Happy Anniversary

A sincere "Thanks" to all who wished us a "Happy 25th Anniversary." The wishes were appreciated, and the anniversary was indeed happy!

We headed to the Twin Cities, the site of our initial honeymoon. We saw several of the same things -- Minnehaha Falls, the Como Park Conservatory, the Como Park Zoo. We also stopped on Harriet Island, but just missed getting on the paddlewheel tour. But don't feel sorry for us! We had perfect weather: sunshine, 80s (maybe 90s for a few hours), no rain, just enough wind to help keep us cooled off. We even bought me a nice black suit while shopping in the Nicollett Mall.

We stayed at a bed & breakfast very near Como Park and enjoyed some solitude. Sherry brought along the scrapbooks from our college days and from the wedding. We reminisced. We both brought our current reading material and spent a couple hours reading while lounging under a fragrant (linden?) tree in Como Park.

We ate at a couple of nice restaurants, one of which has (I'm quoting the web-site here) "a progressive and interpretive approach to food." This meant "small portions of food combinations you would have never tried otherwise." But the food was good, and the dessert (Crème Brûlée) was wonderful.

Vacations, to me, should help a person get away from their everyday stress, and this one certainly did. It also was relaxed, in the sense that we didn't have any obligation to be in any particular place at any particular time. We just spent time with each other, lived in the moment, and enjoyed!

A 25th anniversary is an event worth celebrating, and this was a celebration worthy of the event. It's just "Part One" of the celebrating we'll do this summer, but it was great!