What I have not been able to talk about for the last month that's been on my mind is that I'm going to WI for a visit! Well, now, I have to correct that, I'm IN Wisconsin for a visit--yes, right now!
I haven't been able to talk about it because I'm here for a surprise party for a good friend of mine, Joy. She turns 30 this weekend! Of course, now I can say something since the party was tonight. It was a small dinner party, very well prepared by a great chef turned teacher. Excellently done. Joy came home from her parents to find us all in different rooms doing different things. I was to be reading a magazine but all I could find was a book--except it was in French and well, I don't read French, so I finally found something that would work. She was SHOCKED and thank goodness we didn't put her into early labor. :) Anyway, it was good food, good wine and great company. It was a fabulous time.
So Maddy is home with grandma and grandpa and daddy for the weekend. I flew in on Thursday morning early. It snowed that day! I couldn't believe it. I had just left sunny and breezy 70 degrees to go back to snow! We stopped at Walgreens where I surprised my aunt who worked there by buying some gum in her line. She definitely did a double take. I met up with Erica that night for Thai. That was so much fun to chit chat and mull over memories of our childhood--after all, we've known each other since we were 5! The next day I met Kris for a pedicure at Anton's and it was heavenly. Just thinking about it relaxes me. I picked a bright and shimmery red. It'll be great when I can start wearing sandals when I go home. We went to Five Guys (which is new to WI and Kris hadn't been there.) This morning I met with Jenni and her daughter Madi at Shriners for breakfast. Her daughter is so cute and soooo good. She's a great eater, too! I held her after breakfast and I didn't want to let her go. It made me miss my Maddy although her Madi is only 11 months old. It was great to catch up with Jenni. I was falling asleep on the car ride home so when I got home I took a nap. I needed it!
Tomorrow afternoon I meet up with my friend Nate in Madison and I may be meeting up with my friend Rachael that night if we can sync that up. We'll have to see how that works. I hear they have a Five Guys on State Street and while I don't quite want anothe burger, I can pretty much assure you Nate hasn't eaten there (did he eat there with us when he came to visit? I can't remember...). So if he hasn't, I guess I'll be able to suck it up and eat there again *sigh*. You can tell how put out I am! ;)
Speaking of eating, I'm sure I'll have some weight to burn off when I get back home. I've been eating anything and everything here. My goodness. But that's what vacations are for and well, it's not that I get here that often so I will enjoy the WI food that I know and love while I can. I can work it all off when I get back.
I guess Maddy has been doing well. Today Matt had to go to work to do some stuff for their move and Maddy did fine with Grandma and Grandpa. I'm glad to hear it.
Ok, well, it's late! Have a good night everyone!
Tea of the day: Plain black tea at Shriners. I drank quite a bit of decaf tea yesterday since I was so cold and I was trying to stay warm. I've lost all my WI blood man. This whole 'cold thing' isn't cut out for me anymore!