Tamander's Travels: Winter Festivities

It's been a very busy winter break at the Tamander household. With so many outings and plans, it has been difficult to find time to just relax at home! Nevertheless, it's been a very fun-filled holiday. We have been lucky enough to be able to spend a lot of time with family and friends.

Butterstollen from Germany for Christmas morning breakfast at the Anderson home.

Giving Berlioz the cat some Christmas love.

Santa Wong came to visit the Wong family Christmas this year. His last visit was when I was about nine years old. I think his return had something to do with his two grandchildren. Uh, I mean Uncle Brian's grandchildren...

One of our favorite gifts this year was a pasta maker from Mike's parents. We've probably made pasta about four times this week (and it's only Thursday) with various people. Yoon-Hee and her brother were having fun trying their hand at homemade linguine.

This morning I was fortunate enough to have lunch with friends from high school, some of whom I haven't seen since we roamed the halls of Wayzata High School. It's incredible to see how much we've all changed as well as how we've stayed the same.

Afterward, Mike and I took some time for ourselves and headed to the famed YoYo Donut and Coffee Bar in Minnetonka for some sweets, coffee, and reading time. Mike's colleagues mention this place frequently, so we decided to check it out. They are most famous for their Bacon Maple Long Johns, but unfortunately, they were out by the time we got there. Instead, we feasted on other treats...

From left to right: S'more Donut, Frosted Donut with Rice Krispie Treats, Cherry Fritter, and a Chocolate Glazed Bismark. Yes, we ate it all.