On Friday, December 4, 2009 Chris & I participated in our very first 12 Bars of Christmas! We got red shirts that named the bars included on the back. We could visit any of the bars listed without paying cover charge and there were drink specials too!

We first hit up the Lyon’s Pub and then moved on to Gluek’s where our friend Bill met up with us.

Next we hit up the Annex for a little bit of dancing and then moved on to Chammps where we had some appetizers.

We hit up Rosen’s fifth and finally Bootleggers where I did some pole dancing!

It was a really fun night, even if it was SUPER cold out.

All the pictures I took can be found here.

Waaaay back in September, when it was beautifully warm (or at least not freezing), we drove down to Kansas City, MO for a weekend with friends. Liz & Casey headed out Friday morning and cheered the Twins on to victory on Friday night while Shelly & Jeremy and us drove from our respective cities. We met up with Liz & Casey for a couple drinks after the game Friday night & then crashed pretty hard afterwards.

Saturday morning we met Liz & Casey and decided to walk around the Plaza which happened to have an art show which was interesting to see. Shelly & Jeremy had arrived much later than the rest of us (thank you, construction!) so they slept in a bit and we all met up for lunch. Jeremy recommended Houston’s (known for KC BBQ) and it was a hit. You can see Chris here - sporting a napkin/bib.

After lunch we walked to a park/museum that Liz & Casey had read about before the visit. The main attraction (for us anyway) was a huge shuttlecock on the lawn. That’s Casey standing in front of one…

While walking around, we found some other very interesting art.

We headed back to the hotel & changed into appropriate Twins attire before taking off for Kauffman Stadium.


It was a perfect night for outdoor baseball. Crisp & cool but very comfortable.

And, it was made even better by a Twins WIN!!

On Sunday, before heading out of town, we took the Boulevard Brewery Tour with Shelly and Jeremy.

It was a great weekend to celebrate my birthday!