On Friday, I wrote about our upcoming weekend trip to see the Twins play in Minneapolis.  Since that's the only thing I really did this weekend, that's all I really have to blog about on this Monday.  In a nutshell, the trip was great.  Everything went well...we had a good time there...and arrived back home safely.  However, I guess there were a couple things that could've been a little different.  For one, it could've rained less. I packed an umbrella, but Thom toughed it out and got pretty soggy walking to the game and back.  We did take the light rail, but got wet waiting for the train and then getting back to our hotel.  Still, it could've been much worse.  The only other thing that could've had a better outcome was the game itself.  The Twins lost.  They've played 3 games with the Red Sox this series, and only lost one.  That was the one we saw.  Still, a good night of baseball is better than a lot of other things, so I was content.

I expected there to be a lot of Red Sox fans at the game. But I was truly shocked by the turn-out when I saw them in person.  Thom and I were sitting in the outfield on the "Home Run Porch" and just happened to be surrounded by Red Sox fans.  Thank goodness there was a couple from Sioux Falls who also happened to be Twins fans who were sitting behind us. Otherwise, things could''ve gotten ugly.  Actually, they were all pretty good sports about it.  Early on in the game the Twins were winning, so Thom as a little more vocal.  But as the Sox started to turn things around, so did the rowdiness of the Red Sox fans around us. What can you do when your team is losing, other than sit back and hope the tide turns again.  We rooted on our Twins, but it just wasn't in the cards for them Saturday night.

Thom and I stayed in downtown Minneapolis, and got to see some neat bars and one of the local TV stations.  It's always fun to get out of your hometown and see the sights.  But I realized Sunday night, that heading out of town definitely makes the weekend go by fast. Nevetheless, we have no regrets, it was a good trip.