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Got to watch the Space X Arabsat-6A launch from two days ago. Still amazes me watching the booster rockets land. 🚀😲

“That puts a capper in what‘s been a completely nominal day here at Space X!” 🤓 That is engineering speak for awesome!

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Sad to hear that Creative Kidstuff is going out of business. That was always one of our favorite local stores. ☹️

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Allianz Field satellite view needs an update! 😊

Satellite map view of Allianz Field under construction in Saint Paul MN near St Anthony Ave and Snelling Ave Packed crowd at Allianz Field during a Minnesota United FC vs Toronto FC MLS pregame ceremony with players lined up on the pitch
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MN United Home Opener

So excited to be here, right now, for the Minnesota United home opener in the gorgeous Allianz Field! ⚽️🖤🙌

Soccer match at Allianz Field with bundled fans in foreground, players and a referee on the pitch, and a packed stadium under overcast skies.

Family selfie from Minnesota United historic home opener in Allianz Field! 3-2 at halftime. ⚽️🙌😎

Family of four in winter gear and blue-and-black scarves smiling at camera in crowded outdoor soccer stadium stands

They water the grass at halftime at Allianz Field. 💦⚽️

Allianz Field soccer pitch at halftime with sprinklers running, staff in yellow jackets standing pitchside, and fans filling the stands

VAR serves justice for Minnesota United! ⚽️ 3-2 still.

Packed MLS stadium with a referee in yellow, security staff, and spectators in winter gear beside a Referee Review Area sign on the sideline.

Want. To. Hear. Wonderwall. ⚽️ C’mon United! 3-3

Hard fought MNUFC match against NYCFC. Ended in a 3-3 draw. Fabulous experience at Allianz Field for home opener!

Soccer match at Allianz Field with a packed stadium, scoreboard showing 3-3 at 90:00, stats boards, and a referee on the pitch
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Coffee Cathedral. Ratio Eight making magic with beans from Sump Coffee. ☕️

Ratio Eight pour-over coffee maker brewing on a white marble countertop beside a Baratza Virtuoso grinder and Taylor kitchen scale.
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We had a family debate that Nutella from Europe wasn’t as sweet as what we get in the United States. I brought a jar of Nutella back and we did a blind taste test. Nobody could tell the difference, they tasted identical. 👍

Two jars of Nutella hazelnut spread on a marble countertop, one labeled in English and one in Ukrainian.
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Also watched Arctic on flight. Liked it a lot. Almost no dialogue, but that doesn’t take anything away. 🥶🎬✈️

Movie poster for Arctic starring Mads Mikkelsen showing aerial view of lone figure in red crossing vast snowy Arctic landscape
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I love the messages the kids leave for me on the chalkboard when I come home from trips! ❤️

Chalkboard with colorful chalk lettering reading Welcome Home Daddy, decorated with a rainbow and a drawing of a house labeled Home Sweet Home.
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Watched Green Book and thoroughly enjoyed it. Great movie and equally great acting. 🎬✈️

Movie poster for Green Book showing two men in a vintage turquoise car driving through flat open countryside.
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It’s awesome when you are following #TeamSPS backpacks eight timezones away! 😊👍🏻

Two people wearing matching black SPS Commerce branded Timbuk2 backpacks walk along a busy city sidewalk.