Monday, June 18, 2007

More Summer Fun!

On Saturday June 9th we had Aaron Zimmerman's Bachelor Party at Izaty's Resort off of Lake Mille Lacs. Attendees included Curt Zimmerman, Jake Zimmerman, Anton Ternes, Stephen McHenry, Aaron Jarvinen, Adam Grinsteinner, Adam Rowan, Nate Woelfel, Scott Kadlec, Matt Cummings, Quinn Cameron, Bryan Anderson and myself.

We met at noon at the Izaty's Resort condo we had rented. We spent the afternoon drinking beer, grilling food and playing lawn games.


Around 6:00pm we all jumped on a boat and headed on a guided fishing tour on Lake Mille Lacs.





We put $50 on the biggest (in length) walleye caught during the four hour trip. Matt Cummings did not win the contest but easily caught the most fish.



Zimm shows off his 2nd place effort. This fish was around 25 inches long. I used the second walleye I ever caught in my life to win the contest. My walleye was around 26 inches long. Hell yeah!



After the boat launch we hit the resort bar and continued with some drinking and cards. All in all it was an excellent time! If I ever get married I want my bachelor party to be very similar. Congrats again to Zimm on his coming wedding.



June 3rd was the 2007 version of St. Paul's Grand Old Day. This is a one day event on Grand Avenue in St. Paul that features local music, arts and culture. This happens to be one of Alicia's favorite days of the year. Nothing like tasty food, good beer and great friends!


On June 2nd Alicia and I attended the wedding of her ex-coworker Alice and her fiance Matt James. The wedding was held in St. Paul, as was the reception which was at the James J. Hill library. Like most weddings it was a lot of fun.


May 27th was a very eventful day. Shawn Buehre and I made a trip down to La Crosse, WI for the annual Kruse Memorial Weekend Party. Like usual there were many brats to be consumed and much beer to be drank. Shawn and I went nearly undefeated in beer pong throughout the afternoon. That evening we attending the wedding reception for Josh Hart and his new wife Nalini. It was great to see many friends that I hadn't seen in a long time. Josh and his wife looked fabulous. Congrats to the bride and groom. Also congrats to Shawn Harper and his fiance. Shawn proposed that evening. Pictured below is Brent Everson and Sarah Hamilton before Hart's wedding.


On Saturday May 26th Alicia and I hosted an engagement party for Alicia's sister Malinda and her fiance Zach. The weather ended up being great and the event was a huge success. Congrats to Malinda & Zach. Way to go Alicia - the house looked phenomenal!


Following Brendan Dwyer's wedding a group of us spent the evening of Saturday May 19th in Madison, WI. We stayed at Donnie & Heather Stapleton's house and spent the majority of the day and evening on State Street.

Donnie apparently was a bit more tired then he let us know. It didn't take us guys long to find "Sleeping Beauty" and turn it into a photo opportunity.


More to come shortly. Zimm's wedding is just around the corner!