The last week of June, the wife and I decided to spend some time with her Mom, and where we grew up in Milwaukee. We left the dog with her Aunt, and took a day and a half to make the trip. It would have been fine to do it all in one day, but since we have no pressing schedule, why push it?
The trip was also a chance for us to visit with her sister, my brother, and some friends. We arrived around noon time on Saturday the 23rd, and I scoped out a couple home repair tasks that I could handle with the tools I brought. We also couldn't help but notice her garden. All the flowers were in bloom and were fun to see.
Monday evening, I went to the Brewers game with my sister-in-law's husband. The Brewers are hot right now, and they beat the Astros 6-1. The new stadium in Milwaukee is also pretty impressive.
I spent some time with my brother to watch him and listen as he jammed on Sunday and Wednesday evenings at a couple local taverns. He plays trombone, and hangs in there with the other jammers, pumping some nice tone and style on blues and jazz. It was a lot of fun, and I could tell he really enjoys this outlet of personal expression.
We also had a chance to go out to dinner with my wife's sister and brother-in-law for our mutual wedding anniversaries on Thursday the 28th. We had a nice dinner at Kil-O-Wat restaurant in the Intercontinental, followed by a comedy presentation at the Marcus Center by a local talent named John McGivern. Mr. McGivern's show centered on growing up in Milwaukee, and brought back lots of enjoyable memories of the local area.
As the week ended, so did the list of little tasks get completed, and we bid our good-byes and drove back to Tennessee. We plan to return in just a month or so, to tackle the larger job of replacing some tired old carpeting in the mother-in-law's house with some laminate flooring. We also hope to sample the corn-on-the-cob and cream puffs at the State Fair, and maybe even attend a race at Road America in Elkhart Lake.
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