Sorry this is so late. I thought it published days ago, but my iPad appears to have eaten the post.
On Friday, my parents came up to visit for the
weekend. They picked Christine up at school, and then came over. Chester
was so excited to see them and went crazy! He was less excited when
Grandma presented him with a present, a spider hat!
At
7:30, we went to dinner at Boca Chica. The meal took forever to come,
but it was good company so it wasn't a big deal. The food was excellent
as usual!
Saturday morning, we slept in a bit and relaxed.
Chester and Grandpa were buddies. Dad's allergic, so he didn't want to
get too close, but Chester snuggled right in. It was cute!
Around
10, we headed over to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the Maya
exhibit. Adam and I had two complimentary tickets from a friend that works
at the Science Museum, which was really nice.
We had some time before
the Omnitheater movie started at 11, so we checked out the dinosaurs and
fossils in the permanent exhibit. They have a lot of cool things!
The Maya movie was good, but really old. The computer shown in the film was HUGE!
At
11:45, we entered the Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed exhibit. It was
fascinating and really well done. I love archaeology and history, so
thoroughly enjoyed the exhibit.
What was really cool about the exhibit is that it was created
by the Science Museum of Minnesota with 3 other museum partners. It
opened here and is showing until January. Then it will travel to the
other museum partners.
We finished up around 1, and drove
over to Cossetta's for lunch. Unfortunately for us, the women's
conference at the Xcel had just gotten out, so the place was packed. We
waited in line for half an hour, but it was worth it. I had the October
special which was cheese manicotti, and everyone else had the lasagna.
Yum.
After lunch we checked out the new patisserie
area. It's gorgeous! So many beautiful desserts on display! I ended up
getting gelato and a macaron.
Back at home, we relaxed and hung out with Chester while it rained/sleeted/snowed.
It
started clearing up around 4, so we headed over to the U to take our
family Christmas photo. Parking was an issue, so my fam dropped Adam,
Chester and I off and parked in the ramp. Chester was very
overstimulated and stressed.
I set up the tripod, and with the help of the wireless remote, we
took nearly 50 photos. I don't want to ruin the surprise by sharing any
of the photos, so here's a few hilarious outtakes.
When
we were done, Adam and I took Chester home while my parents and sister
stayed to meet up with the K's (Carey, Bill, Caroline, Ashley, Mary and
Kelly) who were also in town to visit Kelly at school.
After
unwinding a bit at home, Adam and I picked my fam up at the dorm and
went to the K's hotel where we hung out, watched baseball, and went in
the hot tub.
On Sunday my family headed out, taking
the boat with them. Our driveway feels much bigger without it, but it
officially means winter is coming. Sad.
In the
afternoon, I went to JoAnn Fabric's to get supplies for our Halloween
costumes. All will be revealed in the next Weekend Recap post. Everyone
else must have had the same idea as JoAnn's was packed. The line for the
cutting counter was crazy.
That evening, Adam and I
had date night. It was Restaurant Week (3 course menus for $30 pp), so
we tried out a new (for us) restaurant, Forepaugh's. Forepaugh's is
interesting in that it is located in an old house. There are three
floors for dining, and each floor has multiple rooms. It was certainly
unique!
To start, Adam and I both selected the
Malaysian Chicken Samosas. They were spicy deep fried deliciousness with
mango dipping sauce.
For our entrees, Adam had the Angus Beef Petite Tender with Sauce Gribeche, capers, olives, potatoes and herbs. He enjoyed it.
I
had the Pan-seared Walleye with coconut curry, potatoes, zucchini,
hearts of palm, Chinese
long-beans, shiitake mushrooms, and Thai herbs. I was not impressed that
the walleye had the skin on the bottom as it made it rather fishy. I
also expected the curry (and the dish in general) to be more flavorful. I thought it was just
okay. I certainly wasn't raving about it.
For dessert,
we both had the Peanut Butter Crunch with pretzel meringue, salted
caramel, and ginger Chantilly cream. It was delicious!
We finished with a complimentary truffle that melted in your mouth. It was amazing.
Our
final verdict on Forepaugh's was that it was good, but didn't wow us.
We may or may not return. Restaurant Week there was a good deal though
as the entrees alone are normally $30.
We got home with plenty of time to spare before The Walking Dead.
