The TSA baggie

I have gotten very good at cramming lots of little bottles into a quart-sized bag in order to comply with TSA's regulation regarding bringing liquids, gels, etc. on board an airplane.

I was very excited to read Blogger Bob's post about deodorant. This was a game changer for me! My deodorant doesn't need to be three ounces or less and doesn't need to be in my baggie. I now have more room for moisturizers and other stuff.

Thanks Bob!

And in other good news.....there is a store at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport that sells my 2nd favorite energy drink. And the store is after security so I can bring it with me on the airplane.

My local airport now has a wine bar. I will need to check it out!

(No, I won't be drinking wine and an energy drink at the same time. I will save the energy drink for later.)

Madison, WI

This was our first trip to visit Jill since she left for college. We were supposed to visit her the weekend before, but that didn't happen because her grandmother died so we went to Des Moines instead. (See previous post)

The highlight of the weekend was going to Camp Randall stadium for a football game. It was Wisconsin vs. #1-rated Ohio State. I arrived at the game not really caring who won. I am not a fan of either team. It was a big upset. The Wisconsin Badgers easily defeated Ohio State, who was probably overrated.

I haven't written about this before, but I am a huge fan of college football - specifically the Big Ten. I have been an Iowa Hawkeye fan for several years. Jill is a Badger now so her loyalty has changed. I think I will start another list - Big Ten football stadiums that I've visited. I want to see Iowa play (and beat!) the other Big Ten teams in their home stadiums. I've been to Iowa's stadium many times - Kinnick.

I am planning to see at least one other stadium this year - Minnesota's new TCF stadium.

There are actually 11 teams in the Big Ten....going to 12 in a year or so. I think I need a goal to go with my new passion, so I am going to try and get to two per year.

Des Moines, IA

Not a glamorous trip, but still a trip. I went to Des Moines last weekend for a funeral. Not a fun reason for traveling, and not a hot-spot destination. DM is the capitol of Iowa, and the top of the building is very gold.

I stumbled upon an Asian garden, which was lovely. I didn't go looking for it. I only found it because I was looking for a place for my dog to pee. I did stop to enjoy it though. It is these little accidental happenings in life that should be remembered and embraced.