Mouse's Parents' Visit

My parents were in town last weekend to visit Tex and me. Here's a couple of pictures with them and the hat. My dad took a surprising liking to the hat. It was amusing.


mouse's mom and the hat




mouse's dad and the hat




mouse's dad, mouse and the hat

a close friend saw this picture (above) and commented: You look like you're about to leave home for college. Meanwhile, dad looks like he's just back from a hard night of clubbing.




mouse's dad and the hat




millennium park and the hat




millennium park and the hat

Errands - The Complete Series

Hat perched on Mouse's head.

Super H Mart - the Chicago branch of the NY mega Korean market
Somehow, mouse managed to just sit in the car all day while I did errands, stepping out only to take the pictures below. OK, she joined me at the Korean market and Ikea, but other than that, it was just me and the Hat running errands.

Errand Hat

The Hat got tired of hanging out in the city, so it decided to head out to the suburbs to do some shopping.

Lowe's and Ikea were just two of many stops.

It was a cold and windy day, and the Hat definitely kept one set of ears quite warm!

The Hat meets its first Dog

The hat made a trip up to Andover, MN for a relaxing evening with friends. While up there, the hat made a friend with a dog...Charlotte, to be specific. She's a very energetic Labordoodle with a mind of her own. This may be one of the more unique friendships created on this earth.

Troy Esch, Charlotte's Dad

Chillin' at Le Bar

Headed down to 'Da city Friday night to meet some of mouse's workmates. Conned some of them to don the Hat after a few bottles of cabernet.
Note the convincing air of respectability.

It Was an Eventfull Week for the Hat

This was quite a week for the Hat. First it started the week off with its first Super Bowl. Later this week, the hat made a visit to Wells Fargo Business Credit...Exploring its future career possibilities. The the hat made a trip to its homeland...a Wild hockey game at the St Paul Excel Center. If only regular people could have such events.





The hat meets Well Fargo employees, Nicolle and Darryl

The Hat visiting its homeland

Case Closed!

The Chicago branch has fulfilled their responsibility. The Minneapolis branch was able to fulfill theirs.

Megan and Grace in the hat