Good Fun.

When Captain Obvious on the radio, mentioned on Sunday morning that it was cold outside, I would have to agree. It was a little on the fridged side. But living in the northern Midwest, it is expected this time of the year. Besides it really didn’t get below zero until Saturday afternoon. So there was plenty of time for comfortable outdoor activities before the “artic front” moved through.
Before the cold blast, Tracy and I attended a dance performance at the Ordway Theater in Saint Paul on Friday night. The Garth Fagan Dance company was performing. This company was directed by Garth Fagan, who was the individual who choreographed the Tony Award winning, Lion King.
Of all the dance companies I have seen, these dancers were the most toned and athletic.
The dancers were moving very rapidly from both sides of the stage and many times pausing center stage while balancing on one leg. Now let me explain….imagine the dancers moving very quickly across the stage then stopping immediately, freezing in mid-air body flexed and balancing (many times) on one leg. I was impressed by their balance, muscle tone, and gracefulness. I am glad that Tracy recommended seeing this company.
Waking up on Saturday morning….I was expected to wake up to the weatherman’s forecast, “...below zero temps and dangerous wind chills…” But I was wrong; It was still in the 20’s. Perfect conditions for a run and time to enjoy the morning, but as the snow started to fall so did the temperature. By mid-afternoon the weatherman was right. So cancel the outdoor plans, we are heading indoors (we didn’t have any, but anyways).
One advantage of living in a bigger city is that there are always plenty of options to do indoors. So that is what we did, we went to one of the biggest indoor structures in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. The MOA, yes the Mall of America.
On the way to the mall, we had made a pit stop for dinner at Café Bonxai. Either of us had been there before and wow! What at find! They serve a pan-Asian cuisine. I got the chicken pai thai and Tracy got the basil veggies with calamari. Of all the Asian restaurants I have visited, this food was made with the freshest ingredients and came out tasting so clean. I highly recommend it and if you go don’t forget to try the spring rolls…
With full stomachs, now it was time to head to the mall. Now I will have to confess the main reason for heading to the MOA was because we had free passes to the amusement park rides. Wow…I had a great time. For being indoor rides they are fun! Tracy was giggling like a little school girl and I was grinning ear to ear. In all we went on six different rides in about 2 hours. All in all, it was fun to get out of the house, walk off dinner, be comfortable indoors, and enjoy some free fun. It was a wonderful date.