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We stayed my parents after saying goodbye to Alain and Annalisa. My sister arrived on the same day and brought her boyfriend to meet the parents (and Matt) for the first time. It was nice to spend time together as a whole family. We went to a number of great restaurants, including an awesome Korean barbecue place (why don’t we have places like this around Minnesota?!) and Walker Brothers, home of the luscious apple pancake.
Matt had a specific goal to accomplish when we visited my folks – they asked him to help them set up their new television. Some time earlier, my dad was at the quasi-local Asian grocery/superstore and saw some sweepstakes-like promotion going on. He dropped in a card with his name and address, and among the hundreds (or thousands?) of entries, his name was drawn as the winner of a Panasonic 42-inch plasma TV and a fancy-schmancy Yamaha surround sound system! Un-freaking-believable!
Because Matt is the Consumer Electronics Whisperer, he put everything together. It took a few hours, but it went pretty smoothly. We might hang those mini speakers around the room at a later date.
Pretty sweet, hm?
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Wow, I didn’t think there were actual prizes associated with those little boxes – thought it was just a gimmick! How cool.
Comment by Chris 06.19.06 @ 9:35 amHow cute is your dad!
So, I moused over on your b-day gift from Matt, but I still have no idea what it is. I live a sheltered life….
Comment by claudia 06.19.06 @ 9:52 amWell, that renews my faith in those little sweepstakes drawings! Guess I’ll take the time to fill them out now!
Comment by Cheryl 06.19.06 @ 10:02 amLucky dad! Looks wonderful. Your dad looks very pleased.
Comment by Barb 06.19.06 @ 10:56 amLike they say, “You gotta be in it, to win it.”.
He looks very happy. Cute!
Comment by Laurie 06.19.06 @ 1:38 pmHow cool is that? No question that your dad is one happy man!
Comment by Charleen 06.19.06 @ 3:53 pmThanks for the restaurant recs. I’m going to Chicago in September and am looking for some great (unusual) places to eat!
Comment by Christina 06.19.06 @ 4:38 pmi’ve been at a korean bbq restaurant in eagan, mn (near st. paul), called hoban, that i thought was fantastic, although i’m not any kind of expert. i went with some people who had lived in korea, though, and they thought it very authentic.
http://maps.citysearch.com/location/5537766?
(here’s a map link i found.)
Your dad looks so happy!!! (As well he should be — that set-up is sweeeet).
Claudia — the present is the Calvin and Hobbes complete collection which is a majorly coveted item by fans. Matt done good!
Comment by Cate 06.20.06 @ 10:27 pm