Vacations
This town located in the Pacific Northwest is the site of Sophia‘s favorite vacation.
Seattle
Favorite color shared by Sophia and Nana
Green
This family member celebrated being freed from a stroller by licking the floor at the Mall of America.
Sophia
Leo’s most famous line “What, we have to pay for parking” was uttered while parking to attend what event?
Minnesota State Fair
Home of the Mavericks, this university was attended by both AJ and Meredith.
Minnesota State University
This town located on the Atlantic Ocean is also the site of epic meltdown by Leo during a long walk.
Tybee Island
Christian Louboutin is the primary designer famous for shoes with iconic soles that are this color, also a favorite of Leo’s.
Red
George Washington Carver is credited with revolutionizing the industry of this food in the early 20th century by developing over 300 uses. One form was spit at Meredith by Juliet.
Peanuts
How many wrong turns does it take to be considered “lost”?
Three
Founded in 1851, this university attended is older than the state itself. It is also the university of where Meredith received her masters of business taxation.
University of Minnesota
The site of the first Menden family vacation; home to traffic, the Pacific Ocean and a large sign only seen by Juliet until we turned around.
Los Angeles
An optical and meteorological phenomenon caused by the reflection, refraction, and dispersion of sunlight within raindrops. It was also Juliet’s favorite color in second grade.
Rainbow
This song by the English rock band the Beatles from their eleventh studio album Abbey Road was playing when Juliet tried to exit her dance performance and hug her instructor.
Here Comes the Sun
Adam insists this word is forbidden to be used while at the cabin.
Home
This university is a trailblazer in women's education and ranks first in Minnesota for economic mobility among national universities. It is also the college where Mary Jo attended.
St. Catherine University
Found in New Orleans, it was the site of a triple child meltdown due to heat and no shade. Someday it will be the “home” to Nicolas Cage.
Cemetery
The name of the largest animal on earth and AJ‘s favorite color
Blue
This professional baseball is named after the Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Leo once offered to help them out because he is one.
MN Twins
A favorite character on our cruise ship utters this helpful direction to diners arriving at the buffet.
This university library includes a four-story, automated book retrieval system capable of holding over a million books.
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Lessons were learned about international cell phone call costs on a trip aboard this cruise line.
Royal Caribbean
The artist who sings the song “Raise Your Glass” and Meredith’s favorite color.
Pink
Having three children born is December was great planning by Meredith, a CPA for this purpose.
Tax deduction
If someone is hard of hearing, how should you speak to them so they can understand you?
Low and slow
This university made history in 1872 by appointing Julia Sears as the first woman to head a public college in the United States.
Minnesota State University