Two worlds?

Our friends from KC came up this weekend and we went out for the entire weekend to celebrate Dan's birthday. It was a little strange to imagine them continuing their lives on without us and it was strange to do MN things with them, but we had a relatively fun time. There's an awesome MN restaurant called Chino Latinos that everyone here adores, so at least we can now say we tried it. Their menu changes daily. I'd have to say the Cuban Pork Crisis was the best thing we ordered, with a fried banana blockade. YUM.

After we dropped our friends off, we realized we were walking in freezing rain and that driving in it was even worse. MN had a record number of reported car accidents in the ice storm, and we were one of the unreported ones. I drove the camry into a light pole at very low speeds right after we took our friends back to the hotel.  So, we'll be spending some time in the body shop. Ironically, it was on the day that we sold the civic to some Iowans. Whelp, can't change that much.  We really don't need 2 cars in MN, since the bus and light rail go everywhere. It will be nice to have the cash for the car, too, and to save on insurance and not worry about moving it whenever the snow plow comes to the apartment. 

As it turns out, we're going back to KC over Thanksgiving. We'll dismantle part of the desk, rake leaves, fix a loose piece of storm window trim,  grab all of the paintings and plants we couldn't take, and check on the place. The guys renting our house wanted to get a puppy, so I am checking up on that. At first, I said NO PUPPIES. But after their long description of the puppy, I caved, even though I am still very, very worried about the puppy's presence in the house.
me: I feel like such an ass for not letting someone own a puppy.
friend: Well, that's what being a landlord turns you into.

*sigh*