During our time in the USA, we saw good friends, ate good food, and just had an opportunity to chill and relax a bit. As I type this, it's the night before we go to Ireland, and it's sort of weird to be travelling again when we practically just got home.
The flight to America wasn't too bad: I saw I, Tonya and Lady Bird on the plane to Seattle; the first film was definitely superior. I didn't get much sleep on either flight, but it was nice to see Jeff and give him his presents once we landed in Seattle. And, this time, we didn't have to go through security twice, which was nice. I think I slept more on the second flight, from Seattle to Minneapolis. Kerry and I thought we might get a pizza when we got home, but I was so tired that I turned in about 7 pm. Fortunately, I got up about 7 am or so the next day, so that effectively cured my jet lag.
Our first full day back, we first ran errands: got pants for Kerry, guide books at Barnes and Noble. We had dinner at Acapulco with Bradley, who then followed us back to Maureen's to drop off some stuff for Bette, and we chatted a bit.
Sunday, we had brunch at Green Mill with Crystalyn and her family. The prime rib was way overcooked, but it was pretty good otherwise. We also went to Best Buy to try to get my desktop computer fixed; the technician just sprayed out the dust and it seemed good as new. (However, a day or so later, we were still having issues with it...sigh).
Monday was all about Minneapolis. We had dinner around 12:30 with Crystalyn and the girls at Fogo; Maureen joined us this time. We stayed for about 4 hours, just chatting and having fun. Afterwards, Maureen, Kerry, and I went to the Twins vs. Royals game. It was a pretty boring game for the first six innings, but eventually the Twins scored some runs in the 7th and 8th and won 3-1. It was Pride Night at Target Field so we all got hats with the rainbow "TC" symbol. And it was gratifying to see same-sex kissing on the jumbotron!!!
Tuesday, I got my glasses adjusted, we had India Palace, and we visited Zach and Sarah at TTFF. I also picked my Comp 2 textbook up from school and visited some folks there.
Wednesday we picked up some tooth paste from the dentist, ate free pie at Baker's Square (including an extra one to go, because it's so close to my birthday), and visited Zach and Sarah one final time. And, of course, we did packing. Maureen made us shepherd's pie for dinner.
Thursday afternoon, we will leave for Dublin...we have a connecting flight in Paris. Wish us luck!
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