I'm famous!!

Well maybe, sort of, kind of, I don't know, I'm not sure.

For work, we started a LinkedIn group to talk about B2B Lead Generation - I know, not the most interesting topic but hey, it's what I do for a living.

Anyway, in the 3 weeks since we have launched this group, we have had 1600+ people join the group. Today I was sent an email from one of the group members saying he wrote a blog post mentioning our group on LinkedIn and I was mentioned - heck, I was a subtitle in the blog!! (Go for Brooke)!!

Brian and I are mentioned towards the bottom if you care to skip to the good part:
http://goldencompass.com/blog/anti-social-networking-disorder/

Attention - Brian's Gig

Hey everyone in ET - Brian asked me to let everyone know he will be playing at Sammy's on Friday, June 12.

Time is to be announced. Will post when I know more!!!

Congratulations Luke!!!

Luke graduated on May 16th with a Bachelor's in Finance. Way to go!! Here are some pictures of the awesome day!!

Luke and his parents

Luke, Amy and his Grandma Jean

Amy and Luke at dinner

Sunday, 5/24: So long, farewell

Amy and Luke driving away

Sunday morning Amy and Luke headed back to WI. Again, Luke and Joe played NHL 08 while Amy and I packed the car and practiced wedding updo's.

It was really sad to see them leave. It was so much fun having them here. There was a lot of bonding between Joe and Luke this weekend and this really makes me want to move back to WI.

I bought powerball tickets last night in hopes of winning the 192 million but no such luck. Hopefully in a few years Joe and I will be back in WI and living right next door to Amy and Luke!

Saturday, 5/23: The grill master

After we woke up from our nap, I started the sweet corn, Joe cut up the veggies and Luke and Amy got the beverages.

We moved outside for some beer and played UNO while Joe kept an eye on the pork chops, steak and country style pork ribs.

Amy won both games of UNO and then it was time to bring out the macaroni salad, roasted veggies, sweet corn, plates etc. There was lots of food and lots of food left over. I think Joe thought there was going to be more than just the four of us.

Amy and Luke

Country style ribs, steak, corn

Roasted veggies - mmm....

Country style ribs (again)

Steaks - Luke ate the biggest one all by himself

Huge pork chops

The kids helped clean up and then Amy and played wii and PS2 while Luke did something to our computer which resulted in us having to head to Best Buy at 8:30. Evidently our computer works better now - I have no idea what was done or how much was spent...

Back to our house and we played Apples to Apples (fun card game) and then watched Underworld: Rise of the Lychans.

Saturday, 5/23: Farmer's Market and errands

Amy was a good sport and went to the Farmer's Market with me very early Saturday morning. It started pouring as we backed out of the driveway but stopped when we got downtown St Paul to the market. Someone loves me (or Amy).

We walked around - she thought it was great and bought a present for Dad (which I can't tell you because he needs to see it first). After I drove her around downtown St Paul so she could see it and then stopped at Caribou to grab coffee for us and the boys.

We got home and woke up Luke and he and Joe started playing NHL again. Amy and I decided to leave to run a little errands (this was around 8 AM). We ran to a salon to get her makeup, Target to look at shoes, Michaels to look at invites, Archivers and Pier 1 (both were closed) and then back home. We got back around 10ish and yes, the boys were STILL playing NHL.

I made some pigs in a blanket (PIB), pizza rolls, brought out some chips/dip and made a buffalo chicken dip. Amy was being a wonderful little sister and got the PIB out of the oven and I had no idea Amy had super strength. She shut the oven and this happened:

It's ok - Joe fixed it.

A little later we grocery shopped for Joe's work and dropped it off at his work so Amy and Luke got to see Joe's kitchen/office. We then went to Doc's - some dart pool store - which, I'm happy to say, we weren't in nearly as long as I thought.

Back home to take a little nappy nap before the evening festivities.

Friday, 5/22: Take me out to the ballgame

Before the big game, the four of us went to Hubert's which is right across from the Metrodome and gets really packed before and after Twins games. We got there at the perfect time and had a couple beers and some appetizers.

Joe and I at Hubert's

Amy and Luke at Hubert's

We walked across the street and walked around the Metrodome and did this:

Joe


Amy

Me

Luke

We got to our seats probably about 5:30ish (the game wasn't until 7 - I know, super early) but Amy and Luke wanted to watch the Brew Crew's batting practice. Our seats were in the outfield but still pretty good - Amy and Luke went down a few rows to try and catch a ball. I was taking pics with Amy's camera and the next thing I know, a ball is coming at my head, Joe drops our camera to try to catch the ball, the kid next to Joe sticks his glove in front and the ball bounces off of the glove and a few rows down. I think my heart stopped beating and I didn't breathe for those five seconds that seemed like five hours.

Amy and Luke

Amy and Luke trying to catch balls at BP

Amy and I

Bernie and TC

We had enough of batting practice so we walked around the whole Metrodome to show Luke, the boys got some brats and then it was back to our seats for the start of the game which went downhill from there.

I was super excited and thought this was going to be a great game - however very early on the Twins took a commanding lead and the Brew Crew couldn't recover. I even caught myself cheering for the Brew Crew because I just wanted them to get back in the game. We left in the 7th because Amy and Luke just couldn't take it anymore. The final score you ask? Twins 11, Brewers 3. Ouch!

Brewer outfielders praying for a miracle