Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
On Saturday afternoon we had no big plans for the night. We were going to make dinner for Tammy’s folks and visit, but that was it. The night before my brother-in-law Hector had got a last minute ticket to go to the Taylor Swift show. His report was glowing, and Hector has been to a lot of shows. Tammy threw out the idea that we should see about last minute tickets.
At 6:24pm I grabbed four floor tickets (FLOOR A9, ROW 9) on SeatGeek and at 6:29pm Ticketmaster transferred them to my account. We were at Tammy’s folks house, and Tayler goes on stage at 7:50pm. We needed to stop at home too.
YOLO! š¤©
Tasty morning waffles for Graduation Party from YOUniverse Foodie Waffles!
Got to see a living legend tonight ā Willie Nelson & Family headlining the Outlaw Music Festival 2023 in Somerset Amphitheater. At 90 he still can bring it. What an amazing musician. š¶
The decision to not get dinner before this show and get food here, in hindsight, was very consequential. ā¹ļø
Guy gave me his hat while waiting in line for pizza at Somerset Amphitheater. Said he bought it today and it was too big for him. Fit me good. Is this typical in Wisconsin? š¤©
I have never seen such slow and long lines for food at an event. Outlaw Music Festival 2023, Somerset Amphitheater ā food trucks are not fast enough for a massive concert crowd.
Trampled By Turtles on stage at the Outlaw Music Festival 2023 at Somerset Amphitheater. š¶
I’m digging this new Alabaster Chess Set from Scali Alabastro that I got for Father’s Day. Tyler and I have already played a game on it. I’ve always wanted a more substantial chess set and this is it.
Juneteenth
We had a great Juneteenth celebration for TeamSPS today! It was a fun event, with delicious snacks and beverages, ice cream, games, and a raffle. Thanks to these Black-owned businesses for being part of it:
- 3 Leche Kombucha
- Michael Lavelle Wine
- Montgomery Brewing
- The Dripping Root
- Old Southern Smokehouse
- Symphony Potato Chips
- 2 Scoops Ice Cream Eatery
- Candy with a Twist
- Tabitha Brown
We finished off Father’s Day with a movie at home ā my pick. I had wanted to watch 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible for a while. What an amazing accomplishment by Nims and his team.
Happy Fathers Day 2023!
We had a 4.6 miles hike at Lebanon Hills Regional Park today. We took a significant part of the Voyageur trail. The weather was nice, no bugs to worry about. Overall great day to lace up the hiking boots. š„¾
I decided to get the Leica Q2 out and do some family photos in the front yard. Father’s Day was a good enough excuse. Love how these came out.
Awesome night for MN Aurora FC v Bavarian United. Aurora with a commanding 3-1 lead in 58th minute. ā½ļø
I’ve been collecting ekekonfts.eth “š ÅŌšįcā¶” collection on Nifty Ink. I dig these and think the collection is a lot of fun. I want to create a backstory for each one of these characters.
Bike ride to Lake Harriet Bandshell Music in the Park and ice cream from Bread & Pickle. Summer!
We went to An American Tail: The Musical at the Children’s Theatre tonight. It was a great performance. Wonderful songs, and a great story to add to it. š
Mazie's Surprise Carnival
To celebrate Mazie’s 18th birthday and graduating from high school Tammy had a brilliant idea ā surprise Mazie with a Carnival! Set up several games to play and earn tickets to put toward prizes, along with three raffles! Ring Toss, Bean Bags, Musical Chairs, Duck Pick, and more. Add to that a giant bouncy house, photo booth, an Ice Cream truck with all the fixings, airbrush tattoos and balloon artist and you have an awesome time for all! The secret held too ā Mazie had no idea what was up. We left for a long picnic at Lake Harriet at 4pm and when we returned to a giant SURPRISE at 7pm it was the greatest!
Mazie Turns 18
Today we celebrated Mazie’s 18th Birthday! Both of the kids are out of school, and I took the day off, so we were able to make the day extra special for Mazie.
Tammy had the awesome idea of reliving each of Mazie’s 17 preceding birthdays! She wrote out a brief remembrance of each birthday event, along with a few photos from that year. Some of the years also revisited a gift she got from that year. It was awesome.
Highlights of the day included a morning visit to Shady Oak Beach, lunch at Yum! for her kid favorite of Mac & Cheese, a revisit of the Mad Tea Party at Zero Hour Escape Rooms that she did a few years ago with friends on her birthday (Room 50!), a new version of the Instax instant camera, and much more.
It was an incredible day with incredible memories ā old and new!
