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.
At first I pulled my pants down and thought it was pretty cool to have a seat belt to add stability while doing your business.
