...and you thought you were moving today...

Today was the big day! We've spent weeks boxing up the house, we picked up the Penske truck and we recruited friends and family to help with the heavy lifting.

Mother nature had a different idea.

We knew it was coming. Like any good Minnesotan who's planning something big, we've been watching the weather all week. But, there's not a whole lot you can do to prepare for the first snow and a 200 mile move at the same time.

The good news about the snow is that there is now, officially, no rush. We're definitely not driving this truck in these conditions. Instead, we've stayed tucked in tight, enjoyed chili and a few Winter Ales. Unfortunately, we've moved all of the furniture out of the house, Sogn is the only one who's found a good place to rest.


A HUGE Thank You to everyone who helped today. We absolutely could not have done it without you! 

Influential Minnesotans in Washington, D.C.

In preparation for the State of the Union tonight, Minnesota Public Radio has been running material about Influential Minnesotans in Washington, D.C. I don't follow politics closely and I'm certainly not looking to make this blog a political forum, but I really liked a little clip of a piece of Cathy Wurzer did with Lisa Gilbertson Wolski, Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator John Kyl, R-AZ. Wolski mentioned that she likes Washington D.C., but that she is part of the Minnesota State Society of Washington D.C. What I loved, and what I thought was so Minnesotan, was that Wolski said that even though D.C. is a networking town, when Minnesotans get together at Minnesota State Society events, rank, jobs and networking fall to the wayside and people just want to talk about the weather and people's children in good, Minnesota style. Love Minnesota Nice!

I heard this story this morning when I was driving to school. Please forgive me if I have gotten details wrong, the purpose of this story is to reflect upon the part of the story I heard that was meaningful to me.