Happy Birthday to Summit!/Yay Twins!!

Saturday evening Pete and I made our way to Harriet Island in St. Paul to help Summit Brewing celebrate its 20th birthday. There were about a bazillion people there, but it was still fun. We braved long lines to eat some Famous Dave's, and then braved even longer lines to enjoy some of the tasty brews we were honoring. The beer lines were unbelievably long due to the fact that there were only 2 points of sale for any and all beverages: beer, water, and pop. Poor planning there on someone's part. To the folks at Summit: Nice party, but next time, more places to buy beer, please! We enjoyed the musical stylings of Soul Asylum and Cake, as well as the EPA, ESB, and Scandia we consumed. All things considered, it was a super fun, perfect fall evening. One more picture:


This weekend my cousin's husband returned to Sioux Falls, SD from his deployment in Iraq. Welcome home, Blake! Here is a picture from the Argus Leader (the Sioux Falls paper) of my uncle Win and his granddaughter Cami.


And now in sports news: The Twins clinched their division title tonight. Wahoo!




What a sweet season. Pete thinks he helped them with his "Mauer" sideburns. I think that their turnaround came when I moved to Minnesota. Either way, Go Twins! A win over the White Sox, and a Kansas City victory over the Tigers, and we're starting the playoffs vs. Oakland at home instead of the Yanks on the road. Everyone grab your homerun hankies and sing it with me now:

We're gonna win Twins
We're gonna score
We're gonna win Twins
Watch that baseball soar
Let's hit a homerun
Shout out hip-hooray
Cheer for the Minnesota Twins today!



How fitting that they did it with #34 on their sleeves and the field. I love that they chose to wear his number instead of a black band, etc. We miss you, Kirby!

And now I will conclude my post and return my attention to Season 1 of "Arrested Development." :)