Here and There

The past week has been filled with a lot of exciting events happening, as you would guess, here and there.

Under the here category:

• We had a water softener installed. The important detail is that I had to stay up till 2:30 in the morning Thursday night to help the guy finish off the project.
• Found and purchased two really nice mountain bikes, a large tent, and camping stove on Craigslist all for under $140!
  
• Lani took her last college final Friday. She has a free week of coasting before commencement, then real life commences for her
• This week's highlight, Munya's (I grew up with him) parents arrived safe and sound for his graduation. We had the whole family over for dinner Friday night. Had a solid time, lot's of laughter and reminscing.
• In other "here" news, our friends Tim and Anna whom we feel win every contest they enter, won a free hotel night's stay at a very nice hotel in downtown Minneapolis. We're all green. (BACKGROUND: They've basically won something everytime they've called in to the radio. We on the other hand, have never won a mite in any contest all of our lives. Nothing. Zero, nada.)
• At different times in my life, I've benefited from my friends working in jobs that are particularly advantageous to my whimsical interests e.g. Justin worked at Dunn Bros. for a couple years. During that time I got a pound of fresh coffee beans every single week for free. Needless to say, that made me a coffee snob, but that's over now. Anyway, this Saturday evening is the occasion of another opportunity for us benefit from having friends in right places. My friend (shall remain nameless to protect the hungry) works in another prestigious Minneapolis hotel where he has ample access to numerous complimentary dinner meals at many of the cities' prime eateries. We're on the receiving end of one of these and aren't complaining.
  

There:

• Eric my man, is proudly in the motherland at the start of his six week tour of duty with Africa Inland Misssion (AIM). So excited for him!