You know that m&ms commercial at Christmastime, where Red and Yellow run into Santa, and both the chocolates and the gift giver are shocked at each others’ existence? Silly as it was, I had to have a “they do exist!” moment of my own when we were at the m&ms store in the Mall of America in June!
It’s a truly fantastic store. We all loved looking around…the decorations are outstanding…and we couldn’t help but buy some candy to go!
We actually managed to sleep in a bit on the second day of our trip, which is pretty much unheard of for us…but that just meant we were well-rested for our visit to the Mall of America!
My first priority was getting Caribou Coffee…I was not disappointed!
A big highlight of our trip to the mall was visiting the Lego Store:
We even got to see a “Space Brick,” built by the ESA from a meteorite:
The m&m’s store was also really cool…it ended up being one of my favorite stops in the mall!
There’s a whole Nickelodeon theme park in the center of the mall:
I think you can find a Dole Whip just about anywhere these days!
It was just so much fun to walk around a thriving retail space!
Before we left, we stopped for boba:
Five+ hours later, we finally made our way back to the car, and decided since the rain had held off, we would go visit the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
I loved the sculptures and the setting with views of the skyline in the distance!
Up next: A cathedral, a basilica, and a bunch more fun!
I’ll be doing a day-by-day recap of our recent trip to the Twin Cities starting today, but first, here’s a look at it through Chickadee’s eyes.
On the way north, we stopped in Riverside, IA, to see the future birthplace of Captain Kirk.
We went to the Mall of America:
And the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden:
We toured the Cathedral of St. Paul:
On the way home, we stopped in Madison, WI, and walked around their beautiful capitol building:
And had a meal at Portillo’s!
It was a great trip…stay tuned for the full details!