Today we headed to Minnesota and went snowmobiling. It was a ton of fun. I got a few pictures and took a video. You can view the video at this link After that, we had a full turkey dinner. Can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

The pictures speak for themselves. She lasted 34 seconds! (no she was not drunk)

Last night I started signing up for the various runs that I wanted to do. First up is the Frostbite 4 in Beresford on February 6th. That should be a fairly cold race. I did chicken out a little bit and only signed up for the 2 miler.

Next is the St. Patty’s Day run downtown on March 14th. Another day that could be great or really cold and snowy. That run is downtown along the bike path.

Next is the Avera Race Against Breast Cancer on May 8th at the Avera Wellness Center. I will be doing the 5k run. I am also fund raising for it, so if you care to sponsor me, you can give me the money directly or head over to this website and do it online. ==> Avera Race Against Breast Cancer

And finally sometime in June is Riverfest in Nicole’s hometown. I am still waiting for details on that one, but I plan on signing up as soon as possible.

I got some of my 15min of fame tonight, and I managed not to embarrass myself too much. At the Stampede Hockey game, I got picked to do the Shootout for a chance to win $5000. I had to score 5 consecutive goals starting closest to the net, then moving back until I was in the opposite net. I only made 2 of the shots and won $25 and a free family membership to the Butterfly house. I also got to sit down on the ice between the two teams for the 2nd period. It was really amazing! Then to top if off, Nicole did the Chuck-A-Puck promotion and won a gift card to Bagel Boy. In all, a very fun night of hockey!

I finally did it. I purchased tickets to a Minnesota Wild Game. April 10, Center ice, front row on the glass. I am going by myself, which is a first. But considering the cost of the tickets, Nicole would not enjoy it as much as I will. This is going to be a long wait till April.

Today we were going to head to Minnesota and see some family. The roads did not look that bad. But just as we got accross the border, some SUV tried to pass me and spun out, hit two other trucks causing them to spin out. Luckily we were not involved in the accedent and amazingly no one was hurt. It happened near an over pass and every guard rail was taken out. Its amazing nobody rolled over or hit any of the cement pillars. 911 was quickly called andwe stuck around to make sure everyone was ok. I snapped a quick photo with my phone. The other side of this SUV is totally smashed in. The other two vehicles were pretty messed up too.

Shortly after leaving the scene we witnessed two more vehicles in the ditch and decided to turn around and head back home. Just goes to show that it doesn’t matter if you have 4 wheel drive, you can still lose control of your car on what looks like a clear road.