My Grandma- Marge- turned 80 years old last week and my parents and I packed up the truck to make the long drive to Grand Portage, MN to visit and celebrate. We left Dunbar at 7 am on Friday morning to make the cross-state trek. The nine hour drive was pretty uneventful- a lot of napping and reading was done on my part. (Grand Portage is in the Northeast corner of Minnesota between Grand Marais, MN and Thunder Bay, Canada)
We stopped in Grand Marais- along the North shore of Lake Superior and I took some great pictures. We arrived at grandmas house about 4:30 pm and spent the rest of the night visiting and getting settled. Saturday was Grandma's Day. We went out to lunch, relaxed at her house and then planned on taking her out for dinner and a little casino time.
After being cooped up in the truck with my parents and 2 dogs I was definitely ready for a
We ate prime rib at the supper club in the Lodge, played a few slots (I was ahead $16.84 when we finished) and went to grab our seats for
The show- musical celebrity impersonations- was fabulous. My favorites were Cher, Tim McGraw, Elton John and Abba. Grandma even let loose a little and had a Coors Light. We had a great visit and I'm looking forward to J and I visiting this summer some time.Happy Birthday Grandma- thanks for the great time!
2 comments:
Wow...she looks like she's yelling! If that is her having a great time...I wonder what it looks like if she is unhappy?!?
No- not yelling, just caught her off guard and with an aukward look on her face!!!
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