The Past: Minnesota

To think it’s been 3 years since I moved from Minnesota to LA.  The whole reason of my blog name “Minnesota Girl.”

I was born and raised there for 28 years.  Every September the leaves would begin to  change colors and fall was in the air.  It meant casseroles, and home cooked meals.  Pumpkin pies began to appear in stores and I’d always have to stop by the Apple Orchard in Stillwater.

And then, soon after, the snow would hit.  Some years as early as Halloween.  Everyone still talks about the big snowstorm of ’91 that happened on Halloween Day.  Yes,  imagine trick or treating in a 2 ft of snow.  Yes, we did it happily with our costumes over our snowsuits.

By March we were ready for spring to hit, but for whatever reason, Mother Nature never agreed and would give us one last big “dump” of snow.  March was usually the snowiest month of the entire winter.  I still remember the time it snowed in June.  Anything’s possible in Minnesota.

But once spring hit, the love for the Minnesota Twins truly came out.  For many, it meant taking the light rail to the stadium and hitting the bars before the game.

The new stadium opened up in 2010, the same year that I left for LA… and isn’t it gorgeous the way it looks towards the city? With close proximity to many Minneapolis hot spots it’s a great place for a stadium.

And then summer hits.  With our beautiful lakes and cabins up in the north we truly make the most of it.  Barbeques, water parks, and days at the lake, what’s not to love about Minnesota.

And this is why I keep the “Minnesota Girl” in me always even when new adventures are meant to be had.