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“I got a feelin / that tonight’s gonna be a good night”

—Black Eyed Peas

I had a good…no, GREAT…Labor Day weekend. Jenny and Hakan unexpectedly came up to visit! On Friday night Jenny left a cryptic message on my phone asking what I was up to this weekend and saying I should call her that night or early Saturday morning. A few hours later, they were on the road to Minneapolis—soon to join us at the fair, and then our cookout as I had told her I’d wished (that she lived here, and could attend; this was a good, nay, great, compromise!)!

Saturday I rode my bike while Jeff hit the gym, then we headed to the fair. For some reason I was insanely excited about the fair this year—almost (but never quite) on par with Jeff. This was our second visit, but there was still so much to do. We spent time looking at baby animals (petting a baby chick and being afraid of the ‘baby’ turkeys), walking around the little Grandstand shows, listening to KFAN and WCCO for the Gopher game (PATHETIC), admiring the anti-Michelle-Bachmann seed art, and eatingeatingeating. Hush puppies and malts/sundaes and honey lemonade and cheese curds. Nitro ice cream from Blue Sky, fresh root beer, a random Icee, and macaroni and cheese on a stick (yes way! actually quite good). Ohhh food.

We hit the swine-flu-impacted 4H building for a midafternoon second-wind generation, and goofed off in the benches lining the now-empty stage. Looked at all the banners and posters (many amusing) and the furniture (all incredible) and then our friends showed up. We saw Diana’s jam!!!!! which was so cool!, and just enjoyed being at the fair with different people. Finally Jenny and Hakan showed up and I met them at the fried candy-bar stand. So crazy busy! But so fun! Jenny was amazed at how everyone knew where everything was, and we wandered around getting them some interesting food and showing them weird sights as the day darkened into night. Spent some time drinking weird wine slush in Heritage Square and admiring jewelry and other miscellaneous stuff. It was so cool to have Jenny and Hakan there! They left around 9 and the rest of us listened to Styx/REO and wasted a bunch of time looking at weird shirts and instruments and things in the Bazaar. As that wore off, and it got colder, Jeff convinced us to tour the Haunted House which I found very scary. They had me pegged and I was a real screamer. Pathetic. Then the fireworks and finally home—my feet hurt like no other. What a day.

Got up Sunday and cooked everyone some eggs and chocolate-orange muffins. Yum. We headed out to golf with Jack and Laureen while Jenny and Hakan went to the beach with Alex and Liz. Got a 5 on the first hole and it was completely completely downhill from there. I am embarrassed to say that yet again I lost my cool. I just don’t know if golf is my friend, but I try. Bah!! It took us forever but it was a nice day so it was OK. Then off to get ready for the cookout. Everyone brought massive amounts of food which was delicious and so nice of them. And Jenny and Hakan were there!! Yaaaaaay yay. All of my favorite people. We had an impromptu beanbag toss tournament which (of course) the Js won—something about those J’s and Jenny in tourneys. Ha. Drank and ate and grilled the night away.

Today we met up with Liz and Alex for brunch at Key’s (I meant to try cupcake but it was closed). Glad Key’s worked out because it was wonderful! So fun to hang out with Liz and Alex and of course Jenny and Hakan. Nice people. Key’s! Brunch! Days off! Fun! Then I came home and did more laundry which is ridiculous but I guess a clean bed is nice (I was inspired by Liz and Alex’s Labor Day trip to the laundromat, I suppose), worked on the garden (‘worked’…aka picked tomatoes) while Jeff mowed, called my Grandma and my Mom and Diana and chit chatted and then sat in the sun reading the paper. The paper! That’s right, we now get the Sunday paper. What a day. What a weekend.

Now I’m going to finish up the laundry and ‘make’ dinner (leftover couscous salad + whatever protein we have on hand). Maybe write some more. Miss Jenny a lot!!! I wish she lived here, so so so much. Watch Mad Men. Delight in the weekend. And get ready for my draft and 9-9-9.

<3 later.

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