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A parade to celebrate Vermillion’s 150th birthday was scheduled the morning after the informal class reunion. I probably should’ve slept through the parade, but I had been so excited about going all week that I forced myself to suffer through. It was so hot, though. I spent the rest of the day laying around and feeling ill.

Appropriate for September 11^th, don’t ya think?

Also, I think my late-late-late night/lack of sleep caused the slow shutter speed. These photos are oddly blurry, but it’s sort of a neat effect… But only sort of.

That one green building in the background is my dad’s latest renovation project, the recently opened Silk Road.

There were a few floats depicting historical scenes. They were more awkward than awesome, but the intent was nice.

I love how everyone in this parade was all about throwing insane amounts of candy out to the crowds. In Minneapolis, no one throws candy. They hand it out very politely. But only one piece per person. TOO SAFE.

My favorite parade candy is Frooties. They’re like tootsie rolls but not chocolate… they’re fruit-flavored!

It says “Flowering Vermillion for 50 Years” not de-flowering… Just making sure.

This parade didn’t have enough antique cars.

Not enough miniature cars, either.

This is one of Vermillion’s longest married couples (70 years). Vermillion’s longest lifetime resident was also forced to ride in a convertible car in the heat. I believe her plaque said she was 92.

It’s seemed like the Corn Palace Hillbillies might not be able to finish the parade because their car was smoking so much. *cough, cough*

Does Vermillion have a drive-in movie theatre? And since when?

Oh, maybe it’s just a joke. That darn ’70s float.

I’ve run out of words.

When I finally got myself on the road towards South Dakota, it was rainy and boring. It didn’t bode well for the weekend.

It actually turned out to be super hot and humid in South Dakota (though it stayed rainy in Minnesota). I was able to take advantage of Jen’s parents’ pool for a while. Jen and I spent a Friday afternoon floating around and catching up. I wish I had taken some photos—their backyard was bursting with beautiful, blooming flowers (blumen in German).

But, I didn’t. I saved all of my obnoxious photo-taking skills for that Friday night downtown—I may not have attended the official school reunion, but I still got to see the most important people.

Mom even got to show off another very important person (Hannie).

The only proper way to photography Suzanne is portrait-style because she is a million miles tall.

Gee, this is turning out to be a long—but great!—night.

I’m sorry about the next photo. I was walking while I turned the camera around over my shoulder and took random photos of those behind me. (Obnoxious, right?) I wasn’t looking and I didn’t know. When I saw this photo I almost fell over.

Finally we settled at Libby’s house. Though I don’t know who Libby is, it was a great place to hang out.

I think my inner 15-year old will always have a crush on Guthrie.

And then I went home at 4 a.m. The end. (Did you expect a more exciting end to the evening?)

I will be able to relax on Sunday. No more events to plan, no more lists to make, no more places to go. I may walk a little lighter that afternoon. But, for now, I’m putting off the list-making/event-planning/place-going to bring you an update of what’s been going on in my world.

Last weekend, in Vermillion, family and friends got together at the Mona Lisi to celebrate my mom’s 50th birthday. My dad and Karyn put together quite the surprise party, and everyone had a super time. The food was delicious, the wine was tasty, and the company was lovely.

Tonight I will be headed to the Nomad for the second installment of Salon Saloon. I’ll be taking a few more photos (hopefully better than last time), and perhaps sketching out a website concept while I’m there (so I guess I will have something to occupy my time after Sunday).

Tomorrow night I’ll be joining a few friends at Café Lurcat during Mpls/St. Paul Magazine’s Restaurant Week. I’ve always wanted to visit this café, and this is a great opportunity! I’m looking forward to an awesome dinner at a fraction of the price.

On Friday I’ll be running around town, finishing up details and buying necessary supplies for Karyn’s baby shower that I’m throwing on Saturday. Family will be in town that night, so I’m not sure if this will cut into my preparation time or not. There are about 30 women coming to the baby shower, which begins at 1 p.m. and I hope it all goes smoothly. But I just remembered something else I have to do… I better get back to list-making.

Hello. There is a lot to do before things get all sorts of crazy at work/the University in about a week and a half. Some things I have to do are LIVE and see things and take photos that I don’t have time to love properly and drink wine. This means that I don’t have a great update for you.

But here is where I’ve been and what I’ve been knowin’:

Wednesday the 22^nd: I rock’n'bowled for the Sound Unseen festival. I scored 54 points because I am not a good bowler, but it was tons of fun. Somewhere out there is a photo of my team of coworkers (Hell’s Bells) and The Alarmists. (Hey, I found it!)

Thursday the 23^rd: I watched the first outdoor film for the Bell Museum‘s 2007 “Summer Sci-Fi Series”: Attack of the Giant Leeches (the photo is from pre-screening insect touching). It was very fun. You should attend the second film tomorrow night: The Killer Shrews.

Friday the 24^th: I drove home to Vermillion, but forgot all of my clothes because I was just so excited to get out of the city. I had to stop and go shopping. (I didn’t mind too much.) I also sang some karaoke with some friends, Kelsey, Jen and Lindy.

Saturday the 25^th: My mom’s supervisor, Andy, is turning 50 soon. So we had a “surprise” party for him all afternoon. Everyone drank a lot of beer. That night I joined Bridget, Lindy and Royce at Chae’s for dinner, then back to Royce (and Kelsey)’s house for a fun game of Payday.

Sunday the 26^th: I drove back to Minneapolis, stopping to buy yarn and a book of Harry Potter knitting projects (Charmed Knits by Alison Hansel). I’m working on a Ravenclaw scarf (Prisoner of Azkaban style).

Monday the 27^th: I knit while Ellipses curled around my legs. I didn’t think about anything except relaxing.

Last night: Rebecca and I turned what was supposed to be a quick dinner and creative night into a really elaborate dinner (pizza and salad with lots of stuff) and 4-hour Sex and the City marathon.

Tonight: I promise I’m going to do more photo work tonight. Though I really want to knit until my fingers fall off.

Tomorrow night: Killer Shrews at the Bell Museum!

Friday the 24^th: Cousin Jamie is celebrating her 23^rd birthday, so I’ll be getting lost somewhere in the ‘burbs to help her with that.

Saturday the 25^th: I’m attending a farewell party for coworker, Sarah, as she prepares to head to Boston for graduate school. After that, I’ll be heading over to Club Underground to enjoy the musical stylings of Plastic Chord.

And so far I don’t have any more plans until September. I’m sure things will come up, though.

Last weekend I went to Vermillion.

Friday: Kristi and I got in to town around midnight.

Saturday: I woke up around 8am, Ryan and Jane came over around 9am. We walked to Main Street for the big parade, which started at 10am. Sergei, Renee and their three kids joined us. We all chased candy. We went to lunch at Chae’s around 12pm. Got home around 1:30pm. Drank beers with Mom and her coworkers. Took a nap around 2:30pm. Went to Chili Blues at 6pm. Went to the Eagle’s at 8pm. Danced and drank. Wandered around the bar circuit on Main Street. Went to Jon’s house to watch “Conte and Mightee Return.” Continued drinking. Stumbled home while drunk dialing some very lucky people at 3:30am.

Sunday: Woke up at 8am. No one else was awake. Took aspirin then went back to bed. Woke up again around 10:30am. Brownies (from scratch!) had already been baked! Headache. We celebrated Jane’s 28th birthday with grilled chicken from Dad and potato salad from Mom. Kristi came over around 2pm to return to Minneapolis. We left. I took a little nap during the drive through Sioux Falls. We stopped at a very busy McDonald’s in St. Peter. We got home around 7:30pm.

The end!

This week I am working on my website for class (I am getting slightly better at Flash) and making a composite face of my coworkers for the other class. I am printing photos this week, too! I wish I always had access to these gigantic Epson 4800 printers.

Speaking of which, I need to go to class now.