Lupercalia

This weekend I went to Lupercalia for the first time. I also got to spend some time with Mouse and Rue. They have been pretty busy with the kids (Tristian plays hockey) so they haven't been able to travel to events as much as they would have liked. Since they live about half way between Vermillion and Nicollet I thought it would be fun to stay with them and then take them along to the event.

Friday I finished running errands that I hadn't planned on but needed to be done before I finally got on the road. Usually on event trips we blaze on past Adrian and might wave in the direction of Hannan house but this time it was the end of the road. Hurrah!

Saturday we got up early and took off for Nicollet. We made it in good time and got everything in and set up. Lots of people were there already. Storm had a dart throw to raise money for the royal travel fund. The bunny bucshkazi was fun to watch, the fighters were really getting into it, although a bit dangerous to be too close. After that I was invited to play perudo or liar's dice with a big group of people. That was fun. I was the second person to go out but I really wasn't in it to win.

There was a lot of buzz about the Nicollet Meat Market that was around the corner. Everyone said I needed to go and take a look. Late in the afternoon, Mouse and I finally took the walk over and it was a pretty cool place. You don't see to many local butcher shops anymore. We ended up getting some of their tasty beef sticks.

Feast was very wonderful and lots of silliness was had. I hope I have a chance to get to the event again.

Sunday we were all pretty lazy and enjoyed a huge brunch. I was in no hurry to go home since I had Monday off so we all relaxed and watched movies. Late afternoon I decided it was time to head home. I wish I would have checked the road conditions before I left. I-90 was almost all ice. It was a bit scary and I passed about 4 cars in the ditch. There were two heart in the throat moments but I managed to avoid close encounters with the ditch kind. After I hit SD, roads were much better thanks to all the hills and valleys near Brandon. I-29 was better but after white knuckling it for 40 miles I figured I would take it easy on the way home. There were a few slippery spots but nothing too bad. I was very glad to be home and not have to go anywhere Monday.