Hey All!

Just wanted to share with you some of the exciting things I've been doing recently. This past weekend was a blast. My girlfriend's mother flew into Milwaukee and we picked her up on our way to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. My girlfriend's mom's father's brother (confusing I know) owns a summer house up there with his wife and they love to go boating and fishing out on Lake Michigan and Green Bay.

We got in to Sturgeon Bay around midnight on Friday and slept in a really cool loft bedroom in their trailer seasonal home. The next morning we got up and hopped on a couple little red mo-peds and scootered around Potowomac State Park. It was my first experience riding such a contraption and has instilled in me a deep appreciation for these fun little toys.

Afterwards, we hopped in my girlfriend's mom's father's brother's boat (again confusing) and hit the water, greeted with bumpy waves and blistering sun. Regardless of excessively thorough sunscreening, we couldn't escape the ultraviolet bombardment of a gloriously sunny day. With swimming, tubing, observing and relaxing (complete with a sighting of a wide circling B2 stealth bomber) it was a wonderful day on the water.

Upon returning to shore, we showered dressed and headed out to view the hilarious musical antics of the American Folklore Theater about 45 minutes north of Sturgeon Bay. The show that night featured "Belgians in Heaven," that proudly ordained cheese curds, buoillon and beer as the three most important staples of a happy existence with love taking second place in the pecking order of the heavenly plan. Extremely enjoyable on the whole with talking chickens and French painters turned hics.

On Sunday, I decided I'd be all macho and run a bit. What I anticipated was a nice jog around the Potowamac State Park, a picturesque escepade along the shining blue water. Well, I got all that along with 8.5 miles of slow burn. My legs ended up like jelly and me like a sloth upon my return to the house. Nice scenic run though.

That afternoon, we headed to the the Door County Natural Museum to see some interesting exhibits of stuffed deer, tweeting bears, old fashioned roller skates, and minature ice huts for those possessed Wisconsin winter fishermen. Nice exhibit though it lack a bit of flow and order, most of the pieces being donated and kind of thrown hapharzardly among related items in display boxes placed next to anything but related displays. Anyway, it was entertaining to perch in the drivers seat of a 1940s firetruck and sing along to the "Door County Serenade" but not necessarily something to write home about (wait a second...).

This morning we hopped in the car and drove the 4 hours or so it took to get back to Beloit so I could work this afternoon. Oh happy weekends...

Cheers!!!
Travis...