Friends


Last Saturday we headed up to O-town (Osceola) to visit with the charming Olson family.  Jess was nice enough to make some delicious corn magic dip and chicken enchiladas.  Zach and I happily stuffed our faces, drank some beers and played some ping-pong. 

All as a warm up to the experience of “Stalkers of the Corn”….  muh ha ah ah

We headed to Schafer to get scared by zombies, ghosts and mostly each other.  Ben and Zach were awfully scared….

We got our warning about how scarry it was going to be from this guy.  It should have tipped us off.

We entered into the corn in a single file line.  Each of us grabbing the person in front of us to protect us from the monsters we were bound to encounter.  About 75 steps into the maze we were chased by a guy with a chainsaw.  Now I’m not going to lie, it scared me half to death at first.  We were all pushing each other out of the way trying to get another person in between us and the chainsaw monster.  (In reality it was probably some guy named Steve who works part time at the Mobile station).

After a few more appearances by ghouls like this,

we were out of the maze alive and in one piece.  But very, very hungry…

  

We tromped around in a non haunted maze for awhile trying to scare each other.  I was mostly eating my cotton candy and laughing at Zach.

We wrapped up the evening eating pumpkin soup and watching a chick flick.  Zach got real tuckered out so Elie let him take a nap with her.  She wasn’t willing to share the blanket though.

Thanks Jess for the super yummy dinner.  Thanks Ben for going to the Total Mart and buying frozen pizzas for breakfast on Sunday morning.  Thanks Elie for all the helping. 

Coming soon…  Halloween costume party.  Can I pull off back-to-back 1st place win???

Sunday evening we hit the Minnesota State Fair with Kacky & Tony for a variety of treats on sticks.  The final tally between the 4 of us was:

  • 2 Pronto Pups
  • 4 Ears of Corn
  • 2 Turkey Sandwiches
  • 3 Cheese Curd Baskets
  • Beer (several each)
  • 1 Stuffed Pretzel
  • 3 Frozen Custards
  • 1 Bag of Mini Donuts
  • 1 Walleye on a Stick
  • 1 Bag of Cotton Candy

Sadly we didn’t get any bacon or Sweet Martha cookies.  We did purchase a fun little golf game.  We’ve yet to play out of fear that George will eat the balls.  The highlight of the night was of course the Giant Slide…

We had the tremendous privilege of traveling to Beaver Creek, CO to witness two of our best friends  get married.  The entire weekend was awesome.

We started out Thursday morning flying from MSP to Denver with Matt and Michelle Hanson.  After a 2 hour white-knuckled (at least for me) drive, we arrived at Beaver Creek.  We had rented a 4 bedroom condo and were shacking up with the Hansons, Bartletts, Franny, Emily and Ray.  First things first, Michelle and Craig made the snack and beer run to stock our kitchen.  Priorities people…

Thursday and Friday were spent drinking, golfing, shopping and eating.  The rehearsal dinner was held at the Dusty Boot and was an amazing showing of the people who love Kacky and Tony.  Lots of great food, toasts, and pictures.  Saturday morning we all laid around reading magazines and just hanging out.  I headed to lunch with the boys and listened to them giggle like 13 year old girls at a slumber party.

In the evening we met the wedding party for drinks before the ceremony and walked to the chapel.  The wedding was perfect.  The sounds of Lez Zeppelin drifting through the windows from a nearby festival.  That’s right kids… Lez Zeppelin.  Apparently a lesbian Led Zeppelin cover band.  Awesome.

Kacky looked beautiful.  The ceremony was perfect and the reception was more fun than I’ve had since, well Kacky’s bachelorette party.  We danced the night away and headed back to the condo for a late night snack of Totinos Party Pizzas, Wheat Thins and Easy Cheese.  All in all a perfect night.

Kacky and Tony, your friendship means the world to us.  We are so happy you found each other and look forward to creating more great memories with you in the future.  Congratulations and may God bless you with many, many happy years!!!