Moments 03 26 :: Week 02

Cute Gretel saying hello. She was very talkative the morning I took this photo. 

We met Andrew + Shelly and Leif + Mel at the Museum of Wisconsin Art. Such a great museum, and the Wisconsin Artists Biennial exhibit was very cool. Here are some of the pieces that inspired me. 

Love this snapshot Brian took. 

Afterwards, we went out for dinner at a really good ramen restaurant. Such a fun afternoon.

On Sunday, Brian and I played tennis. He loved it. I get bored after 30 minutes. Maybe if I played more than once every 1-2 years I'd get the courage to play a game again instead of just hitting the ball. 

She's getting older, and I can't get enough of her. 

Monday was a GORGEOUS day, and I got to spend it with Mayham. He is such a fun guy who absolutely loved frolicking in the water. 

Thankfully, this benchwarmer (a dog who has been on the adoption floor for a week or more) was adopted the next day! So was Boby, my dog from the week before. And Zeus, who I took out in December and was returned, got adopted on Thursday. It was a good week for my dogs. 

A short and sweet book. I really enjoyed this.

Hudson and his friend flew standby to Dublin, Ireland for a few days. It was a really fun, tiring few days, but how fun is that? It helped that they got upgraded to First Class on the way back. Here he is at the Guiness Museum. 

Mel and I went to Racine to visit the babies! They still love to sleep, and are getting bigger and stronger every day. Loved getting to see them. 

Mel is a baby whisperer. Let's just say, she's in absolute bliss here. 

Moments 03 26 :: Week 01

On Saturday night, Brian and I joined Emily and Craig for dinner then to watch Liam, Zoe's brother, star in his high school play -- The Addams Family. He did such a great job. It was fun to see. 

One last photo of this cute group. Hudson & Natalie only had three nights in Florida, but they all had a great time. 

I got to take this fun guy, Boby, out on a field trip. He absolutely loves car rides and rode like this the entire time. He's a staff and volunteer favorite and it's easy to see why. Such a great dog. 

The moon was insane this week. 

Moments 02 26 :: Week 04

The characters of this book had secrets and made mistakes -- and I was sucked in from the very beginning. I loved it. 

Met up with Leif and Mel at Cafe India Sunday night. I don't crave Indian food, but Brian sure does, and it was delicious. Unfortunately, this was before I tested positive for COVID. Seriously. I had't been 100% in Florida, but it just felt like a cold. It lingered over the weekend, and more than anything, I wasn't getting enough sleep so I was exhausted. I had an already scheduled doctors appointment on Tuesday, which was probably also the worst I felt, so they did a flu and COVID test. I couldn't believe it. No wonder I was so winded at the gym last Friday and Monday. Whoops. Needless to say, all plans for the rest of the week were cancelled and I laid low. 

First, I never read two books at once. Second, the only reason that was possible was because this was also my first audiobook. I started it awhile ago, and 150 pages in realized I hadn't a clue as to was going on. I was going to listen only to catch up, but ended up enjoy the audio version so much better. It's a beautiful, elaborately detailed read. It is also extremely long. Even the audio version was over 30 hours. But I'm glad I did't give up. 

Another Van on my chair photo. I just think it's so funny for some reason. 

Hudson and Natalie had a layover in Denver on their way to visit Nina & Papa in Florida -- and who did they run into, but Cole, who taking full advantage of his friend and family stand-by access. Hudson knew about this, but it was a surprise to us. One of his college soccer teammates is recording some songs in Nashville and he's meeting him there.

This was sent to our family group chat, and I love it. Hudson and Natalie only have a couple of days in Florida, but I'm so excited for them all to get to spend some time together and have some fun in the sun. 

Florida 2026

I'm back from a quick but wonderful trip to visit my parents in Florida. It was fairly last minute, so Brian unfortunately couldn't get away, but one-on-one time with Mom and Dad is pretty special too. It was perfect Florida weather while I was there, which meant a couple trips to the beach, kayaking, lots of walks and a bike ride. We saw alligators, a dolphin (or shark, not sure), manatee and bald eagle, We also went out for dinner a few times, which was a treat for all us since we usually cook at home. We went to Petra's where I had a great fish dish, stopped by Acqua Bistecca at the new Ritz-Carlton Residences for appetizers and a cocktail before having a great pasta dinner at home, and Enzo's where we had a delicious bottle of wine and I enjoyed linguine and clams. So good. My friend Kim was also at her place (in the same community, just up the road from my parents) with her dad at the same time, so we had them over for cocktails one night which was a treat. Unfortunately, I had a cold for most of the trip so wasn't 100%, but we got to relax and make the most of the visit. It went by way too fast, that's for sure. 

Moments 02 26 :: Week 03

Brian and I usually don't do much for Valentine's Day, but since it was a gorgeous day and fell on a Saturday, we decided to the most of it. We had so much fun! We started with a long walk to the lakefront with Van.

Next up was lunch at Cafe Corazon. Both of us had been craving tacos. It hit the spot. 

From there, we went bowling at Landmark Lanes -- back where it started for us. Except we traded darts for bowling balls. Brian won a game. I won the next. We had a blast. Next we went to Von Trier for a cocktail. It's been years since I've been there. Last, we ordered a little sushi for dinner and watched the Olympics. It was a really great day. 

Attention hog.