Weekend Recap: Father's Day Weekend Fam Visit & Twins Game

My fam came up for the weekend for a Twins game and Father's Day.

Friday night, Adam's family also joined us for dinner. Adam made his specialty, Jucy Lucy's. They were delicious! Robin brought an excellent pesto pasta salad. I will definitely need to get that recipe!

For dessert, I made cake balls (as a late birthday dessert for my dad). They were excellent, if I do say so myself. Even Mr. I-don't-like-sweets enjoyed them. It was a lot of fun to all get together.

see how I made them here

Saturday morning started out gloomy. Mom and I planned to go pick strawberries down by Hastings. On the way there, it started pouring. It didn't let up until less than a mile from the berry patch. I'm so glad we didn't give up and turn around though because we got a lot of picking in before the rain started there.

We were worried how the rain and storms would effect the Twins-Brewers game at 1. We came prepared with raincoats, but luckily we didn't need them. The only casualty from rain was batting practice. It turned out to be a beautiful afternoon for a game, even though the Twins play was rather lackluster. Because of the rain, I didn't bring the good camera. I wish I would have known it was going to be nice!

Walking Taco for Stine

Before the game even started, when we were walking back to our seats from getting pop and food for Stine, we saw the legendary former Twin Tony Oliva. Other people were getting their pictures taken with him, so we did too! Yes, we're cool.

After the game, we returned home for naps and relaxation. Then, we ventured out to get pizza at Savoy's. Yum!

Back at home, mom, Stine and I played Pug-opoly. You may recall that Adam and I received this pug version of Monopoly from my fam for Christmas. It was pretty much adorable. And fun.

Christmas Eve, 2011

 We celebrated Father's Day with brunch at Meritage. We love Meritage. It's consistently excellent with attentive service. I had cornmeal pancakes served with a cinnamon walnut butter and I also ordered brunch potatoes for on the side.

Adam enjoyed the special, pork shoulder hash. I thought it sounded good too, but I'm glad I didn't order it because there was a lot of celery. But Adam likes celery, and said the meal was pretty much amazing.

My dad had Boeuf et Oeuf (Steak and Eggs). Mom and Stine both had Croque Monsieur (toasted ham & cheese w/ Mornay sauce) minus the egg plus frites.

Of course we had to have dessert as well! Mom generously shared the Macaron du Jour which was coffee. I'm pretty much obsessed with anything coffee flavored, but I won't drink coffee. Figure that one out. The macaron was excellent. Maybe I'll have to make some coffee ones next time!
I shared my creme brulee with the table because it was huge.

Christine had mouse au chocolat, but there wasn't much sharing go on. I can't blame her though, and she at least let everyone try a bite.

My fam headed back home around 12:30. Chester, Adam and I spent the rest of the afternoon napping and relaxing. I read for a while, and Adam watched the Twins game. When I was finished with my book, Adam was still watching the Twins game. The rain delay + extra innings made for a very long game. It was on until almost 7 (with a 1:10 start & 15 innings)!