First "Baby" Step... DONE!!!

YAY!!!

FOGO DE CHAO!!!

WHAT A WEEKEND!!! Our friend Steven was here for a little shopping and a little fun.
He got here late Friday night and we met Ann, Mike, and Vicky for a little appetizer fun at Applebees. We went home to go to bed but stayed up til 2 AM!!!! I can seriously not remember the last time I was up so late! Crazy! AND pretty silly as we only stayed up to watch Oprah that was on TIVO!!! We could have watched it at any time. I did learn though, that when you're 35, you should NOT eat boneless buffalo wings and then stay up til 2. It's a bad idea.

We survived though and had a great day Saturday of shopping a bit and just hanging out. Steven tried RJ Riches for the first time and had one of their enourmous pancakes. He pretty much ate the middle and that was all he could do. We tried to eat just a little amount as we had GREAT plans for the evening! Those plans did NOT disappoint! We went to a fun new restaraunt in downtown Minneapolis called FOGO DE CHAO.... It's a Brazillian restaraunt that is pretty much just all about meat. If you want to check out the website it's www.fogodechao.com.
The whole premise is that after you have visited the salad bar, that was amazing, they give you a little coaster-sized disc. It's red on one side and green on the other. When it's turned green, the waiters bring over AMAZING pieces of meat either all stacked on a sword or big cuts of meat that they then slice off a piece for you. The pieces are small, but don't worry, they just keep bringing it as long as you are on green. Once you turn the disc over, they give you a break and stop bringing it around until you turn it over to green again.

After the second round of greens......


A very happy husband!


We survived the meat coma's and were able to enjoy the VERY brisk walk to our car on the top floor of the ramp. It was cold but WHAT a beautiful night!


And then we Wii'd!!! Thanks to Ann and Mike for hosting the Wii party!
FUN!!!
The competition was fierce, as you can see. It's a good thing that we all love each other!

Have a great week everyone!!!

HOW FUNNY!!!

How funny is it to compare the following pictures to the one's from the previous post!
SIGH!!!!
WHAT A CHANGE!!!

On the ground wishing...

WHAT a day!!!
We tried to go to Iowa this morning at 6am to see my parents and celebrate my niece Nicole's first child by going to her baby shower. We thought leaving at 6 would get us ahead of the storm, but as you can see, 6am wasn't early enough. :( This happened a couple of years ago as well and left my sister with a 21 lb turkey and with just a few hungry mouths to feed rather than the multitudes that she had expected. This time however, Chris and I have a 17 lb turkey thawing as I write this. The initial intention was to take it with us and cook it for Sunday dinner at my Mom and Dad's but couldn't get there. We have no multitudes either. So if you're coming to visit in the near future, we hope you like turkey. ;)


We got as far as Owatanna, but the roads were just too bad. We knew we were going to be driving right into the storm, but were unsure of how bad it was going to be. When we hit Owatanna though, there was a pretty heavy feeling of driving into impending doom.... ;) After checking out a couple of exit ramps and many phone calls with my family, we decided it was best to just not risk it and come back home. We're sad, but safe and warm, and watching movies. :) Some days, the best plans just don't work out.


My father is a very wise man and has said to me many times....
I'd rather be on the ground wishing I was in the air, than in the air wishing I was on the ground. (Referring to his airplane flying days)
So..... I guess, we'd rather be at home wishing we were in Iowa, than stuck in the ditch wishing we were at home. :(



We were able to have a fun lunch with our new sister-in-law at RJ Riches. :)

Great fun in the midst of a disappointing day.... that hot chocolate was SO GOOD!!!
I think it was the real whipped cream that they put on top of it!

We hope you all are having a great weekend and are safe enjoying the beauty in the crisp, clean, whiteness outside. How pretty is it to see all of the Christmas lights and hear the ringing of bells? Take some time to remember at the start of the season what it is really about and love on the people in your life that God has blessed you with.

Know that we are thinking of you and praying that you are enjoying all the hustle and bustle!


We can't wait to get your Christmas cards!!!!


Cheryl and Chris