Since we felt well enough to get moving this morning, we finagled our way out of our hotel and headed to St. Paul to see Dan and his family: Catherine, Claire (a year Marina’s senior), and Colin (a year older than Izzy). The girls hit it off splendidly (Marina kept saying how much they were alike) and the boys bonded over Star Wars legos. The adults enjoyed each other too. We had a little tour of their cute downtown; it’s like what we would like Clinton to be: hip bookstore, funky breakfast cafes, interesting food market. After breakfast with them, we walked back to the beautiful park right across the street from their home. It was great to catch up with Dan, to see Catherine for the first time in (gulp) nearly twenty years, and for Emily finally to meet them both.
I started flagging a bit before noon and we hit the road south, toward Iowa.
July 6th, 2012 at 6:51 am I was conceived in St. Paul, but haven’t been back since! Glad it was nice.