We had a great time beta testing the opening day for the Video Game Mayhem (Kid Mode) room at Trapped Puzzle Rooms in St. Paul! Mazie and Tyler led us to a 53 minute victory!

Family of four posing in front of the Trapped Puzzle Rooms sign after completing an escape room in St. Paul.

See this room on Escaping Things.

Orangy Old Fashioned at The Copper Hen.

Old Fashioned cocktail with ice and a rosemary sprig in a rocks glass on a dark wood table

Happy Birthday to Tammy, my lovely co-pilot in this awesome journey of life! πŸŽ‚πŸŽ

Family of four smiling on a couch surrounded by birthday-wrapped gifts and cupcakes on a coffee table.

I took the day off for Tammy’s birthday and we rented a U-Haul to get a bunch of post-move errands done. πŸ‘πŸ»

Smiling man giving a thumbs up from the driver window of a white U-Haul cargo van parked on a brick driveway.

Used the Scosche Rhythm+ heart rate monitor for first time today. I liked it on the forearm versus around the chest, and it seemed as accurate as the electrical versions. It does get very sweaty. Happy with it on initial run. πŸ‘πŸ»

New PR for 45 minute spin today! πŸš΄πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈπŸ’¦πŸ™Œ

Time to relax and enjoy a fire. πŸ”₯

Crackling fire in a round fire pit on a gravel shore at sunset, with an Adirondack chair, stacked firewood, and a calm river beyond.

Ready to do some Flat Top Grilling! πŸ”πŸ”₯

Camp Chef flat top grill with four red knobs and a dome lid on a wood deck overlooking a lake and green lawn.

First run on the flat top was a success, but will definitely require a few runs to get the hang of it. πŸ”₯πŸ‘πŸ»

Camp Chef flat top grill outdoors cooking asparagus, cheeseburger patties, and toasting buns on the griddle surface.

2019 Minnesota Aspirations in Computing Award Ceremony

Excited to be at the 2019 Minnesota Aspirations in Computing Awards honoring amazing young women starting careers in technology! Very happy that #TeamSPS can be part of it!

Large banquet hall filled with attendees seated at round tables during an awards luncheon ceremony

Fun and inspiring keynote at Minnesota Aspirations in Computing Awards from Amy Alexander, Senior Biomedical Engineer at Mayo Clinic, sharing some of the incredible work she does to help patients. #MNAiC2019

Woman in black dress and pink lanyard speaks into a microphone at a podium before a seated audience in a wood-beamed event hall

The 2019 Minnesota Aspirations in Computing Awards Honorees tonight were very impressive! Congratulations to all of you! πŸŽ‰ #TeamSPS was there to celebrate and welcome the four interns joining SPS Commerce this summer. #MNAiC2019

Group of SPS Commerce employees and young women award honorees posing together behind a branded table at an awards event.

See Aspirations Awards events from 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2024.

Just ordered my MacStories 10th Anniversary T-Shirt! πŸ‘•