If all weekends were like this past weekend, I’d have no complaints! Here’s my recipe for a perfect Milwaukee weekend.
Ingredients:
For Friday:
1 girls movie night
1 plateful of unhealthy snacks
Many fun conversations
For Saturday:
24 hours of gorgeous weather
1 BFF in town to visit
2 miles walked along Lake Michigan
1 sweet toddler who refused to keep a plastic firefighter hat on his head, but didn’t mind sitting in the truck
Table for 3 on the patio at Wolf Peach
2.5-hour nap for baby
45-minute naps for adults
3 blooming trees in our backyard
5 restaurants visited on a walking food tour of the Third Ward
1 weird band at a Gatsby-themed party at the Milwaukee County Historical Society (awesome building)
7 old vaults in the building
A basementful of historic Milwaukee artifacts, seen on a quick tour
1 hour of jazz at Caroline’s
11 p.m.-ish bedtime after a full day
For Sunday:
1 enlightening sermon during church
3 bump-friendly summer dresses bought at Marshall’s
2 seats at the bar of St. Paul Fish Company in the Milwaukee Public Market
1 lobster dinner (best deal in town) and 1 tuna melt for a late lunch
1 hug goodbye
2-mile (roundtrip) walk to a new-to-me park
40 minutes of playtime on the slides and steps
1 mom and 1 grandma in town for Monday babysitting
3 cups full of self-serve frozen yogurt piled with toppings
Instructions: Combine all ingredients in succession for weekend filled with lots of smiles.
So, anyone else want to visit Milwaukee? I’ll keep you busy! As long as I have inertia, I can just keep going and going.
It’s weekends like these that remind me why I love living here. Sometimes showing your city to an out-of-town guest is the best way to enjoy it. And for the record, I would highly recommend all of the above restaurants and activities if you’re in the area.
Although I said “no complaints” about this weekend, I really do have one complaint. I didn’t get to spend much time with Peter. He graciously stayed home with Corban both nights so I could have fun with friends. Truthfully, he prefers to stay home… but I think he would have preferred me to be there with him. So that was the one imperfect part of the weekend.
But I’ll end on a good note: while the weekend was loads of fun, the week so far has been productive. Last night and tonight I got my garden (just spinach and lettuce so far) covered to keep little munchers out, ran some overdue errands, cleared my closet of non-maternity-friendly clothes and got four loads of laundry done and put away (mostly thanks to my mom and grandma). Getting things done feels good too.
Friends, family, good food, great weather, music, fun… Yep, definitely sounds like a perfect weekend to me! Milwaukee seems like an interesting city to live/visit. Ok, I’ll take you up on your offer of a tour!:-). After all, It’s only about an 8 or 9h flight from London (UK)! Cute photos of Corban. My son Noah (who turned 16 months earlier this week) is the same with hats. Such a shame, they’re so cute with hats at that age!
By the way, your mom could pass for your sister on that photo. Random comment, I know, but it had to be said!:).
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I’m sure my mom would appreciate that comment 🙂 Milwaukee is tiny compared to London, but it has it’s own vibe and charm. I love big cities too, though!
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Looks like a wonderful weekend. I just bookmarked your post. I live in Madison, and we really haven’t spent much time in Milwaukee because we just didn’t know what was there to do. Now I have lots of good ideas.
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Milwaukee (like Madison) is awesome in the summer. I’ve been on two of the Milwaukee Food Tours (Brady St. and Third Ward) and both were great. For more dining suggestions, check out this map of our dining critic’s reviews: http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/38239089.html And here’s a list of all the summer festivals and events coming up: http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/festivals/guide-to-milwaukee-summer-festivals-b999513z1-207931081.html(Can you tell I work for a newspaper’s entertainment section? haha) Let me know if you ever need more ideas or suggestions.
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