (60th) party was on Friday the 22nd at a bowling alley.  She was unaware of the party so it was great to see the surprised look on her face when she came in. 

Steve's brother, Jim, and his wife, Meg, had come in on Thursday to surprise her, and, Matt came from Indianapolis on Friday morning as well.  Those Pivecs throw a great party.  Thanks, Molly, Stephanie, and Steve!!

The weather started turning colder while we were there.  The CG decided to turn off the water about 5 days earlier than planned due to the freezing weather that was expected so we had to fill our fresh water tank.  We also had some very strong winds for a couple of days (25 -30 MPH and gusts of 40).  The trailer was rocking a few times!!

We had planned to leave on 10/29 and a couple of days earlier we had to scrape our windows so we knew it was time.  We did drive to Pipestone on Saturday morning to be at my aunt Nora's 100th birthday party that afternoon.  The party was great and we got to see alot of the relatives.

This next picture is of Nora with her two brothers (Harold on the left and Hank on the right).

We stayed at the new motel in Pipestone (Crossings Inn) and it was very nice.  Some of us got together at the party room in the motel that evening, ordered pizza, and had a nice time.

We left early Sunday morning, drove 400 miles to Platte City, MO.  On Monday we drove 300 miles to Chetokah, OK (Carrie Underwood's home town - she wasn't there) for the night.  And on Tuesday we drove the last 200 miles (in rain) to Melissa, Tx.  It was so nice to get back home, and see Julie, Ken, and Gehrig and Emma (and Kelsi over the weekend).

We are now enjoying staying put for awhile, but do have plans to go to Nashville with Ken and Julie and the kids for Thanksgiving to be with Belinda, Bryan, and Bailey, and then Judy and I will make our annual trip to MA in December to see Larry, Jacky, and Hannah.  And then, who knows what the new year will bring???