Go west, young man 3/26/06

Today we headed to the west side of town to see how spring is progressing. Yes, the ice is still on Lake Minnetonka. People were walking on the lake. Someone was snow sailing (my made-up terminology for what it looked like he was doing) on the lake. He likely had a snowboard strapped to his feet and was being pulled by a kite. In areas where the ice had cleared they were already launching boats.

























They're not pouring margaritas outside at Fletchers yet...







































A very good thing to remember when our birthdays come in June:















On the way back we decided to make an unusual stop. At first we didn't even recognize the place.






Does this help?
















Yes. It's our high school. Don't know why we decided to stop by. Maybe because we both went there. Maybe just to take our picture out front.

But the trip had a different purpose when we saw the changes. We had to get in, at least to see how much it had changed. Today the students can choose between cappuchino, chai tea, and italian shaved ice. There is a formal food service where you actually have a selection. There is now more than one cafeteria.














Some things haven't changed... like the original cafeteria. Except there used to be windows in the back. Now it backs up to some sort of "recreation wing."














We couldn't get into the old part of the school, so we don't know if that has changed. However, most everything else has expanded. They now have multiple gyms like a health club. There are new outdoor tennis courts and there is a football field with bleacher seating. Hiroe and I couldn't decide if we would have actually enjoyed high school had we had this new building. Likely not. Beautiful surroundings would not have masked those annoying people. One thing we agreed on, though. The place smelled the same.