Night with Dan

I got to hang out with Dan and Dani last night, which was a lot of fun. Again, talked about a lot of under the surface things about our family and life in general... I’m sensing a pattern with this leg of my journey. It’s funny how grandpa’s declining health and other issues collide with this reunion, but it’s a good thing because communication is needed as well as just time together. It’s a good thing to be here, and I’m loving being able to know my uncles and cousins better. I’m thinking that I might have to stop and spend some more time here once I get back from Europe.
Tonight will be fun... my cousins have rallied up some of their friends and we’re going to head downtown for drinks and some dancing. Rachel and I had a lot of fun shopping this afternoon. We hit up some vintage and used clothing stores and had fun trying stuff on. Rachel ended up getting like 8 shirts for 20 bucks... I didn’t have as good of luck, but found a nice long sleeve t-shirt. Tomorrow I get to visit the church Dan goes to, which happens to be a church that is pastored by an author that my sister and her husband love, so I’m excited for that. Then we’re all meeting up for ‘Grand ole Days’ in St. Paul, which is some sort of street fair type thing. Fun times!