Stacey and I took the girls to Wisconsin over the weekend. This weekend has been on the event calendar for a LONG time and Stacey was very much looking forward to seeing her best friend Becky. The weather was fantastic and coming across the Mississippi was a spetacular display of fall colors. I threw the Karate Monkey on the bike ride for the trip. No way was I getting within an hour of Southern Kettle and not ride it. So Friday I had a free pass to go get dirty. Stacey, the girls, and Becky and her kids had a full day planned of wife and kid crap, and Becky's husband had to work, so everything worked out well. I met a couple of old riding buddies that happened to have taken the day off and we went for a casual ride. Good ol' Gary dropped a cooler in the middle of the trail where it crosses a road for some mid ride refreshments. We rode for about 3 hours, and then hit the LaGrange general store for some lunch and a New Glarus beer. Scrumptious. I headed back to Becky's where the whole clan was getting ready to dive in to dinner. The ladies had plans to help Mark and I get the kids to bed and then head out for a couple drinks. Mark and I sat around and had a few drinks, but ultimately laid pretty low. The ladies came home surprisingly early, and I called it a night.
Saturday was awesome. We took the kids to a pumpkin patch. The girls had a great time, but Mara was a little scared of the train. We had a picnic lunch and then headed home. The kids took short naps and spent pretty much the rest of the day playing outside while we kept watch. Nice thing about small towns, traffic isn't such a problem and Mark and Becky's yard is huge. We grilled brats and I was knocking bag the New Glarus like it was going out of style. After the kids went to bed, it was the guy's turn to go out for the evening. We were not as wise as the ladies and made it a pretty late night. Started off at a bar, then hit a neighborhood Octoberfest party down the street from Mark and Becky's house. We came home around 1am, and I am quite sure that was a good decision. Luckily, I don't suffer from hangovers very often, and this would be a Sunday that I was spared. Mark however was not so lucky.
We hit the road after a tearful goodbye between Stacey and Becky. The ride home was luckily uneventful, and the fall colors were beautiful. The girls were very well behaved the whole weekend, which is a nice change. Usually one of them melts down sooner or later, but they played so hard with Logan and Rylan that they were just plain pooped.
A great weekend indeed. Got to ride, drink good beer, eat Becky's cooking, and spend a lot of time with the kids. I love Wisconsin, except for their football team of course.
Saturday was awesome. We took the kids to a pumpkin patch. The girls had a great time, but Mara was a little scared of the train. We had a picnic lunch and then headed home. The kids took short naps and spent pretty much the rest of the day playing outside while we kept watch. Nice thing about small towns, traffic isn't such a problem and Mark and Becky's yard is huge. We grilled brats and I was knocking bag the New Glarus like it was going out of style. After the kids went to bed, it was the guy's turn to go out for the evening. We were not as wise as the ladies and made it a pretty late night. Started off at a bar, then hit a neighborhood Octoberfest party down the street from Mark and Becky's house. We came home around 1am, and I am quite sure that was a good decision. Luckily, I don't suffer from hangovers very often, and this would be a Sunday that I was spared. Mark however was not so lucky.
We hit the road after a tearful goodbye between Stacey and Becky. The ride home was luckily uneventful, and the fall colors were beautiful. The girls were very well behaved the whole weekend, which is a nice change. Usually one of them melts down sooner or later, but they played so hard with Logan and Rylan that they were just plain pooped.
A great weekend indeed. Got to ride, drink good beer, eat Becky's cooking, and spend a lot of time with the kids. I love Wisconsin, except for their football team of course.
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