For my Housing Friend... you know who you are...

Hey, friend. It is Monday.

Ha.

This last weekend we had a blast... a really great time visiting with old friends... attending a wedding... what fun!

Friday we drove to Potosi, Wisconsin, and toured the Potosi Brewing Company, which houses a National Brewerania Museum as well. Neat stuff! We ate dinner at the Potosi Brewing Company (beef ribs with hoison sauce... yum!) after our self-guided tour and trip to the gift shop.

Adam at the brewery:


Adam and the head brewer, Steve Z.:


A Potosi Brewing quilt:


Julia tasting a lemon at dinner:



After our trip there, we drove to Platteville, Wisconsin, where we planned to attend the UWP Housing Reunion. Both Adam and I went to school at UW-Platteville and both worked on the housing staff while there. We had a great time talking with friends from our college years... catching up... hearing about marriages, kids, and the like... what fun! It was really great to see everyone and hang out a bit!

And... after some ever-so-slight chiding from a school friend... I have resolved to be a bit more active on my blog... and even said I would post today! :) So here you go, friend!

Saturday morning we toured the new residence hall, Southwest. Then we stopped by the bookstore and our whole family (Julia included) are new owners of UWP t-shirts! :) Then it was off to the EMS (Engineering, Math, and Science) Alumni tent, where we dined on Wisconsin brats and beer. We had a wonderful chat with our friend and past professor, Fred Domann... he and Adam had a fun chat about brewing (and other things), we discussed the bailout a bit, he loved on "Julianna" a bit... it was wonderful to see him! After a few good hugs, we were off to the brewpub in the "new" student center.

Views from 6th floor of Southwest Hall:

(New engineering building)




A picture of Southwest Hall:


Cutie patootie baby on a campus tour!


Then... off we were to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where we planned to attend the wedding of one of Adam's friends, Rick Heller.

The wedding was beautiful; brown tuxes, gold bridesmaid dresses, an amazingly beautiful bridal gown... calla lilies and berries... simply beautiful. The bride and groom where both happy and glowing... I love weddings! I have always loved going to weddings; we have surprisingly been invited to ten of them this year. I love the very beginning of a wedding; when the man first sees his soon-to-be wife and the service begins... I always choke up a bit at that point.

The reception was unique and interesting! Julia proved to be a bit of a challenge as we dined (appetizer-style) at the ara Gallery. This gallery is one of expensive art and furniture... wow! It was interesting trying to find a place to feed Julia such that she wouldn't get food all over a $4,000 couch... but it was a really neat place and fun too! And, I can now say that I have changed my baby on a $872 bench...! Ha! (There were two bathrooms, with benches in each one, and as opposed to changing her on the floor, I chanced changing her on the bench... the bench in the other bathroom was $1411...!!!) Seriously, though, it was by far one of the most unique receptions we have attended... and we did enjoy ourselves!

The 'getaway' vehicle... I mean... 'Just Married' vehicle...


Adam and Julia at the reception:


The fancy gallery...



The happy bride and groom... (RICK!!!)


Adam and Julia getting 'Low':


After being at the reception for a bit, eating really tasty appetizers, feasting on delicious cake (chocolate with peanut butter mousse in the layers... um... YUM!), and dancing it up a bit on the dance floor ('Low' by Flo Rida), we headed back to Pella that night.

And then, as if magically, yesterday was just a 'normal' Sunday... we returned to our 'regular' routine... and now it is Monday, and we are both back to work. Have a great week!

Erin