Visit My Frandog! These are the letters that I send to my old neighborhood/street in Minneapolis from my new home in Sioux Falls, SD, along with other stuff. This is my South Dakota adventure.

Dear Aldrich,

We have drifted apart. I know you don’t care what excuses I can come up with. I can say that I have been very busy and am ready to start reporting back to you. I am ready to start writing actual letters to you. The way they are supposed to be. I need more than anything to determine what the focus of our conversations will be. Initially, our conversations were about my exploration of South Dakota. However, like most people that move here from somewhere else, my exploration is about trips back home to Minneapolis and re-blogs about the Twins, favorite Twin City restaurants and the Uptown Bar (RIP). That’s right, I called Minneapolis home. Ohhh, I am doing it again.

I will be writing soon.

I miss you,
b

Not South Dakota. truthaboutmilkyskies: constantwanderlust: (via ilouvreyou)

Not South Dakota.

truthaboutmilkyskies:

constantwanderlust:

(via ilouvreyou)

This will always be my home! enemyswim: maybenow: kari-shma: Downtown Minneapolis from I-35W (via CarbonSilver (gbenz))

This will always be my home!

enemyswim:

maybenow:

kari-shma:

Downtown Minneapolis from I-35W (via CarbonSilver (gbenz))

me too Morneau, me too. enemyswim: chriswarren: wintwins: jaysonvooyrhees: Justin Morneau collecting first base dirt from the Metrodome“I thought I wasn’t going to miss this place,” [Morneau] said. “But this was home. My first game in the majors. My first hit.”[….] Twins catcher Joe Mauer was driving home from Sunday’s game, still disappointed by the loss, when Morneau called him from the field and asked if he wanted dirt from home plate. “I wasn’t really planning on that,” Mauer said. Click for full article. Photo Credit to Jeff Wheeler, Minneapolis Star-Tribune

me too Morneau, me too.

enemyswim:

chriswarren:

wintwins:

jaysonvooyrhees:

Justin Morneau collecting first base dirt from the Metrodome

“I thought I wasn’t going to miss this place,” [Morneau] said. “But this was home. My first game in the majors. My first hit.”

[….]

Twins catcher Joe Mauer was driving home from Sunday’s game, still disappointed by the loss, when Morneau called him from the field and asked if he wanted dirt from home plate.

“I wasn’t really planning on that,” Mauer said.

Click for full article. Photo Credit to Jeff Wheeler, Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Sioux Falls Crime: enemyswim: This guy keeps robbing our office. So, if you know him, “I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.” So turn his ass in.

Sioux Falls Crime:

enemyswim:

This guy keeps robbing our office. So, if you know him, “I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.” So turn his ass in.

jeromebeware: annamaez: (via tweexcore)

jeromebeware:

annamaez:

(via tweexcore)

Sioux Falls needs a Thrifty Hipster. Someone needs to take it upon themselves to arrange this important information. No, let me correct myself, southeastern South Dakota needs a Thrifty Hipster (for the Brookings folks). How the hell is a girl supposed to find a cheap drink?

enemyswim: an enemyswim original.  AKA my Frandog did this … .

enemyswim:

an enemyswim original.  AKA my Frandog did this … .

I lost my best friend this week.  We miss her very much and think about all the joy she brought to our home.  I remember the first day, when I picked her out.  She was sitting up looking around, while the remainder of the litter was piled on top of each other, asleep.  She was the smallest of the litter and they wrote a “B” with permanent marker on the inside of her ear … . .she was ours (later we would find out that we were hers) and when we came back, we would take her home.  She was Copper from the Fox and the Hound. This year, Copper was 16 years old and this week for the first time since we brought her home, she did not want to go for a walk or run for a treat.  From the day we picked her out, I knew that I never wanted to say goodbye.  She was my Snoopy … . .

I lost my best friend this week.  We miss her very much and think about all the joy she brought to our home.  I remember the first day, when I picked her out.  She was sitting up looking around, while the remainder of the litter was piled on top of each other, asleep.  She was the smallest of the litter and they wrote a “B” with permanent marker on the inside of her ear … . .she was ours (later we would find out that we were hers) and when we came back, we would take her home.  She was Copper from the Fox and the Hound.

This year, Copper was 16 years old and this week for the first time since we brought her home, she did not want to go for a walk or run for a treat.  From the day we picked her out, I knew that I never wanted to say goodbye.  She was my Snoopy … . .

South DaCola food review (by accident)

Tonight I had some brews and tapas at Sioux Falls newest downtown restaurant, PARKERS. I was impressed. The service was good. The food was good and original and the beer and wine selection was nice. The space was historically remodeled and pretty cool. It is in the old Hamburger Shop (best Wisconsin Cheese soup in town!) But we were not supposed to be there, I was having a brew with some new friends at the Touch of Europe and one of them thought it was open, so we walked in and got a seat, I guess they are not officially open and it was reservation only, but apparently I have some pull :) so we got a seat and ate and drank for 3 hours. I highly recommend it (when it is officially open, that is)

via southdacola.com

(the new friends are me and Andrew)

We're glad you brought your sugar to Tea

Tea Steak House We love the pound-plus T-bone, a cushiony slab of meat that oozes juice at the first poke of a knife. We also ordered filet mignon, which came splayed open and wrapped in bacon, and it was amazing just how different these two cuts of beef were: each excellent, but while the T-bone had a vivid, almost gamey smack and tight-knit texture that rewarded serious chewing, the filet was cream-gentle in flavor and wanted to melt on the tongue.via Roadfood.com

Tea Steak House


We love the pound-plus T-bone, a cushiony slab of meat that oozes juice at the first poke of a knife. We also ordered filet mignon, which came splayed open and wrapped in bacon, and it was amazing just how different these two cuts of beef were: each excellent, but while the T-bone had a vivid, almost gamey smack and tight-knit texture that rewarded serious chewing, the filet was cream-gentle in flavor and wanted to melt on the tongue.
via Roadfood.com

Nice-n-easy. carolyns: sweethomestyle: SHS Sunday Submission: Submitted by Mitch Ryan

Nice-n-easy.

carolyns:

sweethomestyle:

SHS Sunday Submission: Submitted by Mitch Ryan

clean, eclectic, easy to put together with found items and 0 trips to Ikea. Let’s try to decorate with less Ikea and more recycled items … . shall we carolyns: yellowdoor: This is a great home office re-design. Check out the post for more… Little Green Notebook: The Office

clean, eclectic, easy to put together with found items and 0 trips to Ikea. Let’s try to decorate with less Ikea and more recycled items … . shall we

carolyns:

yellowdoor:

This is a great home office re-design. Check out the post for more…

Little Green Notebook: The Office

gnarpodcast: Oct. 5th in Rapid City. First snowfall! -nickwit

gnarpodcast:

Oct. 5th in Rapid City. First snowfall!

-nickwit