Escapades

A couple weekends ago now, my BFF and her husband made the trek to Minnesota for a 4-day visit.  That's right, folks ... I got Rocky to leave Ohio!  It doesn't happen often, but that's what makes it so special.  This was Rocky and Tom's first vacation without their little peanut, Ryan, so it was a big deal for everyone.

The weekend kicked off giving Tom a tour of the city as this was his first time in Minneapolis.  He's the type (like me) that needs to see "the sights" everywhere he goes - that's an easy one, Tom.  Mall of America - check.  That's all we've got.  :)

The weekend was full of high quality bonding - seriously, I have to take advantage of any opportunity I get with this girl ;) - but I wanted to share a few of the major highlights:

#1 - We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon on the lake.  Pretty common for a Minnesota summer, but when we can be on a gorgeous lake in 15 minutes from our house with great friends and great weather ... life is good.  Kyle even gave Roxanne a fishing lesson!

#2 - Rocky and Tom helped with some significant yard work (they offered, no ... insisted, promise!)  Anyone who had visited in the past several months knows that we had some serious ivy that was out of control on the front of the house.  Well, life was busy and we didn't have a chance to get around to it ... until the Eaton's arrived!  That's right.  The ivy didn't stand a chance against this crew.  And we pulled out some overgrown (and ugly) Junipers.  Rocky and Tom - we can't thank you enough!

Don't worry, I helped.  :)

Before ...

After!

#3 - The third and final highlight will help explain this blog's title (for the fans out there) - Rock and I revisted our high school days and went to the Janet Jackson concert.  We had gone together to see her on a whim back in the 90's, and it was one of the best shows we had ever seen.  The fact that this was only Rocky's second time to Minneapolis for only 4 days and Janet happened to be in town - it was meant to be!  Nothing like a trip down memory lane (and some killer tunes) with your BFF.  :)

Thanks to Rocky and Tom for hanging out with us in Minne ... clearly we made Minnesota fans out of them!

We know it's our turn to visit next time ... but, if you ever get the itch to leave Ohio again, you know where to find us. :)