Tuesday, December 31, 2019

A Family Christmas in Chaska, Minnesota

Ron and I flew to Minneapolis on December 23rd.  We rented a car and drove about 30 minutes west to Chaska. It was going to be a wonderful week visiting Ron's daughter, grandchildren and Anne's fiancĂ©, Tim.  We came into Anne's warm home and were greeted by Will and Milla and Oscar, the greyhound.  We headed to the Heartbreakers Bar & Grill to join Tim who was watching his Minnesota Vikings football game.

Christmas Day was celebrated with opening presents in the morning and a wonderful Christmas dinner featuring a Prime Rib of Beef smoked all day by Tim.


Grand daughter, Milla
Enjoying the glowing You Tube frieplace


Will and Milla
Ron with Oscar, the reindeer-greyhound.

Anne, Ron's daughtet

Will approving his book on airplanes

Ron and I enjoying our Christmas in Minnesota
Tim getting ready to carve the smoked Prime Rib of Beef

Tim's family came, including Mom, Aunts and Uncles and their children.
Terry, Jaye, and Jayme

Tim and Anne

Freon (Tim's Dad), Tim and Anne

Jaye (Tim's mom) checking out the desserts

Tim's cousin, Grace, taking a picture of the lovely Prime Rib

Skylar, Tim's cousin, with his father, Bill

The impossibly hard puzzle I received from Anne and family.  It took four days for me to solve.
Tim's parents gave me a book: "A Popular History of Minnesota"  
which I began to read immediately.  It is a wonderful book with so many facts and history I wasn't aware of although my father and his family were from St. Paul, Minnesota.  
















As a family group, we did an Escape Room at the Mall of America (and we did escape with 2 minutes to spare).  



It was pretty cold in Minnesota so we stayed home most of the time and, besides, Anne was on crutches recovering from surgery earlier in the month.  Ron and I got out one night to see a movie.  We departed December 29th coming home to an even colder New Mexico in the mid-20's.  Happy New Year everyone!