Week 45: Rollie is 10 Months & MN Here We Come!

This past weekend we packed up the family and headed to MN. Caleb bought me Cirque du Soleil tickets a while back and this was the weekend the show was scheduled. It was a very good weekend full of friends and parental time.

We started off the day by meeting Gabe & Naomi for breakfast at Buttered Tin. People, Caleb and I were literally their first guests and we pride ourselves on this. We returned after a couple years away and it did not disappoint. I was able to indulge in the breakfast sandwich and there was also Banana Foster French Toast, Huevos Racheros, and a sausage skillet ordered at the table which we all partook in. Wow, was it good conversation too. Those two will forever be a staple to Caleb and my life as they have been apart of it from the beginning and they just really get us which makes time together cherished and easy.

We continued on the journey as we headed to IKEA for some "musts" (not!) and headed toward our FAVE restaurant for Fish & Chips, Anchor. That place knows how to make some mean cod and fries, we try to go there every time we are in town.

We proceeded on to grab a shared-brew at Dangerous Man. Yes, please feel free to judge us, we brought our son into a bar and didn't think twice about it. Rollie hated it, mind you, so we stayed for about 10 minutes and were on our way.

After our Northeast experiences, we headed to my friend Jenna's to chat and drop Rollie off for the night. We left just after he fell asleep to go on our hott date. We loved being with Rollie in our city but leaving him and heading out for a night out, was delightful.

We arrived, parked, and searched for a (very) fast food, this is where we lost our cool and were unable to eat until 4 hours later... We left to find an Arby's that was listed on Google Maps only to find it was closed already at 7p in the evening so we settled for Panera. We waited a literal 20 minutes for our food only to find out they gave our food away and had to remake it. We did get our money back but had NO time to wait so we LITERALLY ran 6 blocks to the show and sat in our seats 2 minutes before lights, camera, action.

The show, Toruk, was subpar and not the best one we have seen BUT I loved being in the middle of excellence and entertainment that I honestly could not have care that it wasn't the Cirque du Soliel level of performance.

After the show, we headed over to my staple piano bar, The Shouthouse. I loved that place, yes past tense. This time around, I decided I am pretty over the scene and atmosphere of it and think, really, I grew up a little. I will not be demanding to go back anytime soon but we make sure it is a every couple years excursion.

That is all the party we had together and the next day was spent with friends as Caleb took Rollie with him so I could have undivided attention with my home people.

As for Rollie being 10 months old, can you just please pinch me? My baby is 10 months old. I am shocked by this statement and honestly, do not love the idea of him being one. He is my baby and when I bounce him before bed each night, he falls over the edges of my arms like a big boy. Sad Face. He is no longer small enough to just pick up and trounce around, I know need to take breaks with him.

He does say mom, ball, and hi though and when he does, I melt. He climbs stairs like a true champ and scales the furniture with utter ease. He eats almost all foods except strawberries and hot dogs. My boy still has acid reflux and just increase dosage contrary to the goal, to be weaned. He sleeps fantastic and naps are existent. His favorite toy is his walker and loves to go as fast as he can with it. He is truly growing up so fast. My baby.

I will leave you with Rollie and Dad Time tradition: