Delicious pizza and beer at Ursa Minor Brewing tonight in Duluth.

Crowded outdoor patio of Ursa Minor Brewing at night with string lights and patrons seated at tables on gravel.

Many of the SPS Commerce leadership team took in the Minnesota Business Partnership annual event. We were joined by Megan Tischler who was highlighted in the evening for the work she has done as part of our Women in Technology group and Phil Soran who is one of our board members.

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Tyler and I were joined by Max and Levi at Orchestra Hall today to see the Minnesota Orchestra perform Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert. Tyler and I saw The Last Jedi In Concert in May.

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We had a great time cheering the runners in the Twin Cities Marathon this morning! Our friends host a Marathon morning every year with the highlight being a “Repeat 1” playing of Jump Around by House of Pain — a favorite with the runners.

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We saw The Wild Robot tonight at Edina 4. It was a new story to most of us however Mazie had read the book. I thought the animation style was very unique and fit the story well. Fabulous family movie outing!

DreamWorks The Wild Robot movie poster featuring ROZZUM robot with glowing teal eyes crouching in jungle foliage

The Thingelstad and Fernandez families ready for the TC 5K!

Group of adults and children wearing race bibs at the Twin Cities TC 5K start area with the Cathedral of Saint Paul visible in the background

Results

  • Mazie (45798): 7:12 min/mile pace — amazing! Came in 12th out of 1,335 women and 2nd in her age group! It seems we have a runner in our family! 🤩
  • Tammy (45796): Came in 7th in her age group and put in a 8:53 min/mile pace! Impresive!
  • Tyler (45797): Ran the whole thing sub 10 minute pace and building endurance!
  • Jamie (45799): Walked the course and hit goal of sub 15 minute miles — 14:58! We’ll skip places in divisions for me. 😊

Ordered these awesome new MNUFC license plates for my car! Go Loons! ⚽️

Minnesota license plate featuring the MNUFC Minnesota United FC loon crest logo on a black background with the sample text SAMPLE UNITED

Transferring to the new iPhone 16 Pro!

Two iPhones side by side on a wooden desk transferring data between them, with a Magic Keyboard and trackpad in the background.

Tammy and I went to see the Cowboy Junkies at The Dakota tonight. Both of us have enjoyed the Cowboy Junkies but hadn’t seem them live. The show was good and featured a bunch of new music, but got a little long for us with two different sets.

Live band performing on a dimly lit stage at The Dakota jazz club, with audience seated at candlelit tables in the foreground.