Stuck in Target

I got stuck in Target last night till about 10 o'clock! The cashier was ringing up my groceries, when I hear the announcement "the national weather service has issued a tornado warning...please step away from the windows and head toward the center of the store." I leave my groceries where they are (half bagged, and half still on the checkout belt) and head towards the middle of the store.

Just as I got to the women's clothing...the electricity went out! I heard the most synchronized drawn breath from a group of 100 people ever. It was bat-cave dark for about 15 seconds, and then the generators kicked on.

I ended up sitting there for about an hour...screaming babies and everything. It was kind of a nightmare, but all I could really think about was my icecream that was melting on the checkout belt.

Finally, I got to leave. The worst part was that I missed an apparently awesome storm. I don't think there was actually a tornado, but I heard it was down right exciting to watch.

Too bad I was stuck in Target!

Tour de Taco

Just got back from riding in the Collin's Family annual cycle-fest. This year's theme was Tour de Taco. We rode around Minneapolis to icecream and taco shops. Let's just say, it was a bike ride where more calories were consumed, than were burned.

There was a good turn out and it was tons of fun. Here are some pictures of the adventure. Read the Reuben's blog for all the details.

I signed up for the Clydesdale section of the triathlon. It was a mistake. I am not that big. everybody else was though... massive men dressed in black wetsuits with white shamu spots on them.

It was a washing machine of limbs and neoprene and teeth. the great northern pike at the bottom of the lake were eyeing my tender limbs and thinking of how delicious I would be all waterlogged and helpless, trapped in the seaweed of lake nokomis.

But I made it out and had a great time. the northern pike were sad. and Steph made delicious hamburgers that night.