End of Week Two in MN

Now I have come to the end of week two in MN.  A little recap is necessary I think...

-Christmas-Spent the night at my grandparents and celebrated with my dad's side of the family.  It was a lot of fun and great to see everyone.  My parents and siblings came in town late Christmas night.

-Leading up to New Years-My family went to the Mall of America a few times.  I hung out with a lot friends.  I went sledding with my mom, siblings, and cousin Sam in Stillwater, MN.  My brother, dad, and I went to a MN wild hockey game.  It was awesome!  My friend Lauren sang the National Anthem at the game and a few other friends were there as well.  It was really cool. 

-New Years-A bunch of my friends and I went to the U of M to a friends apartment, then St. Paul to an apartment, a bar in St. Paul, and then back to Mahtomedi.  At the stroke of midnight a few of us were at my friend Ali's house and watched fireworks on the lake.  It was a bit of a drama filled night, but ended up being fun.  Some friends stayed down in Minneapolis and one friend broke his leg playing ding-dong-ditch in an apartment complex.  Embarrassing!!  

-From New Years until now-My siblings left New Years Eve and my parents left New Years day.  I am still in town until January 10th and am loving it!  I have seen so many people and everyone has been really nice.  Last night a group of us played broom ball on the lake and it was a blast!  Cold, but fun.  Today I went to a funeral for my friend Ali's grandpa and it was really sad.  He did a cool thing though, and wrote a letter for his family awhile back about his faith.  Ali's dad read it out loud at the service and it was awesome.  I had only met him once (Fred), but from hearing what everyone said about him, he seemed like a great man.

So far my trip has been great!  I have loved seeing everyone and I am enjoying the Twin Cities.  It is very cold, but I am getting used to it.  My mini heater is my new best friend!  I have already read two books while being here and am on my third!  I read, "Alone Against the Atlantic" and I just finished reading, "Twilight".  Now I am starting "The Pillars of the Earth."  So far, so good.  I am staying with family friends in their apartment and it is great.  I am also using their car and loving it.  I have met with a few different gyms about working here if I move back and things have been going smoothly.  I have one more week and I am excited for it!