as if three parties weren't enough...

Today is my Thursday and I am so excited for the weekend ahead!

Tomorrow, after a volunteer training at a local prison (yup!), I will be heading up to Rochester for dinner with the lovely Becky and her family at Nupa - a Greek restaurant that I have heard a few good reviews about.

Friday morning & afternoon we will be picking Iker up from the airport and doing some serious shopping with Maddie before she heads off to Sweden! I must get a swimsuit for Saturday...being that it has been about 45,978 years since I last bought/wore a swimsuit, I think it is about time.

Friday evening I will be celebrating the coming nuptials of Crystal and Quentin at Crystal's bridal shower.

The celebrating will continue on Saturday afternoon as we head out for Crystal's bachelorette party on the Mississippi!

I will have to keep my celebrating in check as I have to leave the river early to catch the last minutes of Maddie's going away party also taking place Saturday afternoon & evening.  (Brat was supposed to schedule her party for the evening...)

Maddie and Iker are both leaving the lovely state of Minnesota/United States of America on Sunday afternoon, so the family will be spending enough quality time together to get us through to Christmas, when we will all be together again on the lovely beaches of Portugal!

Sunday afternoon I will be making my way back to Iowa, where a clean house, happy husband and a few good pets will be waiting for me!

WAIT - as if that wasn't enough...

Saturday morning I will be running the Gopher to Badger Half Marathon! Hey - I had a 13 miler on the schedule anyway for my marathon training, why not pay to run and get a t-shirt and medal in return??

And I don't know what better way to start a Sunday morning than running a quick 10K with Ike and Maddie! The three of us will be running the Snail Run 10K so Maddie can get one last sweet race shirt before she leaves for Sweden.

Whew....I am already worn out! Hope I can make it through the weekend! :)