My parents had mentioned that they were wanting to spend a weekend visiting Brian sometime this fall and Kyle and I thought that since I won't be able to travel that far in May, now would be a perfect time to go see him. (I haven't spent time with him since last Christmas....way too long!) So, in a couple of weeks notice, we planned a short little vacation heading north. Brr!
Baby Bean did great on the first plane ride. I was nervous because I have been nauseous all day, everyday and have to snack constantly to feel better. Kyle was such a big help! The minute we got on the plane (@6:00 am-woke up at 3:30am), he asked the attendant if we could have a handful of the packets of peanuts and a ginger ale asap! She did look at us strange, but it saved the morning.
We had a blast in Milwaukee! It is such a beautiful, historic city. I hope we get the chance to go back and visit. Brian's school is downtown in between all the old buildings and skyscrapers. Since we were there so early, we waited for Brian to get out of class and then went and ate breakfast at the Original Pancake House. They had omelets that covered the entire plate and the best gluten free pancakes I have ever had! Needless to say, we talked about that meal the entire trip! After our bellies were full, we took a tour of the school, Bri's house, and also of the city. We rested during the afternoon (Bean was exhausted), and then went to the Safe House for dinner. It is a restaurant on the side of a building that when you go through the door (if you can find it), you have to say the password in order to allow the bookcase to open so you can enter. Brian knew the password, so was able to go straight in and us four were left in this dark little room. Since we had no clue what to say to enter freely, the lady at the door made us squawk like chickens, peck the ground for food, and pretend to lay an egg. My dad really got in to it, Kyle stood there like she was talking in chinese and my mom and I were laughing so hard, we were crying.... The lady opened the bookcase and led us down a dark hallway. We couldn't see much, but could hear a room full of people chuckling. We walked into the actually restaurant and there was a tv screen that shows the little room when people first walk in.... The entire place was laughing at us...awesome! Once we ordered, the waitress gave a clue sheet and we walked around the place finding tricks that were hidden all around us. The last clue was how to get out of the restaurant. I was volunteered to go into a small phone booth and listen to instructions given to me. A creepy man on the phone gave me a code and a small door opened up behind me that took us down a bunch of stairs and led us out into an alley way about a block from where we entered the place. The whole experience was really neat!
The following morning we started our cold day at a historic coffee shop right off of Lake Michigan (or the ocean, as my mother would call it!!) It was delicious~
On Sunday, we went to church with Brian's roommate and girlfriend and then had lunch at a local Irish Pub. Brian got the breakfast sampler and after he had taken a couple of bites, politely asked the waitress what all he was eating. She said, "it's black and white pudding, sausage made with fresh pig's blood." I thought Brian's eyes were going to pop out of his head. He said it tastes good and continued to eat the whole thing! Lunch was great, but we needed to walk some of it off, so we decided to tour the Mansion of Fredrick Pabst (Pabst Blue Ribbon). It was a great history lesson and the house was gorgeous!
Once our tour ended we headed back to Brian's house so he could finish some homework (Senior Engineers don't get breaks from projects and papers). For our last hurrah, Brian took us to a little hole-in-the-wall cafe. Guess what???.... It's slogan is Beer and Bacon! I'm not joking... when you order a beverage, you get a WHOLE basket of bacon (they do not skimp on the bacon!) The picture doesn't do it justice~
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