Minnesota Monday

So if you've kept up with my Tweets, you know that yesterday I whined .... on the inside.
We went to the early (8:30 a.m.) church service and when we left the house ..... It. Was. Cold.
It was 27 degrees and that is cold in MY book, Peeps.
Yes, I know it's nothing up here, where it gets way, way, way below zero in the winter .... but for this Texas body ..... 27 is too dang cold.
But I managed to whimper only to myself ... at least I think it was only to myself. I guess I'll have to ask M if she heard me.
One of M's sisters and her family came over for the afternoon yesterday. We had lunch and everyone visited for a while.
After they left M and I went for a drive around the area. She showed me the farm where they lived when she was a little girl. We watched the sun set at a lake (pics to come when I get home), and she just drove me around, showing me the sights (the town has a population of about 1,000).
Then we rented a movie and had a quiet night.
Today was a bit different.
We set out this morning for "the cities" (as real Minnesotans say) and to the Mall of America. It was all you've been told. Huge.
Very huge.
And yes, it has a roller coaster. In fact, it has 2 roller coasters, a ferris wheel, plus a few other rides.
A friend who used to live in Texas met us there (hi JB!) and we had a great time catching up over lunch.
And then we hit the roller coaster. It took a bit of coaxing, but we managed to get M on the ride. It was a great coaster .... it went straight up, straight down, upside down .... more than once, and very, very fast. I loved it, as did JB.
M screamed through most of the ride, but she has admitted that she enjoyed it and is glad we talked her into it. I'm glad we talked her into it, too.
We managed to get a bit of shopping in .... but only a bit. I mainly just wanted to go to: 1. Say that I went and 2. See JB.
I can now check this off of my bucket list.
OK, that's not entirely true.
That wasn't on my bucket list and ..... I don't really have a bucket list.
But maybe I should come up with one and add the Mall of America to it so that I can feel at least a wee bit of a sense of accomplishment. :)
Tomorrow is our last day here and we have no firm plans, other than trying to figure out how to each pack a quilt into our bags.
I will be glad to get home. I've had a great time with M, but I miss my bed. And maybe .... just maybe .... I miss my boys.
I know!!
I woke up this morning at 4:30 (forgot to take my meds)... it's difficult to not be able to sleep when you're in someone else's house. At home I'd turn on the TV or walk around, but here I didn't want to wake anyone up so I didn't get up and do anything. But mostly I didn't want to wake up M's mom's dog .... who barks like a maniac sometimes. I didn't even go to the bathroom .... just in case my walking around would wake up this miniature dachshund named Peanuts. Peanuts likes the sound of his own voice and I really didn't want to hear him at 4:30 a.m.
So I stayed in bed .... and dozed on and off .... mostly off. I will not forget my meds tonight.
And hopefully I'll dream about riding fun roller coasters!!

Happy Monday, Peeps.
:)