Weekend Wreckage

So far this weekend has definitely had it's ups an downs, highs and lows, wax and wane, peaks and valleys, ebb and flow - Starting to catch on? And it's only Sunday morning.

Lets just start from the ground break of this excursion. Thursday I decided to do a little pampering since I was playing hooky (aka PTO) from work on Friday. I got myself a long overdue pedi/mani, and bought myself some new PJ's with a $10 free gift from Kohl's.

I must admit that while I have no racial bias against people that are Asian, it is rather humorous that both their manicure shops and restraunts never fail to have the little asian kids running around. I musst give credit where credit is due though because they sure do know how to make a girl that picks her nails while nervous look damn good. - Thanks.

After my pampering session I decided to have a night cap and hit the hay early. Okay, so maybe it wasn't early per say, but I still did get a good nights sleep to be rested for my Friday festivities.

We hit the road around 10am and drove roughly 5 hours (with pee stops) to Green Bay, Wisconsin. I must say that this was the furthest North I had been and for lack of a better term people are of a different breed there - Well at least our waitress was.... Although come to think of it, the pain meds she appeared to be on was probably the sole perpetrator of her oddness. Regardless, for being about 100,000 people it had a somewhat quaint feel to it.

At least it was quaint until we got to our hotel. I must say the main reason we choose this hotel was because the "24 hour pool" was calling our name. However, this turned out to be a bad idea as I think the pool overflowed into the rest of the hotel as the smell of mildew, wet dog, and peeling wallpaper was soon filling my nostril orifices.

After checking in, we decided to head down to Lambeau Field. It didn't take long that I realized what a big Bear fan I really am. As I people watched while tailgating I began to ponder how to pick  off each and every last Cheese Head in the stadium. That being said -we had a fabulous time.





We ate nachos, drank some beers, and as much as I hate to admit, even cheered for the pack.

After the Packers  beat the Cardinals 28-20 we ventured to some local hotspots in the downtown Green Bay area, took a midnight stroll along the bay, and of
course hit up the 24 hour pool.

After check-out the following morning, we took the hour drive to check out Door County and part of the upper peninsula.

We hit up Potawatomi State Park where we climbed the 75 foot observation tower on top of a 150 foot bluff overlooking Sturgeon Bay.

 I must admit that while I am not afraid of heights, the ricketyness of this tower gave me the frights. Of course once reaching the top - totally worth it.

The view of the bay was beautiful and the weather was perfect.

Finally, to finish the day off we ventured to downtown Sturgeon Bay where we checked out West Fest and Tug Fest. Both which were considerably overrated to say the least.

On a high note, I did get a pretty sweet picture with this old tug boat and enjoyed hearing some local bands making melodies.

Then we decided to begin the endeavor home. The final note/advice I would like to leave you with is that speeding tickets in Wisconsin are not $75 as they are in Illinois. Try $250. - Ouch.


The lesson to be learned? Don't get pulled over 2 miles from the boarder.

Stop The Spread Of Germs

Chorizo's In The Lead

I'm not sure how many of you are baseball fans, but the season has come and is quickly going.

More importantly though, I'm not sure how many of you can honestly say that you have witnessed the Racing Sausages first hand.

Because I have.

Wednesday night there just so happened to be a Clinton Lumberkings minor league baseball game going on. So naturally we decided to track the hour drive only to be sadly disappointed by the strong support of Miller Lite. Ick.

Regardless - the highlight of the evening was definitely the guest appearance of the racing sausages during the 7th inning stretch. And even better - Chorizo won the race!

Not bad for some fun on a  school night.

So True.

Woot Woot. We have a winner.

I'm not a fair weather fan or a traitor. If a team has me as a fan, it's for life. There's no turning back, no matter how rough it may get at times. For example. . .

Ever since the get go I've been a cubs fan . . . (perfect example of times getting tough)





An Illini fan. . .
 Hail to the Orange. Hail to the Blue.
Hail Alma Mater, Ever so true.
We love no other, So let our motto be
Victory, Illinoisssssss Varsity – Oskee-Wow-Wow

And of course, for those of you who know me well, a die hard bears fan. And yes, that is me wearing an Urlacher jersey attempting to throw my Colts fan friend out the 2nd floor window following the Colts winning the Superbowl against the Bears.

Also an important thing to note is that I rarely win anything. Scratch off lotto tickets are not for me. I stay away from raffles or drawings because they become a waste of time. One time I won a swimsuit from a giveaway blog, but that was just a freak accident and haven't won anything since.

Well it appears that my luck has changed... or has it? I won NFL preseason tickets to a Packers vs Cardinals game at Lambeau field in Wisconsin. For a bears fan, this is painful and I debated either giving them to my packers friend or tearing them to shreds and soak up the glory knowing that 2 seats would be empty following following a Superbowl season.

But, instead I've decided to go later this month and scout out the competition. See what's in store for this year and feel like an honorary Bear for the day. Although, unfortunately I will have to say my first football game was a Packers game.

I think I'll manage.  - After all, they are free.