Camping/Vacation in NY

Wednesday I am jumping on a plane and headed back to NY for a week. I haven't been in NY in over 3 months, so it will be nice to see everyone! I am going camping for 4 days with some buddies so that will be an experience! I haven't camped since I was 12, my major concern right now is power (I can do without my laptop, but not my blackberry!)

We are camping at the NASCAR Race at Watkins Glen. Through Best Buy I got corporate hot-passes, which I can't describe how awesome that is. Basically I get to be on pit-road DURING the race. How sweet is that?

Plus of course I get to see my family while in NY! My dad, mom & step dad have all been out in MN to see me over the last few months, but I can't wait to see my Grandma's, Jen, Dan & Sarah.

A few weeks ago one of our show cars and race bus where at the corporate office...

Random

View from Best Buy Corp Office I am taking classes at University of Minnesota in the fall

Since 2 guys from SU are now playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves, I bought season tickets, this was from the second season ticket holder event, on draft night

Toby Keith has line of 'Toby Keiths - I Love This Bar & Grill's' in a number of big cities, there is one that just opened in Minneapolis, there signature thing is serving beer in mason jars.

Through Best Buy, finally got my passport! Next stop who knows... somewhere warm.

Neither of us look that great, thats because we just hiked nearly a mile down to the Mississippi, it was about 80 degrees out! Fun, but very tiring!

Whoa... no traffic. Sunday AM's! I will emjoy well I can, come Mon AM it will be a different story.

The church I have been going to had a 60 person choir this morning, it was really awesome. Check out my church, but especially check out the vid's below

Hosanna Luthern Church

Video 1 (watch at 26:00)

Green Acres (watch specifically at 20:45 and 30:15)

MN Weather

One of things I didn't realize about Minnesota (and one thing no one told about) was that MN is on the top of Tornado Valley! A few weeks after I first moved here, there was a tornado drill with sirens and all, I didn't think that much of it.

Oh boy... nearly every week now atleast once, tornado sirens are going off. I have adapted pretty well, I check the radar real quick, see where its headed and react then... not too bad. I will say though, the other night, the tornado sirnes went out at 2am, it was pitch black outside.... that might have scared me just a little bit!

MN Tornadoes

But other days (and most), the weather is AMAZING! Checkout those sunsets!

Lake Minnetonka

A few weeks ago I was invite on behalf of Best Buy to join our Accenture IT partners on a dinner cruise, it was on one of the biggest lakes in MN, Lake Minnetonka... check it out!

Al & Alma's