urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:maci0047 The everyday life of an executive assistant and bartender Richelle 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:maci0047:101373 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z Jars of Clay - "Love Song for a Savior" The past couple of weeks have been extremely busy for me... at least on the weekends.&nbsp; Three days after I left Spokane, Ryan decided he was going to return to Minnesota to visit his family for three weeks.&nbsp; During his time here, he drove down here to the Cities and spent a weekend (May 16-19) with me.&nbsp; I took a day off, so I'd have more time with him, and took him to some of my favorite places, which included:<br />--Polka dancing at Gasthof's (Friday night)<br />--Running around Lake Calhoun and Lake Harriet (Saturday), and Minnehaha Falls (Monday)<br />--Lunch at The Bad Waitress (Saturday)<br />--Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Loring Park, and Lowry Park (Saturday)<br />--Kikugawa (Ryan hung out at my bar Saturday night when I was working.&nbsp; He ate sushi, asked me to make a few cocktails for him, and wrote me notes)<br />--Psycho Suzi's after I was done working Saturday night, where he met Seth, Ruth and Ruth's roommate, Zoe<br />--Church at St. Joan of Arc and Destiny Christian Center (Sunday)<br />--Lunch at The Happy Gnome (Sunday)<br />--Minnesota History Center, martinis at Moscow on the Hill, walking around Cathedral Hill, Common Good Books (Sunday)<br />--Lunch at Galactic Pizza, ice cream at Sebastian Joe's, and browsing the shops in Uptown (Monday)<br />--Meeting Scott at the Happy Gnome for beer and food (Monday)<br /><br />I visited my parents in LF this past Memorial Day weekend, and also had the opportunity to see Ryan again.&nbsp; He accompanied us to church on Sunday, made his famous chicken fettucine alfredo for us for lunch, and saw all sorts of embarassing pictures of me from when I was in high school.&nbsp; I also saw where he grew up in Royalton, and rode a four-wheeler for the first time.&nbsp; Dan, his best friend and my cousin, hosted a bonfire with Steve and Bill (Dan's brothers/my cousins) and their significant others Sunday night, and invited us to come over.&nbsp; There's nothing quite like sitting around a campfire, drinking beer, eating s'mores, and reliving memories.<br /><br />I think I've had too much fun the past two weekends because I'm now feeling under the weather.&nbsp; My throat increased in soreness as the day went on.&nbsp; Let's hope it's just a mild cold.&nbsp; I hate being sick.<br /><br />Oh, and Minnesota Women's Press will be publishing an essay I wrote in an upcoming issue.&nbsp; I will post it when it's available online. :)