Yesterday morning (Friday), we Heglands drove 6 hours from Kenosha to Minneapolis for this year's Thorseim Family Reunion. We got to the downtown Hilton just in time to get checked in, then run down to our chartered bus! Les, the bus driver, took us on the scenic route from Hilton to the Danish American Center (by way of the riverfront drive, University of Minnesota, and University of St. Thomas), where we had dinner and chatted with relatives.
While at dinner, cousin Mary Jo asked if I was going to blog about this reunion, like I did with the one in Norway -- and I realized I hadn't even thought about that! Since she asked, I'll comply :)
It's great to see the family members I haven't seen since the last reunion, and even better to have some come all the way from Norway! How special :) Dinner at the Danish American Center was catered by a restaurant called Magnolia; they served us fried chicken, baked beans, potato salad, rolls, and a fruit and veggie plate. Plus there was cake for Howard and Julie's 50th anniversary in august! After dinner we talked as a group about the plan for Saturday; we'll probably split into groups for walking tours, touristy things, and more. Cousin Kaia offered to take people on a bike ride tomorrow and a walk tonight. Since we'd been in the car for so long, all of us Heglands went along for a stroll. A number of people ended up going and I got to be all nerdy and talk about Shakespeare and Ben Jonson. Back at the Danish American center, I talked with cousins Gloria and Gerhard for a while before getting back on the charter bus with Les. Once at the hilton, it was off to the parking garage in search of our water bottles. Gotta stay hydrated. When we got back to our room, we discovered that the skyscraper opposite our window has an "aquarium" at the top! I took pictures, don't worry.
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