Completed my last class

This morning I finished my last assignment and submitted it one day before the class officially was set to end.  This was my last class for my MBA.  What a relief to be done after three and a half years of taking classes at Columbia Southern.  I can only imagine what I will do with my free time.  Here is a picture I took the other day as I was working in my paper.  

Fall colors

This year it has taken a while for the leaves to change but they are really popping now.  The other day at Como Lake there were some great bright red maples.  There was one that was so bright we decided to take our picture in front of it. 

Costa Rica

The Costa Rican weather really helping us thaw out.    Everyday has been fantastic, 93F with a 15 mph breeze off the ocean.  The water is great and we have really improved our surfing ability.  

We have loved our hotel, Hotel Diria.  The highlight of each day is watching the sunset from our patio.  

January 2nd

Sue had the day day off i unfortunately had to work.  One good thing was no traffic on the roads.  Sue did some house cleaning.  Look how organized our kitchen drawer is now.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!  2015 promises to be a good one.  

Today was a relaxing day and now we are enjoying a nice fire.

Deer Hunting 2014

Today I will be heading up to Orr, MN for the opener of Deer Hunting.  The weather sounds like it is going to be cool with highs in the upper 20's all weekend.  There is a chance of snow for each day.  It will be a smaller group with only three of us hunting.  Hopefully there will be success and I can post some pictures after the hunt.

Fishing the Brule River

Last weekend I went with the St. Paul Fly Tiers and Fisherman's Club up to the Brule River to catch some Steelhead.  I think it had been a couple years since I had bite, but I was hoping this weekend would be different.  We were staying at a cabin right on the river which allowed for easy access which was good since i did need to study for my Business Ethics class.  So I did have high aspirations but low expectations.

On Friday after cooking breakfast I went with out with another Fly Tier Joe Lucey near the cabin.  I managed to hook and land a 25 incher in the morning.  My first steelhead in years and first over 20 inches.  This allowed me to study in the afternoon and enjoy Bob Feiker's rib dinner in the evening.

Saturday morning after breakfast Joe and I headed out again and i caught another 25 incher from a different hole. What luck, two fish in one weekend.  Again in the afternoon I studied and enjoyed Tony Stifter's grilled steaks in the evening.  We had 18 people show up for dinner.

On Sunday I made the breakfast again for everyone and went out by myself right away.  I found a spot i wanted too try and i caught a 23 incher. Using a little tripod I was able to take some pictures.  I was three for three with a fish each day.   All fish were on a glo-bug.  I will probably never have another weekend like it on the Brule.