more friends in town, back to work travel, community ed halloween party
last monday we had another round of visitors. our friends ian, joanna, and kyla who live in portland (originally from minnesota) were in town for a funeral, so they asked if they could come see us. yes please! it had been over a year since we had seen them. we missed them so much! they came and saw our house, and we grilled burgers for dinner. then we all walked over to 'sebastian joe's' for ice cream. kinda wild to sit outside on the patio in mid october and have it feel warm enough. everyone having way more fun than a normal monday night! tuesday morning i picked up my mom for a little shopping/lunch date. there is a seasonal boutique at the centennial lakes building we had been to before, so we hit that up. neither of us bought anything, but it was fun to look. then she introduced me to 'wally's' which is a diner inside an office building in bloomington. they serve hot (turkey, meatloaf, roast beef) sandwiches, which are a favorite of mine. it was really ...
