For people who aren't from the midwest this might sound strange, but believe me, it's how many people talk.
We left the Twin Cities this morning, after having a WONDERFUL breakfast with my brother Clif's daughter Casey, her husband Chad and their daughter Leita. I haven't seen Casey since before Lily was born, and it was a sweet reunion. Leita is 3 1/2 and beautiful and smart and sassy. Casey and Chad seem really solid. We talked about family and life and ate breakfast and we showed them the RV just in case they decide to take a trip of their own, which we would highly recommend.
Yesterday we spend part of the day with Kjersti, who gave us a tour of Lake of the Isles and Kenwood Loring Park. We had lunch and then took a nice, slow walk through the sculpture garden. Kjersti is an avid traveler and camper, and gave us all sorts of ideas of roads to travel and places to see. I have to admit, we got a little lost at the end of today and ended up at a place called Pettibone's RV in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Ohmygod is this place different! Beautiful (our site is right a tributary of the Mississippi River) but definitely we're in a state of happy drinkers. The only place the site gets internet is in the office/bar, where I'm sitting and happily sipping a Bloody Mary surrounded by people who have probably been bellied up to the bar for the better part of the day. No one makes any excuses, just has another drink. It's actually pretty great to see Lily 1) unaware of most of the inebriation and 2) grossed out about what she does get.
We're happy to have a place to land since this weekend is the beginning of Octoberfest, which is big around these parts. Even though I lived in Milwaukee for years, it's been long enough that I don't really remember the scale of the celebration, although I'm getting the idea sitting in here. I'm more focused on the Packer/Bear game that's going to happen in Milwaukee on Sunday. Oooohhhhh, things could get crazy!
Thinking....
Spoon Bridge with Cherry
