The Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) in Minneapolis, MN is one of my go-to places when I have a free day! I love walking around the museum and taking in all my favorites – I particularly enjoy the impressionisms on the third floor – as well as seeing what’s new. It is so relaxing, and such an enjoyable experience! Come along as I share some history about MIA and all …
During my visit to Fargo, ND last fall I made sure to visit the Plains Art Museum. I had heard so much about this museum and was excited to check it out! I absolutely love visiting art museums in different cities, and taking in the different pieces each museum holds. The art at the Plains Art Museum was beautiful, and the building that holds the art was magnificent – it …
A few years ago my cousins and I took a road trip down Route 66. What an amazing trip – I highly recommend it! We flew from the Twin Cities to Los Angeles where we first did some sightseeing, then went to the Santa Monica Pier where Route 66 ends (yes, we drove it backwards), and then we drove towards Chicago where Route 66 technically begins. Route 66 runs through …
“Ritchie who?” I asked. My mom replied, “Ritchie Valens.” One weekend afternoon in 1987, my mom suggested our family go to a movie and proposed we see the movie, La Bamba. I had no idea who Ritchie Valens was, and my mom explained he was a singer from the ‘50s and the movie was about his life. I wasn’t too sure about this movie my mom was telling me about, …
It’s my favorite time of year! It’s summertime and that means it’s baseball season!! This week we’re talking all things baseball, and today is all about the St. Paul Saints. I’m such a huge baseball fan, but for some odd reason I’ve never been to a St. Paul Saints game. That is until last week when I went to my very first game at CHS Field in St. Paul, Minnesota …