summer+week+three

Week 3 I went to Glencoe, MN for my grandpa's 85th birthday. The trip started at 4 in the morning only to arrive there at noon because of a 3 hour layover at the Chicago Midway airport. The whole family was there for this event. Day 1 of the trip we met up with some old friends at the Pizza Ranch. Ten of our old teammates came to visit which was exciting and surprising to see them all again. Day 2 was the start of the Glencoe Days celebration which consisted of sweet corn feed. This was very country for me. You go through a line at the park shelter where there are tables with lines and on them are containers with corn and butter. You walk through and they give you buttered corn on your plate. It tasted unbelievably good but that was probably from the 6 pounds of butter hanging off of it! Day 3 we did the Minnesota things of go carts and four wheeler driving. This was also the big party when all my aunts, uncles, and cousins came to the farm. We ate food and started a baseball game. Grandpa made his final debut as a baseball player on his 85th birthday! He actually did pretty good as I didn't think he would hit the ball much less stay standing up. It was a fun trip being out in the country doing stuff we can't do where we live. I still couldn't wait to get back to Connecticut and work on my unpacking.