New state today! After a breezy but thankfully uneventful drive, I arrived in Savage, MN to the Town and Country RV Park in the mid-afternoon. It is a cute little RV park where it is obvious that most guests know each other and stay for the summer. The people are super nice, and it is a great location.

I am excited that my college roommate, Kelly, is coming to have dinner and sleepover… yay guests! But before guests, Crystal needed a quick once over. I broke out the broom and clorox wipes and gave her a cursory cleaning. She looked great and ready for guests.

Kelly arrived around 5 pm with groceries in tow. We had a few adult pops (when in Rome…) and I grilled dinner. Kelly got handmade burger patties and habanero brats that were cooked to perfection, and we had baked beans and tots/fries as well. As Dora would say — delicioso!

We sat together outside, and while swatting mosquitos, reminisced about our college days and caught up on our personal and professional lives. Visiting in person is so much better than over the phone.

It’s nights like these, where you hang out with someone you haven’t seen in a while, and it’s like time never passed, that make me appreciate my friends and family. I am a very lucky guy to have people and opportunities that enrich my life…