Wisconsin (Part 2)

Thursday, August 18
After work, Stephanie, Lehna & I headed out to Wisconsin. The best part of the trip is that we didn't get lost (border-line miracle, actually...). The worst part of the trip can be summed up in one word; Chicago. Whoever decided to name a particular stretch of highway, "The Borman EXPRESSWAY" has a very sick, sad sense of humor! It took us about two hours to get through Chicago at 8 o'clock on a Thursday night. It really frosted my cookies!!

Friday, August 19

Stephanie, Jeanette, Lehna & I headed for the Cedar Creek Winery in Cedarburg. As you can see, it is housed in a beautiful stone building along with small cafes and shops(Stephanie took the picture to the left). While Lehna slept in her stroller, we took a tour and attended the wine tasting. We all agreed that our tour guide's favorite part of the tour was demonstrating how to properly sample wines at a tasting!! I can say she was VERY thorough in her demonstration!! My mother-in-law bought a few bottles of wine for me to take home to Marcus. I know he'll really like them... just need a good occasion to crack them open.


Me, Lehna, Grandma, Stephanie after the wine tasting.
After we got home, we had THE BEST bratwurst I've ever had. They were grilled and then put in a beer/onion concoction. They were awesome! We spent a relaxing evening chatting, watching a movie and playing with Lehna. We also spent a lot of time lounging... as you can tell.

Saturday, August 20th

On Saturday, we went to The Cheesecake Factory and shopping at the nearby mall. I didn't really buy anything but some soap at Bath & Body Works, which I can do in Indiana, but everyone needs a little window-shopping every once in a while to flex their self-control muscles!!

To the right is Lehna helping her mom pick out dessert. We were just a little worried that she kept pointing to the Kahlua cheescake!!!

When we got back to the house, Terry (my step-father in law) offered to take Stephanie and me for a ride on his new Harley. So, we did! We got all spiffied up in our "Biker Chick" attire, and he took us each for a ride that evening!


Stephanie went first...

When she came back alive... My turn!!

It was a lot of fun! I have to admit, I was REALLY afraid to try it. My dad had taken me out on his motorcycle when I was really little, and I honestly think I was braver back then! I still can't look down at the yellow lines whizzing by my feet, but other than that, it was great! But don't think we forgot about Lehna! We can't have all the fun! Terry even had a little something for her to ride!

Uh, oh... She's gonna be trouble!
As I mentioned before, there are a lot more pictures where these came from. I've started working on the album, so you can take a look if you'd like! Click here to go to the photo album.

Thanks for reading, and have a good week!