Debbie visit-Day One

We had a safe and uneventful trip (yay!) and enjoyed Williamsburg while we waited for Debbie to finish work.

 Then to a super fun restaurant for dinner where Gus served us an unbelievable feast!

50 in January!

So what do we do when the temps hit 50 in January?  Head to Devils Lake!!

Thwarted adventure (or at least an altered one...)

Kristin, Mike and I set out on an adventure last night.  We decided as we drove to try our hand at laser tag!  (a mature and conservative choice...) 

So we went and checked in, played a few games while we were waiting...

and were just about to go into the game when this is what burst in the door...

(at least that's what the large group of rowdy teenagers looked like to us!)

So we decided to go shopping for some fun crafts,

have a bit of ice cream, and go home to then make crafts while we watched a movie...

Wild night!

Early memories...

 On my way to a favorite hike the other day I realized I was passing the place of my birth.  Funny, it seemed a lot smaller than I remember!

Weird, but beautiful winter

I'm still walking in the woods on January 4th this year...weird!  But oh, so beautiful!

New visitors...

Frank's feeding trough is attracting more and different visitors each day.  Here are the latest...

Enjoying a Christmas gift

This year for Christmas I got Kristin two tickets for the Jim Gaffigan concert in Milwaukee.  If you've never seen this comedian, check him out at the link below...he's hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaK9bjLy3v4

Anyway, we made a day of it, going early to visit the Comet cafe (featured on Diners, drive-ins, and dives), 

then wandered around the beautiful Pabst theater before the show...

and finally stopped for famous Kopps custard on the way home.

And on the way, we even had a fun odometer moment!

    What a wonderful day!