Road Trip



Baxter! Bark twice if you're in Milwaukee!



Happy Friday to everyone.  It's been a crazy busy, but good, week for me; I have been transitioning out of working full time at Marty to working full time at Life Time Fitness, so I've been wearing a lot of different hats this week.  Usually I'm not real stoked to spend the bulk of the weekend in a car, but I'm super excited for this weekend road trip.  Why?

1. As just mentioned this week has been nuts.  Like crazy peanut allergy, nuts. 

2. I always look forward to 1-on-1 time traveling with Peter.  It definitely gives us time to catch up, and enjoy eachothers company...mono-e-mono...juan-on-juan.  He just had an interview this morning, and I guess they essentially offered him the job, so I'm anxious to hear more about that.  Stay tuned!

3. As I mentioned, I'm not HUGE on LONG road trips, but I am SO excited to see just how amazingly, stunningly beautiful Mandy Stevens is going to look on Saturday as she marries Greg Vohs.  Mandy Stevens is always easy on the eyes, so I can't imagine just how stunning and happy she will look walking down the aisle.

4. Slow claps, chants, smart ass'in, laughing, etc. It's a basketball girls wedding weekend.  These things will happen.  In excess. 

5.  Taking the opportunity to break up our 12+ hour road trip to visit some friends/family.  We will be departing tonight after the Burnsville vs. Eastview football game, actually hopefully a little after half time.  Desitination #1 is Alma Center, WI to stay with my cousin Leah!  Can't wait to FINALLY see her place.  Then we will get up early and finish the last, and bulkiest, leg of the journey to the wedding/reception sight.  Right now we are planning on driving back to Alma Center Saturday night, so that our Sunday trek is much more manageable.  AND...

6.  We are going to rendezvous with Leah and Brianna, in Eau Claire on Sunday.  Perhaps do some wedding chatting (Brianna is marrying Russ on 06.09.12, and Leah and I are her Maid/Matrons of honor.
7.  Excited to see the beautiful fall colors.  Yes, we will be those people.

A "leaf peeper", or "leafer", is the New England regional slang term for a person, usually a tourist, who drives very slowly throughout the north-east portion of the United States during autumn while looking out the windows of their car at the annual foliage color change. The act performed by leaf peepers is also known as leaf peeping. New England fall foliage is a major tourist attraction for the area, with vibrant red, yellow and orange colors appearing on the deciduous trees after the first snap frosts.

The term gained national attention on the Family Guy episode "Lethal Weapons", where a bunch of obnoxious leafers, particularly from New York, invade the town.

Leafers!

8.  I'm just excited to do something different.  And again, spend some time with Petey Pablo.  Oh, and maybe see if I can't get my 2nd fantasy football win.  Cripes, its been a rough season.

Happy Weekend to ya'll.