This past week my mom and brother (and lil' doggie) made the 955 mile journey from NY to WI to visit us (That's 17 hours of driving! One Way! I have no idea how in the world we will survive 17 hours in the car with a toddler next summer when we make that journey ourselves. It's a terrifying thought).
It was a really great time and we very much loved having them here with us. It was especially nice to spend some quality time with my brother (who JUST graduated from high school...how is that even possible? I still remember the day he was born!). The week absolutely flew by.
We visited the zoo (the Henry Vilas Zoo is possibly one of the best Zoos I've been to) , toured UW campus, browsed Monroe Street and some other fun things that I cannot remember at this time. :) My mind is a total blur of the past 7 days. I think I need a 3 day nap!
It looks like my brother wants to seriously consider attending UW once he's through at BCC. That would be BEYOND awesome and I really hope it works out that way. After spending the day walking around UW I definitely wish I could go back and have a "Do Over"....and spend 4 years in Madison; instead of Binghamton (but without 4 years in Binghamton, I wouldn't be in Madison, WI this very moment...everything happens for a reason). The campus is absolutely breathtaking. I mean seriously, one of the residential halls actually overlooks the lake! Gorgeous!
This experience DID inspire me to look into the possibility of getting my Master's Degree in the next few years. I just need to figure out what I should study (with my B.S. in Human Development there are several avenues I could take). However, I've decided that my Masters will be one of my "Dirty Thirties Accomplishments"; keeping my twenties focused on bringing babies into the world; aka putting my degree to good use!
All in all, it was a pretty low-key week; but now we're back to our "usual" grind. This week, I have a bunch of food blog posts to catch up on and some HMN stuff to tend to.
Right now, we are in the process of getting everything ready for a camping trip this upcoming weekend. It'll be our first time camping with Josie; so it's more of a social experiment than a camping trip. I'm hoping the weather stays nice so we can take some nice day hikes.
Phew, I am tired!
**Please excuse the lack of photos from their visit...I was so focused on food photography that I completely forgot to snap some shots of people. That might make me a bad person. If so, I apologize :)**
SO glad you had a good time with your mom and brother. Have a great time this week end camping. Looking forward to seeing some pictures of our hike.
ReplyDeleteDidn't know you were planning a trip out this way next summer. I agree, 17 hours is a long drive even with our a little one in the back seat.