Briefly considered and rejected:
Taking a nap on the bathroom floor. I’m not sure how often they mop in there.
Taking a nap after work, despite the risk that Chloe will sneeze on my face. Scribbled on a crumpled slip of paper in my purse:
“I’m just looking at my foot.”
– from a girl we stopped to help after leaving the 90s on Friday night; she was creeping her way up the ramp, staring at the ground. “Running for President. Need campaign funds.”
– on a panhandler’s sign at I94 and Broadway. Visited between the hours of 6pm Friday and 11pm Sunday, a weekend shortened by an hour but lengthened by legend:
- Salut for Matt’s article, only to find the bartender had gone missing
- Barbette for a quick (but no less romantic) pregame, featuring pommes frites
- Mariucci Arena to watch the Gophers crush Anchorage in a highly-satisfying and much-needed 6-2 win in the WCHA tournament quarterfinals
- Grumpy’s for the customary post-game; we were joined by Michelle and Dustin (Cindi’s sister and her boyfriend), Cindi and her parents, Wendy, and Jumi; we commenced Wendy’s birthday celebrations with some free decorations bestowed upon us by the staff
- The 90’s for dancing with the vajayjay girls, and the usual ridiculawesomeosity
- The Happy Gnome for Matt’s story and lunch
- Suzi’s to hang out with Pete, Christa, and Ryan, and have a drink inside a log
- Temple again for Matt’s story, where we got to meet Thom Pham and acquainted ourselves with another favorite bartender (Ricky), who made us drinks based on our color suggestions
- King & I briefly, also for the story
- Luce for Wendy’s birthday dinner
- Lyle’s for Wendy’s party and to watch the most nervewracking Gophers game of all time, which led to significant fear they might not make it to the Final Five
- The Yacht Club for further birthday hijinx
- The Otter because, well, duh; naked lady photo hunt, Jumi singing ‘Private Dancer’, Matt punching a cutout of Dale Jr, Wendy wearing a headlamp
- Santana’s for the best afterbar food on the planet
- Bobby and Steve’s, which had turned into a police state somewhere around 3am
- REI with Cindi and Wendy to shop for cruise stuff and try on sexy shoes
- The Aerodrome to pick up Andy (and Belinda?)
- The Mall of America because every visitor to Minneapolis must see it; peoplewatching was in full effect, holy crap
- The Happy Gnome to meet up with Matt and Missy after the Wild game
- Lyle’s to watch the Gophers earn their way into the Final Five, thank god; I cried. Four times. It was highly emotional.
It is a miracle that nobody has died of exhaustion. Yet! Other very exciting news:
Our 3day team is over $5,000! And don’t forget to register for trivia; we have $100 cash and two hotel nights, in addition to many other prizes. If you don’t want to play trivia, just come hang out! Too sleepy for a creative signoff:
Jenni