After that we bought these cards that benefit Cystic Fibrosis, called Best Burger in the Valley. They were $20.00 each and get you a free burger at 6 different restaurants in Stillwater. After eating each burger (have to be completed by March 31st) you vote for the Best Burger in the Valley. We started at the Dock Cafe with their Barge Burger and it was very good, fries were also good. We stopped by another Stillwater hotspot called Marx for a nice glass of wine also.
On Saturday we had a full day planned. Our annual homeowners' association meeting was at 9:00 a.m. This is just an informational meeting of the last year and is a great time to see all the hibernating neighbors. We had 80 people show up this year, the most by 20 people. We do have an ongoing lawsuit pending against our homeowner's association that was certainly the hot button topic of discussion. All this over a stupid trampoline, kind of hilarious if you really think about it. Our association is up to $9,000 in legal bills and the couple who is suing is up to $12,000, all for a $500 trampoline. Does it get any dumber than that. The only bright spot, and I mean the only one, is that the state of Wisconsin will get the tax revenue on the money and hopefully make their kids smarter than their parents. Oh yeah, I am now the Vice President of our Homeowner's Association and hope to prevent anything like this from happening again. After talking with legal counsel both Jeb and I ran for the board and were elected and yes we are protected from this lawsuit, but not from future lawsuits if any arise. Sounds like another "bunch of fun" that I have gotten myself into. Jeb and I were simply minding our own business on a beach in Maui having drinks and talking smart and we got the call saying we were both nominated for the board and if we wanted to run. Well, we both decided that if one would do it so would the other. So, hopefully the two of us together can make things a little smoother. Honestly, according to the past board members, 99% of the dealings with residents is positive, but it is that 1% that takes up 90% of your time.
After the meeting Nicole, Brian Gagne and I went to Country Air, which is an outdoor/heated golf range to hit golf balls. It is a very nice place and actually keeps you very warm with just a sweater on hitting balls. It was a perfect winter day yesterday. We needed to knock the rust off our golf swings as we are heading to Sea Island, GA in 2 weeks to play some of the best courses in the US.
Saturday night we met Mark and Karen Schultz (Mark is my boss I'm sure you all know) at Salut in St. Paul. We enjoyed a nice dinner before heading to the wedding dance of one of our co-workers Luke VanderAarde. We had a good time dancing and socializing with some of my favorite coworkers.
Today, Sunday, we are headed to Mapleton, MN for my Dad's Christmas. My Dad has been in Florida since Thanksgiving and they are back in town so we are all getting together for Christmas and the Vikings Game.
I have tomorrow off as the markets are closed in observance of Martin Luther King, so we are just going to take another day and relax.
I hope everyone has a good weekend enjoying the warmer weather and hopefully we can get a Vikings victory today. I'm nervous, but optimistic. I sure was hoping Arizona would beat New Orleans so if we won we could stay in Mpls but New Orleans looked unbelievable yesterday. If we win at New Orleans it will be a small miracle. Have to get past today first though. Enjoy the weekend.
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