Work sent Bill back to Alaska for a full two weeks again. At least this time is was in the spring instead of the dead of winter. But that mean being gone for Carissa’s 23rd birthday. And this year, she really wanted to party. We all chipped in to rent a party bus so everyone could get around safely. We planned a route with a stops at four bars through the night and started out at our house. That way, if anyone needed to crash instead of drive home, I had plenty of floor space. The kids got to spend the night at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. We had fun. I’ll leave it at that. Happy Birthday Peeps! We started at Bracco where I bought her a pineapple drink and relaxed with a Grey Goose dirty martini. AHHH!
We picked up some people along the way like Chris & Laura, Mike & Jen and Theresa & Carlos.
Then it was off to McNally’s for a quick shot stop. The Irish pub was celebrating its birthday too and had special “birthday cake” flavored shots. I got to order 20! And there was one extra, so I got to enjoy it. 
Next stop: The Attic. That’s where we happened to run into a co-worker of mine whose family was pretty close with ours growing up. Kevin was there with Daniel Seddiqui. He did 50 jobs in 50 states and KELO was the first news station to do a story on him. He was back in Sioux Falls for a book signing and had a couple on him. So I bought one and had it signed! Was a great guy to chat with for a little while.
Movin on… the next stop: Wiley’s Bar. Not a huge fan but that’s where Carissa and her friends tend to frequent. Jen was impressed she made a family photo we took with all the girls (think Mom has that one). So I thought I’d post a pic of her and fiance Mike.
Me, Mom, Carissa & Laura
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