The Weather Outside

Well, its not exactly frightful today, but it could be better. After a weekend of being outside soaking up the sun, the gray and dreariness outside just isn't welcome in my book. Expect 1-3 inches of snow. Such is life in Wisconsin right?

This weekend brought friends to town to visit... It was WONDERFUL! HJT and HM arrived late on Friday night and we got out on the town right away. Our destination was the Ivory Room piano bar. It seems a little hoity toity at first, but if you like hanging out in a fun loving crowd singing along with tunes from Billy Joel to Gordon Lightfoot to REO Speedwagon and beyond, this is the place for you. If you go, I totally recommend hitting the Friday night show after midnight to see Richard Shaten. The man is amazing! No music, no nonsense, no holds barred piano playing. You've got to see it to believe it.

Saturday was the day to sleep in and recover a little. I set the alarm for 9 so I could get up and purchase tickets to 3 Brewers games to go to before FMD and I leave Madison and getting to the games became a bigger chore. We've got tickets to the May 11th (vs. Cardinals), June 1st (vs. Astros), and June 14th (vs. Twins). I'm pumped!

On Saturday once everyone else was awake, we headed over to the Olbrich Botanical Gardens. Its always refreshing to go from 20+ degree temps outside to 80+ degree temps inside. It was neat to see the collection of trees, plants, and flowers from around the world. After the gardens, we took to the ice over at Tenny Park. Skating really was a great time! I need to sharpen my left skate some, but overall, I did pretty good for not being out at all over the past year! The evening found us hanging out at home drinking and playing games while HJT slept on the couch. I'd say she's a party pooper, but I really know how nice it is to get away from home sometimes so you don't have to worry about cooking and cleaning and fixing and etc. It was meant to be a relaxing weekend and we all took advantage of the fact!

Sunday found more warm weather and a trip to Chuck E. Cheese's! For FMD and HJT it was a first time experience. We had a great time and the pizza was actually pretty good! We ended up with 425 tickets and traded them in for two table football sets and some sort of nail/earring tatoos. A great time was had by all. After some serious ice chopping in the driveway, HJT and HM headed home. FMD and I rented movies (Superbad and Knocked Up) and I really enjoyed them! I was a little skeptical at first, but hey, I can be right all the time can I? Don't answer that ;)

Thats the weekend recap for ya. Today finds me at work without much to do, except blog of course. I hope everyone had a great weekend as well!