Minnesota 2008 with Joey Kanz

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Kanz said that there were 3 mythical creatures from days of yore that were still roaming the Earth - Sasquatch, the Yeti (the Abominable Snowman) and Wilson. All are usually elusive to the human eye, but are sometimes seen when they come out in search of their next meal. Humans have to make sure to stay ample distance away from these ferocious beats, or risk the loss of life or limb. I have never seen Sasquatch or the Yeti with my own eyes, but if they look they give me is anything like the look on Wilson's face, I'm running and I'm never looking back. Wilson jumped on Mike's bag (Mike was lucky that he didn't have any fragile valuables in their) and refused to budge, and it was like we were in his beastly clutches and were unable to escape. I yelled to Mike, just leave it man, let's get out of here with our lives! I tried to offer Wilson some food to leave his perch, but Kanz reminded me that Wilson doesn't want to be fed, Wilson wants to hunt. Can't just suppress sixty five million years of gut instinct. But then Katie, being the smooth animal talking Dr. Dolittle veterinarian that she is, was able to coerce Wilson into releasing the bag and us in the process. I was looking death in the face, and it looked just like Wilson. I was on my 4th Hail Mary before I realized that disaster had been adverted, and my life was spared by some higher power. Or it just could have been that Wilson didn't feel like hunting today. Only Wilson doesn't go hunting, Wilson goes killing. But I'll never know just why I was spared.

We were getting ready to leave and saying our goodbyes to Mike and Katie, but we sat outside talking, and ended up stalling our departure for over an hour. We just weren't ready to say goodbye. I was engaged in some good old reminiscing with my friends, and Kanz and Roxie were running around playing with this big ass stick. Kanz would throw it, and then Roxie would come running back with the stick in her mouth. I tried to have Roxie throw it so that Kanz would come running back with it in his mouth, but apparently Kanz is too smart to fall for that. Who would've known...

It was a very long and trying ride home. It seemed a whole lot longer than the 5 hours and 32 minutes that Google Maps said it was. All that I could think about on the ride home is that my time up here was just way too short. We were in town for just about 24 hours, which isn't nearly enough time to spend with the Bates'. But I reminded myself that even a little time was better than no time at all. I just hope that next time I see Mike and Katie, I'll have more than 24 hours to spend in their company. Aside from the time restraints, I had a really nice weekend, but like mist road trip weekends, I was all partied out. But someone needed to guide this vessel while Kanz slept, so I drove the car home.

So as I drove back to the great state of Wisconsin, I watched Minnesota, the sun, and my weekend of fun set in my review mirror. It was only 24 hours, but it was 24 hours of pure unadulterated fun. I really can't say enough how much I wish that I had more time to spend up here with Mike and Katie, but I'm glad that I was able to spend even that little bit of time in their company. Hopefully it won't be too long before I see them again. But I do know that however many weeks or months pass by, it will always be just like old times all over again.

There are so many baseball stadiums in the United States (and Canada) that I have yet to visit, but every year I keep on coming back to Minneapolis to see the Twins take on the Brewers at the Metrodome. As much as I would love to see the other parks, I wouldn't trade this baseball trip for the world. Until next time my friends.