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That’s right Laura and I are going to be parents. We’ve decided we don’t want to know if it is a boy or a girl so the name is to be determined 
Place your bets now on the due date. The docs are saying March 4th.
Laura and I went to the Minnesota State Fair last night and saw this uber cute little sheep being weighed in just hours after its birth. The fair was solid as usual, I got to taste all my favorite fair foods. I had a pronto pup, french fries, cheese curds, a couple beers, a chocolate malt from the milk barn and mini donuts.
The fine arts building is my favorite thing to see as there are so many talented people out there. It was also my first time at the Miracle of Birth barn and it was well worth the visit. While we were there we saw a calf in the process of being born as well newborn sheep, goats, pigs and chickens.
To close the night out Laura and I wandered over to take in a broadcast from the radio station I spend the majority of my day listening to. When we walked up they were looking for a fifth and final couple to play in a “newly wed” game so Laura and I jumped right in. We didn’t win but we did come in second place and Laura got a t-shirt and it was fun being on the air.
We were recently blessed with the good company of my long time friend Zack and his girlfriend Diane. Zack and Diane live in Oregon but are currently criss-crossing the United States in their 1982 Volkswagon Westphalia. Zack has always had eye for photography and should really set up a blog because the photos he’s taken so far are really really good.
He and Diane were able to time their drive so that they could make it back to Minnesota for our good friend’s Slim and Nel’s wedding. While home we got Zack out for some good beer and he even got to play in a few of our kickball games.
It was good having ya back!
1. bocce ball 2. fricket 3. bags 4. croquet 5. lawn darts What’s yours?
Previous to attending the Red Bull Illume after party I had yet to really explore the new Guthrie Theater. The place is awesome, the Dowling room theater that was the venue for the party has a great overlook of the river, includes a wall that raises up to reveal another section of the room and has a clear section floor where you can looks a few stories down to the ground.
Red Bull, as usual, threw a heck of a party. Red Bull athletes Damian Daylight Day and Terry Adams were on hand to perform for the crowd, yummy food, great music, and always tasty drinks.
Daylight and Terry go head to head in a break dance versus flatland battle.
What a fabulous holiday weekend. The weather was gorgeous, Laura and I rode our bikes everyday, and we were able to spend time with family and friends. It was a weekend of barbecuing for us as we had my parents over on Friday for shish kabobs and then on Saturday we were over to the Palmers for more BBQ, games, and a surprise pop-over by my brother down from Duluth.
Julie is someone who was only in Laura and my life briefly but the one day I got to know her left a lasting impression on me. She was funny, passionate about what she was doing in life, and an extremely talented photographer. This past week Julie lost her life trying to save a member of her church group from drowning on a trip to the North Shore. Please keep Julie and her family and friends in your prayers. She will no doubt be deeply missed in the photography community.
I recorded some audio clips from that day and pulled out some of the ones involving Julie.
[audio:http://www.theharaldsons.com/audio/julie.mp3]
This past weekend Laura and I headed north to Duluth for the 32nd running of Grandma’s Marathon. It turned out to be a great weekend. My brother kindly let us use his apartment as he was out of town and my folks and Laura’s folks also joined us and camped just outside of town.
Laura, battling some stomache problems, finished in four hours and twenty minutes. She’s already looking for her next marathon to get some redemption as the legs felt really really strong. Here she is at the top of Lemon Drop hill.
I stopped into a local liquor store to pick up a bottle of wine and was surprised to see one of my all time favorite bicycle posters on a bottle. The Merlot was a bit sweeter than I prefer but they had quite a few varieties so I’ll be trying some more.
After the race on Saturday we went out to visit with our parents at their camp spot. Lucy and Calvin keeping an eye on things.
“Grandpa” Mike and Lucy.
Laura’s work had a company outing to the Saint Paul Saint’s game last night. Laura’s coworkers and our friends Katie and Yola got the chance to go out on the field to take part in one of the many activities they do in between innings. I grabbed my camera and tagged along.
