A Man Walked Into a Bar...

And he took pictures of some great people:

Summer Trip to South Dakota Part 5

These photos were taken outside of Sanaa's, which serves Mediterranean cuisine. I wasn't along for the meal, so I didn't get to taste the food firsthand, but the group had nothing but positive reviews.

Summer Trip to South Dakota Part 3

One of our favorite things to do when we visit Sioux Falls is to patronize our favorite restaurants. A new discovery made on our last visit was Lam's Vietnamese Restaurant. Hands down the best Vietnamese food I've ever had, and that seemed to be the consensus view among our entire group.

We'll definitely be visiting Lam's again on our next trip back to Sioux Falls.

Summer Trip to South Dakota Part 2

No trip to Sioux Falls is complete without a trip to the falls of the Big Sioux River. I swam there regularly as a teenager.

The following photos are just a small sampling of those taken at the falls:

Summer Trip to Minnesota Part 1

A few weeks ago, we traveled as a family to Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota, and naturally, I took many pictures:

This is just a small sampling of the photos that were taken in Minnesota. More to come soon.

Josh Dropped by for a Night

On his way back to Sioux Falls from his summer internship in Washington D.C, Josh stopped by to say hello.

It was nice to re-connect with him. We just don't cross paths as much anymore. Good luck with school this year Josh!

Kristen Graduated from High School

We spent last weekend in Minnesota with Kristen and the rest of the Minnesota peeps. Fun was had by all.

Congratulations Kristen!

Christmas in Sioux Falls

On Christmas eve, my younger brother and I made the 9.5 hour drive to Sioux Falls. And it would have taken us 9.5 hours to get to Sioux Falls had I been paying attention and not accidentally headed South on I-35 for 60 miles before noticing that I was on the wrong road.

Even with the extra two hours of travel time, it was a fun drive, and an all around great trip. We got to see a lot of people we hadn't seen in a while.

Bruce and Rebecca



Selfie with Rebecca

Ron, Mike, Steve, Shane

Mike, Rita, David

Kayla, Kris, Grace, Rebecca, Patrick

Josh, John

Kris, Grace, Mike, Karen. Kayla, Bob, Rebecca

Summer Vacation - Must Stop Places

Whenever we visit Sioux Falls, we have a list of places we have to stop at. Most of those are restaurants, and a few of those are pictured here. This is by no means an all inclusive compilation.

On this day we drove over to Mr Goodcents, which serves up some very good sub sandwiches. Here is Grandma Rita and Josh as they disembark from that boxy looking, red, four wheeled, motorized, vehicle.

 

Here is the hungry crew waiting impatiently for me to take the picture because they are convinced they look ridiculous posing in front of Mr Goodcents (which they do, but don't tell them I said so).

 

Grampa and Grandma's house, notice the stork over the right side of the house.

 

Probably my favorite stop, The Keg. They serve the best fried chicken I've ever had. This place usually qualifies for two or more stops while we're in town, no kidding, it's that good.

 

Grandpa, Grandma and Josh Pay a Visit

We received visitors from South Dakota over Memorial Weekend. We had fun getting caught up, and spending quality time together. Here are a few of the gathering shots, I'll follow up later with some shots of the kids going wild.