Sota Early Snow and a Dota Wedding Show

Posted by MTF at 10/13/2009 10:21 PM
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Hey everyone,
    I hope YOU have your long sleeves out.  LOTS to cover (get it...long sleeves and in this blog?  Ugh, bad joke), and doing it after being up all night should make it all quite magical.

Yes, the September warmth is a distant memory as October has been significantly cooler and wetter than normal thus far.  Precipitation was snow in Minnesota on Saturday, and again late Sunday night and Monday.  Over four inches fell at St. Paul, with two and a half at Minneapolis.  This was the earliest 2" snowfall event in the Twin Cities since 1977.  A lot of people have been asking...a sign of things to come?  Well a quick glance at October snows in the Twin Cities such as this offer little correlation to the winter.  What is remarkable is how quickly things have changed though.  A long string of 80s ...  to snow in Minneapolis ... in two weeks.  Wow.  Below are some pictures of the snow in Minnesota from early Tuesday morning.






Temperatures have been significantly below normal from the northern Rockies to the Great Lakes in October.  A handful of records have been set, but one in particular that is mind-blowing.  Cheyenne, WY on Saturday had a high of only 17° and a low of a frigid 10°.  The record low for that day had been 19°!  In other words, they didn't even reach the value that had been he coldest for that day for approximately 140 years!  That boggles the meteorological and statistical mind.  Never have I heard of a record like that anywhere.

Well this past weekend was a quick trip, not "renegade" however, home to northern Illinois.  It was a jam-packed three and a half days.  This was supposed to be the "quick" and "not overly huge" trip home of '09, with no Chicagoland ventures.  And compared to some other trips this year, this was really supposed to be very minor.  On the contrary, and as always, Mendota does not disappoint.  This trip home was one of the more eye-opening, surprising, and fun ones I have had. 

I was lucky to be at NIU twice, both times of which were much great.  Campus looked beautiful and it was comforting as always to be back.  Went to the concert/symphony band's show on Sunday night which was booyah.  Heath rocked and pretty sure she is going to consider the Marching Huskies 2010.

The other main event was Saturday...Mendotan Kate marrying Kevin.  While Kate's family was not happy with the temperatures, they were satisfied it was dry.  The wedding was beautiful and the reception in Princeton was really a lot of fun.  Congratulations to Kate and Kevin, who are now celebrating in Costa Rica.  Perfect timing for that trip!

A wedding such as that sounds nice and peaceful on paper.  Well, when it's a day filled with Sparky (my date) and Miles, it is never that.  Here are some highlights from Saturday, which was a big day...

  • Despite Sparky and I being the masters of weddings together, we managed to sit on the wrong side in the church.  It gave Kate's side quite the chuckle.
  • This was one of the more fun times I have had between wedding and reception.  Sparky and I made a quick stop at CVS and inside was Scruff's Mom!  Hilarious meeting with me and my date both styling in suits!  Then my sis walks in and it's just complete chaos.
  • Drive to Princeton with Sparky was classic.  Got a little friendly near the town of Dover.
  • Reception was fabulous.  Here are some pictures:



















From the dining to the speeches to the video collage to the dancing, it was fun for the couple and all else.  Even with Miles constantly trying to dance with Sue and Tess, Kate's Mom and sister, all had a blast.  The dinner was top notch, and loudly talking about the Sweet Corn Festival while in line with the Atherons and Miles made it quite lively.  I managed to catch my 4th garter at a wedding, just edging out a disinterested Sparky and a disillusioned Miles.  For some reason I had the poor forecast that this dance floor may not be that lively.  Ooooh it was.  The DJ was from Bloomington and was solid after a slow start.  He played some DMB for Miles so he could dance with Tess and Sparky.  Yes, I have a 10 second video of it.  Not pretty. Late in the game, Miles would sit on and break one of the tables.  Its top had been basically cork.  In other comical times, Miles and Sparky would have frequent smoke breaks, and it would seem like more people would join them with each one.  Hilarious conversations out there, which included Miles asking Sparky and I which one of us were driving home?  Hahaha...three minutes of laughter ensued.  The ride back to Mendota with Alison and Sparky in the Stang was a nice ending to that reception.  Jamming to Belinda Carlisle and Pat Benatar most of the way, that's how we roll!

Oh yeah, and Moose brunch Sunday morning was exactly what I needed that morning.  Thanks Spark.

And finally, one more picture for the Breeze reader to try to understand.  What is wrong with the following picture???








Yeah...that is a real child and that really is Miles.  As Alison would later ask me "Who let Miles hold a child?!"  I don't know, but my gosh, he smiled during it!  He may have said a few angry things, but a genuine smile did crack!  Daddy Truck!  This picture is nominated for the "Most Interesting" in 2009.

Didn't make it to Chicagoland or Peoria, but this is a shoutout to all you folks.  I am sorry Bobby and Guider that I am not making OktoberFest this weekend.  I am sure it will be crazy judinging by Bobby's two early morning voicemails this week.  I would not be surprised Slim stops by.  Slim, you going???

Thank you again Mendota...

From the 'Sota to the 'Dota...mmmbooyah,
MTF








 

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