Weekend

Maryanne and I went out of town to celebrate our wedding anniversary, thinking it would probably be the last chance for a while that we'd be able to do so, what with a child on the way and all. We went up to Kewaunee and stayed at the Karsten Inn. We left Friday, since I had the day off and Maryanne only had a half day. We ran a few errands in Madison before making our way northward. It was a pleasant enough drive, and after checking in and getting settled, we decided to have dinner. I was disappointed to learn that the restaurant at the hotel had closed in December. We decided to go up to Algoma and get some pizza at Penguin City. It was interesting to see some changes in Algoma: places that moved, or closed, or opened, or other improvements around town.

Saturday we breakfasted at the hotel before departing for Green Bay. We made stops at Best Buy and the Packers Pro Shop before going to Heritage Hill. When we arrived there we learned that they were only running guided tours, and the next open one wasn't for another two hours. We decided to drive back to Lambeau Field and have lunch at the atrium. This turned out to be rather fortuitous, as we were able to see some of the Packers players leave the stadium.

After lunch we drove back to Heritage Hill and took the tour. It was very interesting, and even Maryanne enjoyed it, admitting to liking it more than she thought she would. Afterwards we drove back to Kewaunee so Maryanne could rest a bit before dinner. I was hoping to catch the Badger game, but the channel wasn't available at the hotel. After watching parts of a couple of movies, we went to dinner at restaurant called Port O' Call. It had been recommended by the front desk clerk at the hotel. We were quite pleased with it: the food was good, the service was good, the atmosphere was good, and they had the Badger game on.

This morning we breakfasted at Dairy Dean's in Algoma before departing for home. We wanted to get an early start to avoid traffic from the Packers game. This turned out to be a good decision, as well, as we had to slow down several times due to heavy rain.

Sadly, once we did get home the football game wasn't much better. There were some improvements on both sides of the ball, but not enough to get a win. I sense some impatience on the part of Brett Favre, and I think it's starting to affect his game adversely. They badly need a win to get back on track.