Last week, my family went on our annual summer pilgrimage to the Twin Cities, where we spent a lovely week reconnecting with family and friends. The Twin Cities are a fabulous place in the summer – almost makes up for the nearly unendurable winters!

Some highlights from the trip:

– Saying Kaddish for my grandfathers with my parents, uncle, and kids at the Temple Of Aaron (the beautiful synagogue which my great-grandfather helped build, and the site of my parents wedding, my Bar Mitzvah, my wedding, etc. etc.).

– Watching my son steer my uncle Bill Andler’s houseboat on the St. Croix river near Stillwater (and great talks with my extraordinary Aunt Mary)

– Swimming, kibbutzing and noshing at the Oakridge Country Club

– Playing with my incredibly cute nieces at my brother’s home in St. Louis Park

– Watching movies with the kids at my cousin Suzie’s house

– Eating lox & bagels with cousins and their kids

– Enjoying the Minnesota Orchestra and watching amazing fireworks over Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior

– Getting wet & wild at Cascade Bay Water Park

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– Exploring the Walker Art Center’s sculpture garden with my kids

– Getting up close & personal with a grizzly bear at the Minnesota Zoo’s new Russian Grizzly Coast exhibit.

– Getting a good look at the underside of a stingray at the Mall of America’s amazing aquarium

– Going through old photos from my mom’s collection.

It’s hard to describe the feelings such trips bring up for me. It’s powerful stuff, this heady mixture of nostalgia and summer – old memories and new lives. Minnesota – especially in summer – has a uniquely exuberant and upbeat character, and having grown up there, it exerts an undeniable gravitational force. Dori and I sometimes joke about being the only people on earth who want to retire there. I certainly can easily imagine us in one of those gorgeous homes on the shores of Lake Calhoun. Maybe some day, if we play our cards right.