Lake Michigan Summer Vacay 2015: Day 7

Today, I awoke and prepared for going to Minnesota, packing up a suitcase with stuff to take. I set out and stopped at the cheese factory, where I remembered that I forgot a key item of necessity. I called my mom and asked her to come up to the cheese factory to bring it, and she did. Then I bought some cheese and headed out to Highway 10.

I got through the first roundabout south of Marshfield and saw a sign for an estate sale. I stopped at a garage sale for a rather awkward few moments, then was on the road again. Again, I stopped at the Neillsville Worlds Fair Pavilion and got some wine and souveniers. Then I went to the A&W for a root beer float, finally.

Mmm, Wisconsin.

Then it was back on the road for more driving. After the normal turns and scenery, I got to I-94. Driving, driving, driving, and I was in Hudson, about to cross into the lovely state of Minnesota.

Then I made my way to the Mall of America, and as fortune would have it, I parked on the side by the Lane Bryant. I bought a pair of pants - they only had one in a color that fit well - and headed toward the exit.

Legoland at the MoA!

I told my friend that, unless I found a candy store, I would be leaving soon, then I found the Lindt chocolate store. I got a lot of chocolate, and it was their "Christmas in July" sale. I sensed desperation in the salespeople's pitches, and nearly wanted to leave without buying, but then I told myself to deal with it, and soon, I would leave with hella chocolate. So I did, and I had hella chocolate. I was soon on my way to K & J's house, and soon, I got to meet the baby F! We talked and I made dinner plans to be in St. Paul, at Brasa Rotisserie with P and R.

I learned that, as a producer for one of the news shows at the NBC affiliate in the Twin Cities, P actually picked all of the stories and wrote the entire script for the show. The food was delicious, and after saying goodbye to P, R and I went to her new home, next to a daycare. She said that every day, there were more balls in her yard, as evidenced by the photo below.

Three, there are three balls in this photo.

R gave me the tour of her new place, which was pretty awesome. Hard-wood floors, stained glass, cool staircase, and of course, the backyard had lots of gardening space.

Well, after that, I was off to Bloomington, or South Minneapolis. I hung out with K & J, and then nestled into bed.