Category: Adventures without kids
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Chapter 84- Doors Open Milwaukee (Part II- In-Depth Tour at Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge)
For the second installment of my Doors Open Milwaukee weekend, I went to an in-depth tour of Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge, hosted by Wisconsin Foodie‘s Kyle Cherek. This tour was one of the chances to get a guided tour of one of the sites, and I should mention that members of Historic Milwaukee get first dibs…
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Chapter 84- Doors Open Milwaukee (Part I- Volunteering at Milwaukee Public Museum)
Welcome to part one of my Doors Open Milwaukee experience…volunteering! As I mentioned in my original post about Doors Open, I signed up to work a 4-hour shift at one of the MANY sites open to the public for free of charge last weekend, and I was placed at The Milwaukee Public Museum. I’d missed…
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Chapter 79- The Original Wailers at Shank Hall
Thanks to my favorite radio station 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, I won free tickets to see The Original Wailers at Shank Hall last week. When I called in, DJ Marcus Doucette and I talked briefly about my name, my birthday, my phone number (all are pretty unusual) and my knack for winning things. I tend…
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Chapter 77- Doors Open Milwaukee (Volunteer Orientation)
For the past few years, I’d hear about Doors Open Milwaukee as it was happening and wish I had coordinated my life so I could attend. The idea of the event is to open up buildings in Milwaukee to the public, free of cost, for one weekend. Check out their website for a list of…
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Chapter 72- Sharehouse Goods, McBob’s Pub & Grill, and Fathead Jerky
Now that The World Cup is over, I can post about a game we watched at McBob’s Pub and Grill! First off, though, I stopped by Sharehouse Goods, because I had driven past it the week before and wondered what it’s all about. Check out their Facebook page for more, but the basic gist is…
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Chapter 71- Summerfest
A friend suggested we see Ray LaMontagne at opening night of Summerfest, and I happened to win free tickets from Miltown Moms (which is a great resource for moms, and you should definitely check out) the day before. I can’t tell you the last time I was at Summerfest, but I can assure you it…
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Chapter 70- S/V Denis Sullivan, Sail & Fireworks
Happy Fourth of July, everyone! Hope you’re celebrating and relaxing. I wanted to tell you that last night, Theo and I met some friends at the Sailing Vessel Denis Sullivan for a 2 hour sail on Lake Michigan. It’s been approximately four years since we’ve seen fireworks, so this was a much awaited adventure. When…
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Chapter 68- Sonny Knight & The Lakers at Stonefly Brewery
As a follow up to Friday’s post about seeing Sonny Knight and The Lakers at Radio Milwaukee, here are a few photos from the show at Stonefly Brewery that night. First up was DJ Andy Noble… Next on stage was Kid Millions & The Sounds of Time. You’ve probably heard this on Radio Milwaukee, but here’s their…
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Chapter 60- Riverside Theater
After hearing about the movie “Searching for Sugarman“, I saw that Rodriguez was coming to The Riverside Theater. My sister-in-law and niece were big fans, so I suggested a ladies night out with my husband’s side of the family. Woot! We ate at La Perla, after attempting two other restaurants (no, I didn’t have the…
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My TV Debut!
Today I got to meet some really nice ladies on The Morning Blend, and share a bit about my blog and my life. You can watch the video, where we briefly talked about the fact that I have a million kids, our amazing community, my rather unique name (which led to the photo below), and…