minneapolis

where else can you find a bookstore with roosters and ferrets roaming free, an aquarium in the bathroom mirror, and a chinchilla? while DH was interviewing for a virtual job (a work-from-home-at-night job, but the headquarters was in MN), boo and i checked out the Wild Rumpus, an awesome kid's bookstore with all sorts of creatures. he had a great time chasing the crowing rooster. we also checked out the nearby lake.

the point of this little excursion to the linden hills neighborhood was not to check out a fabulous bookstore, toy store, or lake, but to check out a couple of yarn stores. i found a fabulous yarn to make a table runner out of: noro aurora. the beautiful intense colors of noro with a little extra shine that makes it great for a gift. i'm using the multidirectional scarf pattern, which is so much fun i'm going to make a normal scarf out of some different yarn when i'm done with this. i've got to knit fast, though - this wedding is in the beginning of october!

the next day we wandered a bit in the sculpture garden. i definitely want to go back there someday.







and, of course, the mall of america. the highlight for boo were the lego dinosaurs. how much more perfect does it get, he was probably thinking.