Super Saturday

Kris & I met up at Pete's for some biking fun yesterday. I got to test out my new Stumpy, unfortunately it was only on a paved road. If we get some warm dry weather I'll be able to take her out on the trail. We went from Pete's house, which is next to Lake Nokomis, down to Brits Pub for some lunch'n'beer. It was a beautiful day which allowed us to sit out on the patio. After Brits we headed over to Midwest Mountaineering. I purchases some new Merrell shoes which are extra comfortable. BTW Midwest's Outdoor Adventure Expo is april 25-27th.

While we were biking there was a whole lot of naughty going on in my house. Aimee and her coworker hosted a Tasteful Treasures party at our house. All I can say is Giggidy Giggidy, Giggidy Goo. It sounded like everyone had a great time and lots of merchandise was purchased by all.

After the treasures party Aimee drove up to Pete & Anne's and we all took the light rail downtown to check out the ARTcrank poster show. The place was packed like sardines. They are lucky the fire chief didn't show up because they would have broken a fire code with too many people in the building. There were a couple posters that I liked but that is about it. These couple prints looked good but I wouldn't have a spot to hang them. I guess I set my expectations too high for the show.

We then headed over to Pizza Luce for some delectiable pizza. Anne very much enjoyed her 16oz PBR's through a straw. After our fill of pizza we headed over to The Local. We had a couple drinks and I schooled everyone in connect 4. It was a lot of fun hanging out with everyone and can't wait to do it again!

Today Aimee and I are heading to the sports show.

-MikeyB

Smiley!

Midwest & Town Hall

I met up with Kris & Petey last night to carpool to Midwest Mountaineering. It was kind of a last minute thing that Petey posted up. We went and drooled at all of the latest and greatest gear. We are planning to hike some of the Superior Hiking trail early June starting at Crosby Manitou and heading south. I think I'm pretty well set for gear. I just picked up some trekking poles and a new UL pack from REI. Both of which will also come in handy when Aimee and I head to Glacier in August. It should be an interesting hike since I really have never done a backpacking trip before. Kris and I are going to share my Hubba Hubba and with 29 sq.ft there might be some accidental spooning involved.

After our little droolfest at MM we drove over to Town Hall Brewery for a quick drink and a bite to eat. Kris and I had the Spring Fest which did have a small IPA bite to it. I'm not much of a fan of the IPA. Petey had the Black Snow Coffee Porter. I took a little taste of it and it was surprisingly good. Definitely a 1 glass beer but if you like coffee, you will love this porter. I also ordered a bigger basic burger with cheddar and bacon cooked medium/well. Holy cow was that burger gooooood! Probably one of the best burgers I have ever had.

-MikeyB