Where are your stomping grounds?

We had a play date with Meytal and Lyla today and have some sad news to share. They are moving to Indiana in two weeks! I knew they were hoping to move there, but didn't think it would happen this soon. Both Finn and I are sad, but happy for them. Good luck with the move! It was a little bright for them! We walked around in my old stomping grounds in downtown Minneapolis today. Can you have more than one "stomping grounds" area? If not, then it isn't my stomping grounds...but I think you can for different stages in your life. Downtown Minneapolis was my stomping ground for my first job out of college. I LOVED working down there. There was so much to do. I'd forgotten about the big Farmer's Market on Nicollet Mall. We might go down tomorrow to check it out.

I finally went tanning! Things always take longer to get around to when you have a child (I meant to do it last week). Finn couldn't go in the room with me, which I didn't know, but they were slow (I was the only person there), so the employee said she would watch him. Normally, I probably wouldn't have agreed, but she seemed very responsible and I was only tanning for 6 minutes (and she just kept him in the carseat the whole time...but I did give her hand sanitizer just in case!). I did a stand up bed for the first time and LOVED it. I'm supposed to go every other day to establish my base tan. I don't want to get super tan or anything, just don't want to get third degree burns in Aruba (the sun is super strong there because it is close to the equator). I'm a little pink today in places the sun doesn't normally shine!

I experienced another first last night...my first live draft for fantasy football. I've been doing fantasy football for years, but we've always done the automatic draft where the computer picks your team for you based on a ranking you set up. The live draft was SO much fun. Becky, Kristine and I all did it from my house, which sucked because the internet would stop working intermittently. I definitely want to do it again next year, but maybe give a little more time for each pick (we only had 2 minutes which goes really fast when have the people are on auto and take one second!). I think I'm happy with my results. I'll do things a little different next year...like actually do some research and print out some lists (oops!). Finn was a really good boy during it and just as we were finishing, filled his pants. Wasn't that nice of him to wait?!?!

FYI: LOVE this weather! I wish it could be like this all year. I LOVE the fall!