I AM alive! Milwaukee through St Me

So, I'm not dead, the trip hasn't been cut short by a terrible tragedy or anything like that.

I have finally managed to escape from the clutches of Emily's kids, though it took great effort.

I spent Friday exploring again, this time downtown Milwaukee, where I became really very lost trying to find an art museum. I got a pretty ride out of it though.

Saturday all the riding in the cold caught up to me and I got sick. I spent most of that day sleeping, then rode up to the Hamels' house in Cedarberg, about an hour north. I took the scenic route by the lake shore. Yes, it was very pretty, and yes I did forget to take pictures. There was this awesome sunset too.

Sunday I went to church with Hamels, who I cannot express enough how awesome a family they are. I learned to play Cribbage and Spades.

Monday I rode back to Emily and Derek's house to retrieve my things, and got some pretty adorable pictures of the girls. I'd put them up now, but I don't have my camera cord with me at the moment, but they'll be up by later today.

By Monday night I was in Wisconsin Rapids and stayed the night with the Redepennings, another super friendly family my mom knows. They had a giant cat instead of a horde of children though.

And they have a really dark basement bedroom! The bed was really comfy though, so I can't complain too much because it was a really restful night sleep, but I slept in much later than I had planned.

They were really cool and very supportive of my trip. They told me how they loved reading my blog, which of course made me guilty about not updating more. I'm sure that wasn't their intent though. Of course not. Maybe. It obviously worked. Mrs Redepenning took great joy in mothering my cold. She also packed me a lunch, with a PB&J sandwich and apples, along with travel food and chewable vitamin C tablets. It made me feel like a little kid going for a bike ride too the park. Which when it comes down to it feels really, really nice.

Its been a good trip, don't get me wrong, but at that particular time a bit of mothering when I had a cold was pretty much exactly what I needed.

And the sandwich was delicious. So were the gummy candies.

Right. Moving on.

Today I'm at Heather's house, my friend from Mr Mac's class and Momentum who moved to St. Paul. Currently she's at class and I'm sitting in a cafe with wifi (which is why I don't have a camera cord).

Supposedly its going to rain tonight and tomorrow, so I'll probably be here till Friday, which is fine by me. Its always nice to catch up with a good friend.

I'll post picture of the Emily's girls later today.

Brace yourselves for the cuteness.