Tuesday night was the Minnesota Timberwolves’ “Open House,” which sounds like a casual welcome event until you realize it’s also code for “please come re-sign your season tickets before we start calling your emergency contacts.” We’re trimming down from a half-season to a quarter-season plan—not because we’re cutting back, but because we’re leveling up. Fewer games, better seats, and prime positioning near the Wolves bench. It’s the perfect trade: less time in traffic, more time awkwardly locking eyes with professional athletes while I casually point a zoom lens at their pores. Dream big.
Luke and Avery joined us to help pick out our new seats—because nothing screams family bonding like debating sightlines and cupholder proximity. They love the Wolves as much as Miss Sheri and I do, which proves that poor judgment can, in fact, be hereditary. Abby couldn’t make it—apparently flying a plane full of strangers across the country is more important than watching her future in-laws fake being courtside scouts. Still, any time we can drag the boys into our delusions of basketball relevance, we count it as quality time.
As a thank-you for attending, we got the rare chance to step onto the Timberwolves court and launch a few free throws. I did my best, which is a polite way of saying the ball mostly explored the concept of gravity. Miss Sheri and Avery, on the other hand, actually hit shots—proving once again that if there’s ever a family shootout, I am strictly there for comic relief. The sales team politely smiled while I bricked my dreams, which felt generous considering they probably see this kind of delusion hourly.
We also got a tour of the player’s locker room and the ultra-exclusive lounges for courtside ticket holders—basically a luxury bunker where rich people hydrate with craft cocktails and pretend to care about the second quarter. The walls leading in are lined with giant photos of the team, including our guy Anthony Edwards, who somehow manages to smirk like he knows we’re just there for the free look. It’s a shrine to greatness, and I gotta say—it really added to the full experience of pretending we were part of the organization… right up until security gently reminded us that the courtside bar wasn't actually included with our quarter-season upgrade.
Friday night we met up with some of our Euchre crew at Copper Pint in Shakopee. That’s right—Crooked Pint on Thursday, Copper Pint on Friday. At this rate, we’re just working our way through the Periodic Table of Bars. No word yet on when we’re hitting Nickel Pint, but if they serve loaded tots and tolerate loud laughter, we’ll be there.
Spring in Minnesota is like a long con. One day it’s 72 and the whole state collectively decides winter is over. The next, we wake up to three inches of spite on the driveway. It’s just enough snow that someone should probably fire up the snowblower—but instead, we all stand around pretending it'll melt by noon, like it’s a test of willpower. And honestly? It usually does… just not before making sure everyone’s socks are wet and spirits are broken.
Blue was thrilled to see the lake finally ice-free when I took him down there Saturday morning. The water's still in the forties, which would send most creatures running for thermal gear, but not this guy. If I’ve got the Chuckit! in hand, he’s launching himself in like it’s mid-July and he’s 3 years old again. Of course, by the next morning, our brave aquatic hero was moving like he’d played all four quarters and overtime. He struggled to get up, gave me the “worth it” look, and waited by the door in case I even thought about throwing it again.
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