Last Weekend in Pictures

Sorry I am a bit behind here:

Sunday dinner- Gnocchi Cheese Bake

Red Sox v Yankees, Go Yankees!

New Taco Bell Cantina Burrito

Utz pretzel box mom got me for my birthday.  She thought it the description was Where the Wild Things are and not wild game. Too funny!

Happy 4th of July

Ronald Reagan riding a velociraptor

Hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July!  Happy Independence Day America!

Vacation Day 4- Leinenkugel and Madison

Vacation Day 4- Chippewa Falls and Madison, WI

Happy 31st Birthday to me!!  On Saturday it poured like crazy when we left Minneapolis.  We were headed to Chippewa Falls, WI to Leinenkugel brewery for their 9th annual Family Reunion.  By the time we got there the rain had stopped and we wound up having a great time.  There was free tours, brats, snacks, and everyone got 3 free beers.  I had a Summer Shandy and then a Summer Shandy mixed with Berry Weis.  Justin had a Berry Weis and another dark beer.

 After the brewery we headed to our Bed and Breakfast in Madison, WI.  It is called the Speckled Hen and it is gourgous!

Our room- Madison Lakes

The steam room/ shower

Llama!!

That night we went to Great Dane Pub for my birthday dinner.

What to eat?

My mini beers

Justin's burger

My falafel sandwich

Afterwards we just relaxed and watched some tv before bed.  Such a run and relaxing day!

Weekend Wrap Up

This weekend we went down to Peoria to stay with the in-laws.  Friday night we got there late and just hung out on the deck.  Saturday Justin and his dad worked on his car a bit.  His mom and I went to Panera and Kohls.  I discovered the joy of salads at Panera and the BBQ chicken salad (yum!).  I bought this shirt and a gray long sleeve shirt.

After that we headed to Sarah and Joel's for the yearly 4th of July celebration.  It was a great time catching up with so many friends we unfortunately only see once or twice a year.  We got to see Sarah's mom and neice, formally Paco Taco Joe, Adam, Mindy (the kids too), Mary and Cooper, Katy and Toby, Tate, Reggie and Kelly, Chris and Lucy, and even Jason.  

Sunday was nicer outside so I was able to spend some time in the pool reading:

So far it is a pretty good book, I only got to page 56 so far.  I also spend some time reading Catching Fire.  As I would like to get through that series this summer.  We also got to play with Justin's parent's pets Dandy the cat and Shadow the 3 legged dog.

When I got home from Peoria I saw mom had got me a tasty birthday present.  A gift box of Utz pretzels, yum yum!!  I think she thought the theme was Where the Wild Things Are (I looked at the site and there is no box art) but I got this:

Phesants and Deer aside, it has awesome pretzels in it so who cares.  Next time I want the My Maryland or the Pennsylvania themed boxes.

All in all a good weekend.  Now here is a pic of Tobi with Humphry:

Cats in pants