Wisconsin Ladies

[JRose]

I just thought I would start this.

I know the WI boards had pretty much died over on WC, so hopefully we can revive that here.

Anyone?

[shopaholic]

I'm in Illinois, but I am in Wisconsin enough!

I am going to the Dells mid-July. I can't wait. I have gone there every summer for practically my whole life!

[MandyMaloo]

I just moved from WI to NC, does that count? I went to UW-Whitewater, but have lived in both Madison and West Allis. I'll be getting married in Lake Mills if anyone knows where that is.

Nice to "meet" you ladies!! :)

[JRose]

I'm in Illinois, but I am in Wisconsin enough!

I am going to the Dells mid-July. I can't wait. I have gone there every summer for practically my whole life!

That's funny, I am in WI but am so close to the border that I feel like I'm in IL half the time :D

Welcome!


MandyMaloo~My DH is going to UWW for grad school. Small world! You can join in anytime you want--even if you did leave us for warmer weather ;) I'd join you down there if I could!

[deliciousjones]

I'm in Milwaukee!

[wagsgirl]

YAY! Thanks for starting this JRose ;)

MandyMaloo-Of course I know where Lake Mills is! Not too far from one of my fave places, Johnson Creek :)

[lawyergirl25]

I grew up in Milwaukee and I want to move back. Do I qualify for this thread? :)

[jessied1025]

Wisconsin gal here! :) I too went to UWW, so did my DH!! We now live in Madison.

[MandyMaloo]

Tee hee! It's nice to hear about places I actually know (I'm clueless here in NC!)

JRose- Awesome! What is he getting his degree in? Hope all goes well for him!

LOL- And Wagsgirl--you're prolly the only other one that knows where LM is! My finace grew up there and we're telling people that's where the wedding is and they can't find it on a map :). It's pretty funny!!

[ButterflyJen]

I'm a Valley girl - Fox Valley, that is. ;)

[JRose]

Welcome deliciousjones! I am pretty sure there are a few other Milwaukee gals lurking around ;)

Hey there Miss Wags ;) Good to see you made the transition from WC and LJ safe and sound. Now we just need to get everyone else over here!

lawyergirl25 you are more than welcome to hang out here. The more the merrier!

jessied1025~Welcome! There are a bunch of ladies here from Madison and there are pretty regular gtgs there as well. They promise not to bite :D

MandyMaloo~ You had to ask! It has such a long title I never get it right, it's Curriculum & Instruction with emphasis in Professional Development. And I admit to checking the website to make sure I got it right ;)

Hi ButterflyJen! Fox Valley sounds so familiar. You'd think after 8 years in WI I'd know a few places other than Milwaukee and Madison.

[lawyergirl25]

Thanks. :)

Anybody going to Summerfest this year? I couldn't schedule time away, so unfortunately I won't be able to go. I don't even know who's playing!

[SQ2]

I'm here! :D

[JRose]

Anybody going to Summerfest this year? I couldn't schedule time away, so unfortunately I won't be able to go. I don't even know who's playing!

check out www.summerfest.com
I wish I was going! I've only been once but it was great fun. :D

Welcome to SQ2...long time no see! :D

[stochasticgirl]

Hello!

I'm a California girl, but we moved to Platteville last fall when DH started teaching at UWP. I also lived in Madison two years ago when I was a student briefly at UW-Madison.

lawyergirl25: We're going to Summerfest this Sunday to watch Moby! I scored a night at the Hilton City Center for only $58 on Priceline. Can't wait!

Hope to get to know everyone better soon!
Judy

[Sarah6690]

I'm not from WI, but can I join in? I live in Rockford right now. I live in Roscoe until a few months ago, so I was like 2 min from the border. I'm still not too far though!

[ButterflyJen]

JRose - I'm south of GB, but north of Milwaukee. :) Does that make sense?

[lawyergirl25]

Judy that sounds awesome - I love Moby. :) And I almost went to Platteville - paid my deposit and everything - but then I decided to move to Ohio on a whim. (I know, how does one move 6 hours away on a whim, but I did.) So now I'm here. How do you like SW Wisconsin?

[luvnu43]

Hello WI ladies! Hail from the Milwaukee burbs!

Glad to see everyone.

[JRose]

This place is hopping!

Hi to Judy! You will have to give us all the details on how much fun Summerfest was and details on the yummy food :D

Sarah6690 ~ Welcome! You are barely south of me...I do a bunch of my shopping in Rockford!

ButterflyJen ~It makes sense :)

luvnu43~ Hi there! I think I'm the only local gal that hasn't met you yet! Someday I will make it to another gtg.

I've got a sick little guy at home, so if I don't get back for awhile with replies, it's not because I avoiding ya'll :D

[Happy1]

Hey, it's 'da fellow Wisconsin ladies, dontchaknow.:p Hey there guys! Nice to see ya! Born and raised in WI, I'm still here. Couldn't get away from the cow tipping and inflation tag (I'm a farm gal-can you tell?). For those who don't know, I live just about an hour away from both Milwaukee and Madison around the Watertown area.

I wish we were going to Summerfest this year but my brother and SIL are coming in from MN so it's a no-go. Besides, the hubby doesn't like crowds at all.

Look forward to chatting with you all.

Nikki :D

[wagsgirl]

Nikki! Great to see you here! Maybe now we can all meet up and actually meet you someday! Are you on LJ yet??

[JRose]

Jenah I know Jen is around here someplace...maybe she just hasn't found us yet!

Nikki! It's so good to see you here! I'm thinking we will all have to take a roadtrip to see you one day :) If I can be really nosy and ask--where do your brother and SIL live in MN? You don't have to say which town if you don't like...I'm originally from MN and most of my family is there.

Happy 4th of July everyone!

[Chimichanga]

checking in :D

DH and I just moved to West Bend - that's northwest of Milwaukee. Before we moved here we lived south of Milwaukee but still in the suburbs.

I am super excited for summerfest this year! My company is taking us (and spouses) on Thursday and then DH and I are going on Saturday to see Collective Soul (his fave band).

What about this rain we've been having?!?

[NicoleWisconsin]

I'm here, too. Mostly only ever lurked on the other board...

I'm in the Fox Valley area, also.

[katzmeow671]

Not from WI but married to a South Milwaukee boy! We live and breathe the Bucs, Brewers and of course Packers in this house! Oh, and cheese... LOVE it!!! :D

[Lizard]

Not in Wisconsin currently, but I was born and raised in Lake Geneva, and moved out of state after a year of college (went to UWSP). I miss Wisconsin terribly and hope to move back (or at least closer) someday. Nebraska has Culver's now, so at least I get a small taste of a local favorite. :)

[lawyergirl25]

Nebraska has Culver's now, so at least I get a small taste of a local favorite.
I was so excited to learn that there's a Culver's two blocks from our new apartment in Columbus. :)

[Sarah6690]

We spent last weekend at Lake Koshkonong. We had a great time!

[Chimichanga]

Lizard - my best friend grew up in the Lake Geneva area. You two might have gone to school together! :)

[Lizard]

Lizard - my best friend grew up in the Lake Geneva area. You two might have gone to school together! :)

Oh really? Do you know what year they graduated high school? I went to Badger H.S.

[Happy1]

Sorry I haven't responded lately. Couldn't get in and I was having withdrawls.:p

I really really really want to meet all of you. Actually have some open dates on the calendar coming up the end of August and September if anyone wants to get together somewhere. I'm willing to drive.

JRose My brother and SIL actually live in New Ulm, MN which is only about 6 hours away from us.

wagsgirl I am on LJ. My username there is CrazyHappy1 (Happy1 was already taken).

Nikki :D

[Chimichanga]

Lizard - she graduated HS in 1996. she's a year older than me. :)

Nikki - a GTG would be great! I was always too shy to do them from the other site - everyone already seemed so close.

[Lizard]

Chimichanga - It's possible, but I graduated in 1993 so she would have been a freshman.

I'll actually be up in Wisconsin next week Tuesday-Sunday to visit family. I haven't been up there since Christmas (when I had the flu the entire time), and usually I don't come up in the summer, so it will be nice. :) Plus I'm flying in, which is even better! The 8 hour drive really wears on ya.

[ButterflyJen]

Lizard - you went to UWSP? That's where I graduated from, in 97. :)

[Lizard]

ButterflyJen - Yes I did! I was only there for a year in 94-95, and I was in Thomson dorm half the year and Roach the other half. My major was radio broadcasting. A lot of my friends that went there graduated in 97 or 98, so we might have some people in common. :)

[JRose]

Nikki~Too weird! My dad doesn't live that far from New Ulm and we used to play sports with kids from there...back in the days when I played sports :rolleyes:

If anyone is looking for something to do next weekend...head down to Southern WI: Riverfest (http://www.beloitriverfest.com/river/index.html)

[wagsgirl]

Chimichanga-Don't be shy! We're very nice people. Alot of us have gotten close, but there's always room for more.

Nikki-I'll friend you! Do you journal there? I hope so. I guess I'll find out, huh ;)

Oh, I'm brileysmom over in LJ :)

[sunmoonstars75]

Hi to all of the familiar and new faces. Glad to see so many of us have migrated over. I hope a WI thread instead of a whole forum proves to be better, easier to chat rather than feelig the need to start a different thread for each topic.

ButterflyJen - DH and all of his siblings all graduated from UWSP. He did in 95 (wildlife mgmt/bio) BIL and SIL in 99 (Paper Science and English) and other BIL in 02 (English). They all loved it too!

Lawyergirl25 - It's funny, I was just lurking in the OH thread b/c I went to college there, looks like we switched locations :)

We missed Summerfest this year - between trying to find a babysitter for almost 4 month old twins (HA!), being out of work for 3+ months and starting a new job, it just wasn't in the cards. We aren't even making our yearly pilgrimige to Alpine to see DMB :pout: I am hoping to hit both next year for sure, though.

[Lvella43]

Hey all!! I'm here too, late, but here. Thanks for the thread, Jess.

Cheers,
Lisa :)

[Happy1]

Good morning all! Hope you all had wonderful weekends.

wagsgirl Looks like you found me over on LJ.;) I'll respond over there in a bit. I'm trying to catch up here at work from my extended weekend. Dang the work piles up when I'm gone. Yet when I'm actually at work, it just sort of filters in little by little.

I'll be pulling out my calender shortly to see when we could get a get together planned. I know it's the summer time and y'all are probably busy but maybe we could get a date set for sometime in the future.

Nikki :D

[ButterflyJen]

Lizard -my DH majored in broadcasting - but the TV side of it. :) He graduated in 2000. I lived in Baldwin the whole time I was there. I partied in Thomson dorm a few times (but in 95-96, bummer) and in Roach MANY MANY times after 96. Ah, the college days, they were fun. ;)

sunmoonstars - cool! Dh was a wildlife major till he switched to broadcasting his sophomore year.

[chiffani]

Checking in! I didn't want to be sept2005bride for the rest of my life since I won't be a bride in oh... about 53 days or so ;)

some details about me... live in the Madison are, just north of it actually, with my fiance and 8 month old daughter.

I haven't really looked around here too much so I'm off to explore CC.

[wagsgirl]

chiffani-Yay! You've migrated over! Great to see you!! So, I hear you may be joining us tomorrow night??

[chiffani]

Indeed - I think it's a for sure as long as I get more info before I leave to go there ;) LOL Like, what are you folks eating?

[MandyMaloo]

We aren't even making our yearly pilgrimige to Alpine to see DMB :pout: I am hoping to hit both next year for sure, though.

I know what you mean! This is the first year FI and I arn't able to go (since we're in NC now) and of course OAR is opening for Dave! FI is really angry he's missing this one, since those are our two favorite bands! Oh well, we'll make up for it next year I hope!

[Chimichanga]

How is everyone dealing with this heat? Ugh! We had to drive to ILs so FIL could change DH's oil and the car had no AC! I thought I was going to mel (Can you tell I've had air my entire life)?

What's everyone doing to stay cool?

I stay inside with our pup. He so little (and has black fur) I don't want him outside too much right now.

[wagsgirl]

We went to the IL's lake house today. It wasn't too bad with the breeze off the lake...But when that breeze stopped, Holy man. EVERYONE went inside ;)

[Happy1]

It has been sooo hot! Can you believe that yesterday (the 17th) was my birthday and I spent 3 1/2 hours playing softball at my IL's house with a bunch of other people who decided to be stupid too.:p Boy did we go through the liquids. Got a nice tan from it at least.;)

Can't believe it's already 80 degrees this morning at 8:00 a.m.!

Nikki :D

[chiffani]

Happy Birthday Nikki! (PS.. I saw your LJ name in this thread and friended you, I'm Sept2005Bride)

It sure has been yucky out! I hate it! And can you imagine our AC broke down right in the middle of the weekend? FBIL came over and fixed it yesterday (we're not very handy people ;) ) and we were back up and running after that but MAN! We had fans everywhere and it was still disgustingly hot!

[Chimichanga]

Wagsgirl - where is the lake house? My parents are now considering buying one. We looked and found a few on Lake Puckaway that seemed nice. DH keeps saying, "It would be a nice day to spend at your parent's lake house..." :p

Just curious where's a nice area.

[Happy1]

Tiffani - Ohhh so that is you.:p I figured it was someone I knew. I friended you too over there. Thanks! Thanks for the bday wishes too.;)

Nikki :D

[wagsgirl]

Happy Belated Birthday Nikki! I can't believe you were crazy enough to be playing softball in this weather!!

Chimi-(hope you don't mind the nickname) It's on Park Lake in Pardeeville. Lots of families live there full time. My IL's totally gutted the house and redid everything! It's gorgeous now! I would live there full time if they'd let me ;)

[Chimichanga]

Wagsgirl (may I call you wags?) - chimi is totally fine. That's what DH calls me :)

Pardeeville - forgive me I'm not originally from Wisconsin. what is that near? Or how far is it from Milwaukee/Madison?

[wagsgirl]

Call me Wags, no prob. That's my hubby's nickname with his friends... :)

Pardeeville is about a half hour north of Madison. From the east side, you take Hwy 51 to Hwy 22. If you know any of the roads that is. :p

[beckie62]

Hi guys. I was just wondering around and found you all :)

When is the next picnic?

[JRose]

Ugh--I didn't mean to leave this thread hanging! Good to see it was kept warm for us :D

I'm glad to see we managed to pull a few ol'folks outta the woodwork *cough* Sara, Lisa, Tiffani & Rebecca!*cough*

A Happy Belated Birthday to Nikki! : :D :D

As for the heat, we've been staying inside as much as possible and lounging in O's wading pool the rest of the time. We are supposed to get record highs in the 100s this weekend. I am soooo not looking forward to it.

[SQ2]

Heat/humidity = YUCK! :mad:

We were in Chicago this past weekend and it was even worse there. We keep our shades closed during the day and that seems to help keep our apt cooler. We don't have central air so our little wall/window AC only really cools off the living room/kitchen area. But, if we get some fans going too we can circulate air pretty well, just not into the bedroom which sucks.

I can't wait for fall! :D

[Happy1]

Hey there. Thanks for the belated b-day wishes.:)

Huge Fire in Watertown!!
There's a tire recycling place here in Watertown on Provimi road that went up in flames this morning. The huge cloud of black smoke is slowly working its way across Watertown. The firefighters and our Street Personnel are doing everything they can to put out the flames and protect the houses of the residents around the tire recycling place. I guess they've had way too many tires there for too long (neighbors complained about it but the County and State okayed it) and with the heat and dry weather, the tires just kept insulating all that heat until that heat turned into flames. Just horrible.

Nikki

[shopaholic]

Hi Ladies,

I will be coming to the Dells this weekend (Thurs-Sunday).

I have checked weather.com and it seems the weather is going to be great. Does anyone have any conflicting info?

I need my Noah's Ark fix!!! :D

[Chimichanga]

Nikki - yikes! That doesn't sound so good. I hope everyone gets through today okay. I'm surprised DH hasn't heard anything at work. although, that's a bit out of his coverage area at the paper.

Celiacutie - I have heard the same weather as you mentioned. But, I'm about 1.5 hours outside of the Dells.

[jessied1025]

Fire in Watertown I saw this on-line. Do you know if they have it under control or if it is out? I hope no one was hurt.

Happy very belated birthday Nikki! :)

[Chimichanga]

Nikki - how's it going by you? I *heard* things were almost put out, but I never fully trust the media (after working in it for several years ;) )

Is anyone going to Festa this weekend?

[ramaba]

Former Wisconsin resident here - and a 1998 UWSP grad. Now living in Colorado.

Lizard> I knew you indirectly, as I lived in Roach on the same floor, different wing. (And indirectly, I have you to thank for my husband - I met him as a result of iscabbs and the person who introduced me to iscabbs was introduced to it by you.)

[Woobie]

I'm as WI as they come, ya know, eh?

Jess.....don't tell her we don't bite...hard....I don't think we can make promises about Jen. *TRYING to make her find us and get a rise out of her!*

Ahem! :p

I had no idea you all were over here, big secrets huh? I haven't been here in quite a while...had no clue this was here.
But...since they boy's busy cleaning his room, the girl is sleeping, the hubby is out of town, and I decided to take a break and do some wandering, just wanted to pop in and say hi.

[Happy1]

Good Monday morning!

Jen It does sound like the tire fire was finally put out thanks to that foam they had brought in. In the same fire category, lightening struck the Episcopal church here in Watertown on Saturday during the nasty storm and it burned the steeple and did some major water damage to the church itself. It's enough with the fires around here now.:p

Nikki :D

[Chimichanga]

There was also a multi-family home fire in Kewaskum this morning. Thankfully the building was still under construction so no one was living there!

The news said it didn't look like arson. I was also so paranoid about that when we were building our home - people like to set fire to new constructions...

[BonBon06-11-05]

Hello All
I'm a Fox Valley resident. I'm from smaller city south of the valley, and my hubby is frong a small city north of the valley. I guess you could say ...we met in the middle!

[chiffani]

Welcome BonBon!!!

[Chimichanga]

Need to get this thread active again....

QOTD: What is your favorite part about living in Wisconsin?

My favorite part about living in Wisconsin is the convenience and the quiet.

I lived in Illinois until I was 18. Everything was at my fingertips but it was just so...congested. Wisconsin is close enough to all of the culture that Chicago has to offer (with some up in Milwaukee too) with half the congestion. Our rush hour in Milwaukee takes about 30 minutes at the most, whereas my sister has gotten stuck in Chicago traffice for two hours.

[Lizard]

I'm not in Wisconsin anymore, but I miss the lakes the most. We just don't have beautiful, big, tree-lined lakes like that here in Nebraska. I miss the smell of the lakes too... the Missouri River doesn't quite have that smell, LOL. :) I also miss being right between Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago and being able to drive to either one on a whim. I'm in a big city now, but it's just not the same for some reason.

[wagsgirl]

I love the change of seasons. Granted, I could do without 3 feet of snow on the ground at any given time, but that's what I get for living here, right?

We went on our honeymoon to Florida in Mid-December. Walt Disney World was playing Christmas music and we were wearing shorts because it was in the 80's. I can't imagine not having "seasons"...

[Happy1]

I've lived here my whole life. I love the farmers and the general feeling you get from farm families. Growing up I never truly appreciated it and always swore I'd get out and move to a big city. I moved to a very small city (Fond du Lac) when I graduated high school. I wasn't there 3 months when I yearned for being back in the country surrounded by farms and the farming community. Though doors still get locked, I love being able to know if there's trouble, I can run to any of our "neighbors" and even though they don't know me at all, they'd pitch right in and help if they can.

I also love the beautiful scenery we have throughout the state. My favorite would be the bluffs and stone formations in the LaCrosse area and the beautiful rivers and lakes surrounded by forests. I can totally see why people settled in this area.

Nikki :D

[chiffani]

I think I would have to agree with the changing seasons and the scenery. I love going home to my parents' house in the fall because the roads are canopied with orange and red leaves... beautiful!!

[Chimichanga]

QOTD: Are you going to State Fair?

I don't think DH and I are going to State Fair this year. As much as I love fair food (mmmm...corn and cream puffs) it is always way too crowded and too expensive. I used to live in West Allis and we would take the bus to the fair. Now - forget it! It's like $10 to park or something like that.

[msnicolea]

We will be at the fair--we LOVE the fair!!!! I got 2nd place in the hog calling contest last year and will be going for the victory this year! :D

[BonBon06-11-05]

Hmmmm....I've lived in WI my entire life, but I've never been to the state fair or the Milwaukee zoo. I live a sheltered life, I guess!

[Sumike]

::waving hello from Cali::

I used to live in Milwaukee and my parents still do. They live in River Hills. Milwaukee was never my favorite place to live but I do like somethings, like the winters, even if they are cold and driving down Lake Shore Drive and being at my moms shop in Whitefish Bay. I like the cuteness of Milwaukee.

[Happy1]

I've never gone to the State Fair yet. DH doesn't like the crowds and I can never seem to find people who are able to go when my schedule is free. Would love to go once just to see what it's like. We do go to the local Dodge County fair.

msnicolea That is so funny! Good luck to you this year!

Nikki :D

[Chimichanga]

msnicolea Good luck! When is the competition? DH doesn't like to see those types of events, but I do. I guess that's from my parents - they loved to see that type of stuff.

[chiffani]

Not planning to go to the fair either... we've got a wedding that's far too close to do anything lately ;)

[Chimichanga]

QOTD: Is it soda or pop? Bubbler or drinking fountain?

I know some regions of the state use different terms.... So - what do you call them?

Being from Illinois, I still call it a drinking fountain. Bubbler doesn't work for me. ;)

When I'm in Illinois I will call it pop (or my family gives me a hard time about it). Otherwise I will call it soda. It's easier than getting strange looks from people in restaurants and stores.

[SQ2]

POP! :D But actually, I've lived in both types of places. Growing up in Washington (state) ...and maybe because we were so near Canada, we called it pop. I went to college in CA so it was soda. Then moved to Boston....soda. And now I'm back to my old standard..POP..here in Wisconsin. Yay!

I call it a drinking fountain. The only place I've heard "bubbler" is when I was in England.

[twainny]

I am from WI (now I live in VA) Grew up in New Berlin.

We call it SODA and we call it a BUBBLER!!! you mean people all over don't refer it them as that everywhere??? hahaha

I went to college in IN, and people there didn't know that other people had daylight savings!!! weird!

[jessied1025]

We are not planning on going to the state fair either. I can't remember the last time we went, but a good old cream puff sounds wonderful! :)

QOTD: Soda vs. Pop & Drinking fountain vs. bubbler
I have always used the words soda and bubbler. However when I ment my husband they call it pop and use bubbler.

Here is another one...Sloppy Joes...
In my family we call Sloppy Joes "hot tamales". My DH family calls them BBQ's. The first time they said it I thought we were grilling some type of meat with BBQ sauce! :rolleyes: To this day they still make fun of me for calling sloppy joes hot tamales...they are lucky I love them so much! :D

[lawyergirl25]

Oh, BonBon, you are missing out! I'm coming all the way from Ohio next weekend specifically for the State Fair. :)

I'm also going to take in my first game at Miller Park (I know - it's horrible that it's taken me this long to get there) and probably go to the Zoo or Public Museum with my parents. I can't wait!



PS...it's SODA and BUBBLER. I still use the term soda, but I've broken the "bubbler" habit after 7 long years here in Buckeyeland.

[msnicolea]

The hog calling is next Saturday the 13th at 2pm--all are welcome ;)

I call it a fountain, but I'm not from here. My boss calls it a bubbler and it always makes me giggle!

[wagsgirl]

Been here all my life. I call it soda and drinking fountain...

Not going to the fair. Not sure if I posted this already. We went to the local Dane County fair a few weeks ago, though, and we had a blast!

[chiffani]

Here my whole life too and it's pop and bubbler for me LOL

[MrsBeckyLP]

Hello everyone!

It's a bubbler, and it used to be pop, but when I went to school in milwaukee everyone seemed to call it soda, so I started calling it that also!

[BonBon06-11-05]

Oh, BonBon, you are missing out! I'm coming all the way from Ohio next weekend specifically for the State Fair. :)

Holy Cow! I must be missing out..... :( oh, well. Much like Happy1, my husband doesn't like crowds, and I can't seem to match my schedule with anyone that wants to go.

PS: I say "soda" as opposed to "pop," but I do say "bubbler." Has anyone else notice people in WI say "or no?" a lot? I think I brought this up on the WC once....(I can't remember...) Anyway, it seems it's kind of a regional thing. "Do you want to drink from the bubbler, or no?" "Would you like dinner, or no?" It's sort of annoying to hear, but I know I'm guilty of using that expression quite a bit.

[Chimichanga]

I haven't heard "or no" much but "hey?" ALL THE FREAKING TIME. My MIL is famous for doing that. "You're going to a party, hey?" or "That's a big pumpkin, hey?" DH does it sometimes and it drives me nuts.

A friend from HS married a guy from Wisconsin. I asked her if he called it a bubbler and she nearly peed her pants laughing so hard. She never heard that word (I guess how often does it come up in a normal conversation) and called her DH immediately to ask him where he gets a drink of water from. He said bubbler and she nearly peed her pants again. :D

QOTD: Have you ever worn a cheese wedge on your head?

I can honestly say no to this one! I'm not a huge Packer fan and even if I were, I could not wear cheese on my head. Not saying it's silly or stupid; just not for me.

[msnicolea]

I own a cheese-head (wedge) and have worn it many, many times.

[wagsgirl]

I say "or no" alot. Mostly to my brother and his wife, I notice. Maybe to others, too, but I just don't notice it.

I am a Packer fan, not like some die-hards, but I've never worn a cheese head.

But I was at Summerfest and went to a Kenny Chesney concert. A fan had made a "She thinks my Tractor's Sexy" themed cheese head and he wore it during that song!

Posting so I can look back on this thread and drool...
http://www.kennychesney.com/files/gallery/promo15.jpg

[BAM 9-21-02]

Hi- Checking in! I am also a Fox Valley girl, however I am originally from the Spring Green area and I have lived in Madison too!

[chiffani]

Never worn a cheese wedge on my head ;)

[Chimichanga]

DH has lived here his whole life and never worn a wedge. And he's a huge sports fanatic so it's not like he's a fly-by-night fan. :)

QOTD: What do you dislike about Wisconsin?
[list]
Many drivers will weave quite a bit within their lane. It freaks me out because I don't know what they're doing and if they swerve into me that wouldn't be good.
People drive 55 in the fast/passing lane. Drives me nuts
People like to slam on their brakes for no reason - or when it's not really necessary
No turn signals!! :mad:

[msnicolea]

the sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooow drivers makes my list, too!!!!

[MrsBeckyLP]

All I've got to say is "SET YOUR DAMN CRUISE CONTROL OR KEEP A STEADY SPEED!"

...and though I'm a huge Packer fan, I've never worn a cheesehead.

[chiffani]

WINTER -- well I guess I like winter it's just that it seems to drag for me.. maybe cuz I'm home all day :)

[wagsgirl]

I don't like winter. And slow drivers. I mean, come on, 55 in the fast lane on the Beltline?? Move over Grandpa! I've gotta be somewhere!

Welcome BAM 9-21-02! My parents just moved to Spring Green about 2 years ago or so. They bought an old home across from the library and have totally gutted the place! It's gorgeous now!!

[Happy1]

I'm a country gal and a farm gal. I love farmers-I really do. I respect their vehicles when they're on the road. However, how do they always know when I'm in a hurry to get somewhere? When I'm on time I never have to follow a tractor or farm machinary. But when I'm late, it never fails-one will pull out on the road in front of me and there is no good place to pass. Doh!

Nikki :D

[Chimichanga]

Nikki - same here! Although I don't run into it too much since we used to live near Milwaukee. But now out near West Bend, I do run into that more. I'm good with tractors (used to live in a farming community in IL). Still annoying when I'm late. BTW, your quote is cute but I know it doesn't fit you. :)

[MrsBeckyLP]

Chimichanga...I was born in West Bend and lived in Kewaskum until I was 1 1/2. My parents both graduated from high school there though! How long have you lived in West Bend?

[Happy1]

BTW, your quote is cute but I know it doesn't fit you.

Awww shucks. Thanks Jen.;) BTW the West Bend area is really nice area to live in. Love visiting my parents there.

Nikki :D

[Chimichanga]

DH and I just built a house in West Bend. we moved in around the middle of May; so we've been here about three months and we LOVE it!! :D I'm a country gal and DH is a city boy, so it's a nice mix. close enough to Milwaukee for DH and quiet enough for me.

QOTD: Did you watch the Packer game?

[sunmoonstars75]

QOTD: Just like most preseason games, I had it on, and watched the first string players. At 8, I turned it to The OC (it was a replay of the season finale, I just had to watch it!)

The girls got their first Packers cheerleading outfits this week - my mom and sister found them at ShopKo, they finally had them in stock.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000A34PYE.01-A1JXH4PNPOG9KU._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

I went to the Pro Shop the last time we were home and bought these dresses in 18 mos for next season (they were 50% off, and the last two, so I couldn't pass them up):

http://www.packersproshop.com/p/3004176006_20_13_5.jpg

I may end up getting their 6 mos pictures in the outfits, EEK!

[chiffani]

No game for me ;) I will put a bag on my head and admit I was watching Big Brother 6 and getting my nails filled before that ;)

[wagsgirl]

We had it on at my IL's. We had a birthday BBQ there for my birthday this week. Briley sang Happy Birthday to me, it was so cute. Anyways, I didn't really watch it. But like Sara, I can't wait to put my kiddos Packer duds on this fall/winter!

[Chimichanga]

QOTD: Have you ever been to a fish BOIL?

I have never been to a fish boil - quite a few fish frys though. Actually, the thought of boiled fish makes me a little nauseas. I just began to really enjoy fried fish; I need to take it one step at a time.

[MandyMaloo]

Hey ladies!

I had posted on here awhile back, but had been dragged away kicking and screaming by all the crazy stuff going on out here at the moment.

Anyway, just wanted to poke my head in and see how my fellow Wisconsinites are doing! I'm excited--I'll be heading back out there in October! My FSIL is having our nephew at the end of September and we're going to go out there and play with the new baby :). (FI also made it clear that we'll be heading back for Whitewater's homecoming).

Hope everyone is doing well!!

[wagsgirl]

MandyMaloo-Are you following me around or am I following you? First scrapping, then here??? ;)

QOTD-I don't think I've been to a fish boil. Gotta love fish frys, though!!!! Although lately I've been doing more baked fish because I'm trying to be more healthy! But aaaaaaah! FRIED FISH! MMmmmmmm.

[MrsBeckyLP]

I've never been to a fish boil either.

Like wagsgirl, I have also been trying to eat healthier and have been into baked fish. Friday I had baked lemon pepper cod and it was really good!

[Happy1]

I have been to a fish boil actually. My parents took my brother and I to Door County one summer and we experienced our first ever fish boil. It was soooo yummy. The tators and onions they served on the side were delicious too. That was also the first time I ordered an iced tea and got it not realizing it was actually iced tea-no sweetener or anything. Learned a lot about food and drink that weekend!

Nikki :D

[chiffani]

No fish boils for me either!

How about a pig roast? I've done that before, many many times! Family favorite :)

[Chimichanga]

Mmm- pig roasts. I like them, DH can't stand them. My cousin used to hold one every year as a family reunion but she's had trouble with her hips lately so we haven't done that.

QOTD: Have you been to an Oktoberfest celebration?

I know numerous cities have Oktoberfest - just wondering if you've ever been to one.

I have not yet, but this year DH and I are going to take his grandparents to one. I believe there's one in Germantown and we'll go to that one.

[chiffani]

Never been to an Oktoberfest celebration but my best friend's family was German and owned a German (food-wise) restaurant and held one there... went to that one but I don't really think that counts. The real deal are much more elaborate :)

[Happy1]

I have been to a pig roast a.k.a. Sparnfarkle (grew up in a very German-based community) but I have not yet been to Oktoberfest. I did have to laugh at the one Nick and Jessica went to though at the one hotel on their show. I've seen the news coverage for the one in Milwaukee and if they really wanted to go to an Oktoberfest, that's the one to go to!

Sort of jumping ahead but does anyone else love to polka? My DH and I do (we've never taken lessons or anything) and I love flying across the floor. We know a few different variations although we both really want to learn to Polish Hop. We have seen a few couples who are so good at that!

Nikki :D

[Lizard]

Sort of jumping ahead but does anyone else love to polka? My DH and I do (we've never taken lessons or anything) and I love flying across the floor. We know a few different variations although we both really want to learn to Polish Hop. We have seen a few couples who are so good at that!

We polka'd to Frankie Yankovic's "Too Fat Polka" at our wedding! Funny story... my in-laws are REALLY good at polka, and my husband wanted to polka with his mom. So we planned this surprise polka at our wedding. My husband took the mic and said "So you all know that Jan and Larry are really great polka-ers", but it came out as "pokers" :D :D He got a giant laugh and was so embarassed, LOL. I polka'd with his dad, DH with his mom, and then we switched and we got off the floor so the in-laws could go to town.

Oh, and we did take lessons, but it was part of regular ballroom dancing classes that we took for several years. Polka is so much fun. :)

[Sumike]

This year will be my first year of not going to Oktoberfest in Munich. I lived there for 6 years and moved away last year and miss it. My friends have all emailed me about it and I wish I could go this year. Guess I'll have to go to the one here near LA. : :p

[Chimichanga]

I do a very watered down polka. I used to be able to Mexican polka - did it for a few years with my grandpa, but I haven't since I was really small.

DH and I polka-lite. His grandparents love to polka. At SILs wedding DH's grandpa grabbed me to polka (he was a few sheets to the wind). I kept trying to lead! He joked to DH that he had to teach me how to follow his lead. :p

I had to explain that when my sister and I would play dance growing up, I always had to be the boy. So I'm used to leading.

[MandyMaloo]

LOL! Man if we played polka at our wedding FH's Grandpa would pee himself with happiness!! He's been trying to get people to go with him to these oom pa concerts for a long time. You ladies are giving me ideas! :)

Wagsgirl- I guess I'm just following you! :)

[Lizard]

LOL! Man if we played polka at our wedding FH's Grandpa would pee himself with happiness!! He's been trying to get people to go with him to these oom pa concerts for a long time. You ladies are giving me ideas! :)

Funny enough, that was the other reason we did it... my grandmother (who I adore to pieces) loves polka music and Frankie Yankovic, and I knew she'd get a kick out of it. My family's German from Wisconsin and my DH's family is Czech from Iowa, I think we're all born to polka. :)

[Happy1]

Jenah That's so funny that no one could figure out how to polka. My dad originally taught me when I was around 8 to just pretend like I was jumping on hot coals.:p

Liz "pokers" That's so funny! Saying "Polka-ers" is definitely not easy.:p

Glad to know we aren't the only ones out there that polka. We usually fall into the crowd of senior citizens when it comes to polka-ing.:p Now I have the song "Who the Hell is Alice" in my head. That's my DH's favorite song to polka to. We actually know a polka dance routine to it (not just the regular polka around the room). DH learned it from someone else and now when we do it everyone wants to learn how to do it. Gotta love a dance where you can just let everything go. Just hang on tight to your partner.:p

Nikki :D

[Chimichanga]

Some of the high school pep bands in the Milwaukee area play polkas during basketball/football games. The popular one is "Roll out the Barrel". Of course, the Brewers do/did that during games too. :)

[JRose]

I am such a sad excuse for a WI resident. I am not a Packer fan, I've never been to a Badger's game. I've never worn a cheese hat, nor will I ;) I have never had lutefisk and the last time I danced to a polka, I was in grade school.

In my defense, I did spend 18 years in MN and so I feel a quiet loyalty to potlucks and the Vikings. Not that I would ever say that outloud around these parts ;)

So is everyone ok from the tornado last night? I know that Carla and fam didn't get hit....

It was mentioned awhile ago that Johnson Creek Outlet is pretty much in the middle for a lot of us, if anyone is interested in a GTG....Anyone?

[wagsgirl]

I'm always up for Johnson Creek!!!!

[chiffani]

I would try and give it a whirl (never been there!!!) if it's on a do-able day!!!

[BonBon06-11-05]

I am such a sad excuse for a WI resident. I am not a Packer fan, I've never been to a Badger's game. I've never worn a cheese hat, nor will I ;) I have never had lutefisk and the last time I danced to a polka, I was in grade school.

Ummm....I've always lived in WI and I am not a Packers fan, never worn a cheese hat, never been to a Badger's game ....and I don't think I've ever polka-danced! :eek:

[Happy1]

I would love to meet up at the Johnson Creek Outlet mall sometime. Most of my Saturdays are pretty booked but I have quite a few Sundays open. If we end up meeting during the week, I get off of work after 5 p.m.

Nikki :D

[MandyMaloo]

Hey Ladies! I was hoping someone could help me!

FH and I have decided NOT to have our wedding in his hometown of Lake Mills anymore (way too mauch drama between FFIL and FMIL) so we'll be moving it to nuetral ground in Madison. I lived there for 5 years, so I know the place pretty well, but I can't for the life of me figure out if there are any banquet halls there. I am looking for a place I can bring in my own food/drink, but still have a great atmosphere. Does anyone know of anyhting like that in the Madison area?

I'm thinking we're going to be getting married at Covenant Presbyterian Church in downtown Madison, so if there was something around there, that would be super cool!

Hope you ladies have a good time at Johnson Creek! I'm not going back to WI until October :( . If anyone could help me, I'd be forever grateful!!

[Chimichanga]

I'm up for a Johnson's Creek get together. :)

Sorry MandyMaloo - I'm not in the Madison area. :(

[wagsgirl]

I'm not sure if there's anything downtown that you can bring your own food/drink. I think most of the places are more of the catered kind.

We got married in Sun Prairie and had our reception at Angell Park. We could bring our own food into that place...

[msnicolea]

MandyMaloo

Madison Parks and Rec has several structures where you can bring your own food/beverage--park shelters, but fancier than that. I love this one:

http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/parks/olinPark.html

Warner Park is also great-affordable and you get to bring in your won stuff, too. There are two options there:

http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/parks/warnerPark.html

http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/parks/warnerpark/facilityRental.html

Another option is the Memorial Union which rents out rooms, ballrooms, etc. . . for weddings--some rooms even have a deck overlooking Lake Mendota.

http://www.union.wisc.edu/conferenceservices/index.html


Also, Monona Terrace has indoor and outdoor space, including it's rooftop.

[MandyMaloo]

Thank you so much ladies!!

I fell in love with the Memorial Union, but they're already booked :(, but then I saw the Warner Park Rec Center and that is BEAUTIFUL!! Depending on how much it costs, we'er also looking into Monona Terrace.

Thank you ladies so much for all your help! I'm a little less stressed now :). Oh, and I found out important information yesterday- It'a actually against WI State Law to bring in your own food. I didn't know that before, but I heard it from 2 seperate locations...strange....

ANYWAY- Thanks again!! :) :) :)

[chiffani]

I'm having my wedding at the Terrace and you CAN NOT bring your own food and the food is what gets you money-wise. It costs a fortune ;) Just a heads up!

[chiffani]

Monona Terrace that is... whoops!

[Happy1]

So are we picking a date to meet up at Johnson Creek? :confused: :D

Nikki :D

[msnicolea]

Sorry--I just re-read the guidelines and noticed that you ususally have to used pre-approved caterers! I guess the only park fumctions I have been to were smaller-scale picnic-style--where the host was allowed to bring food/drink.

I used to hold classes at the Warner Park building--it is really lovely and so affordable!!!


Hope you find something great!!!

[Chimichanga]

So are we picking a date to meet up at Johnson Creek? :confused: :D

Nikki :D

Well, since August is almost over, I think september is it. :)

I'll throw out a few dates, but I don't know restaurants in the area...

September 10th (Saturday)
September 14th (Wednesday)
September 9th/18th (Friday)

[Happy1]

As for restaurants, depending on how many of us there are there's a Mel's Diner right there. It's a 50's themed place. Otherwise there's Berres Brothers by the Walmart in Watertown (about 10/15 minutes away) and an Upper Krust in Watertown too. Of course at the mall there are also some fast food joints.

I can take a day off during the week if that works better for everyone else. Otherwise Sundays in general work good. Friday evenings and Saturdays are usually really bad for me. Way too booked up! Can't do September 9th unless we do that during the day. I'm going to see a concert in Fond du Lac with my Grandma and parents (Tim is coming along too of course).

I also can't make it September 10th. There's a birthday party I have to go to in Oshkosh.

Like I said, I can take off anytime during the week. Otherwise, I have the following Sundays open:

September 11
September 18
September 25

Nikki :D

[Chimichanga]

Sundays are good for me too. I didn't know what everyone else's schedule was like. :)

The 11th and 25th are good for me. I'm surprising DH with a trip to Michigan for a football game the weekend of the 17th. :)

[Lvella43]

MandyMaloo
We had our wedding ceremony at Olin Park so I'll post some pics so you can see what it looked like. Keep in mind that the ceremony was supposed to be outside so the inside isn't quite what I had planned for. Our reception was at The Concourse downtown and I thought they were very reasonably priced

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b2da33b3127cce9e8b7012291400000046108IbMmbVuxZq

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b2da33b3127cce9e8b701da82b00000046108IbMmbVuxZq

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b2da33b3127cce9e8b7019a82f00000046108IbMmbVuxZq

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b2da33b3127cce9e8b70f7a8c100000046108IbMmbVuxZq


http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b2da33b3127cce9e8b70f9a8cf00000046108IbMmbVuxZq

Wow!!! I went crazy didn't I....please forgive me :D Yesterday (8/25) was our 4 year anniversary.

[SQ2]

Happy Anniversary, Lisa!! :D

[Happy1]

Jen I bet your DH will love that!!

Lisa Happy belated anniversary!!!

Anyone else free September 11th or 25th for the Johnson Creek get together?

Nikki :D

[Happy1]

What dates would work out for you Jenah?

Maybe we can plan one for September and one for October?

Nikki :D

[Happy1]

lol Jenah. You sound like me most of the time.:p

Anyone else interested that want to throw a few dates out there that work?

Nikki :D

[wagsgirl]

Either of those Sundays would work for me. Nothing on the schedule yet, that I know of ;)

OMG, Nikki! Am I actually going to able to meet you after all this time?? :)

[MandyMaloo]

Hey everyone!

Thanks for all your help! I actually ended up finding a terrific place in FH's hometown. We had already had a church booked there, and the main part was finding a reception hall, but we found a beautiful one (that I had never really thought of before) right there in City Hall! So we're excited that we got that figured out!

Lvella43- Those pictures are amazing! What a beautiful wedding! Congrats on your anniversarry!

Have fun planning your get together ladies! I think Mel's Diner is no longer there BTW- It's now a store. There is an Arby's, Micky D'S and further down the road there are a bunch of places in Watertown. Anyway--have a great time!

[Happy1]

I think Mel's Diner is no longer there BTW- It's now a store.

Ack! When did that happen?? I was just there a few months ago and it was still in business. Man that would really stink. I loved it there!

ETA: I just tried thier number. It's been disconnected. Gall darnit. Thanks for the heads up though. Tells you how much things can change in a short period of time!

Nikki :D

[MandyMaloo]

Yeah--I used to go to Mel's for my birthday every year--it was a pretty good time. :cool:

I was wondering if anyone on here could gimme some legal advise. Not too sure where else I can post it.

My FH'S old fraternity was shut down for 2 years at Whitewater last night. I am concerned because they have kicked out all the guys from the house (even though the school OR the actual frat does NOT own it. The house is own by a private person.) These guys were told that all thier stuff was to be out by tomorrow and they must find a new place to live by then. A bit unrealistic. Last night, 20 guys literally slept in the front yard. Apartments and houses to rent are already scarce in WW, but especially since school starts soon!! Can these guys persue some kind of legal action since they have been given only 48 hours to find a new place to live? They are not being refunded for rent, and have already signed leases/paid. This is outright wrong....and I fail to see how the school can have power over a private residence. Any ideas?

[JRose]

I know I posted about the gtg and never came back...I'm bad! :o

September is already filling up for me, especially since I was hoping to have a child-free trip there.

If we wait until October-ish, that would give us all time to save up money and figure out free weekends. It might also allow some others to join us. I promise none of us bite and we are only a wee bit stalkerish. ;)

[JRose]

... Can these guys persue some kind of legal action since they have been given only 48 hours to find a new place to live? They are not being refunded for rent, and have already signed leases/paid. This is outright wrong....and I fail to see how the school can have power over a private residence. Any ideas?

I wish I could help! It doesn't sound legal at all though. I wish them all luck.

[Chimichanga]

Depending on the agreement the private owner has with the school; there may be little they can do.

At Carroll College the frats are owned by private people, but they have a strict clause with the college that only certain guys can live there and the school can revoke living privledges at anytime. Sororities are not allowed to have houses because the college deemed them to be whore houses (don't EVEN get me started on the craziness of that!)

Carroll ousted three frats from their houses. The only reason why they didn't oust the fourth is that one of their members is the Chairman of the Board and has donated millions. He's a die hard frat guy (even though he's 90) and would have pulled his support.

[msnicolea]

They are talking about it in today's Madison papers:

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=52234&ntpid=2

[MandyMaloo]

OMG- I just read the newspaper article and I am FUMING! FH was sent the letter from internationals (as were the rest of the members--including alum) and they EXPLICTLY said they did NOT support the decision on the dean. They said that they had only agreed to a 2 year suspension, which involved no campus activities. This stupid dean thought that wasn't good enough and kicked them all out.

I hate how everyone is making them look. They make it look like these are a bunch of drunk frat boys that do nothing but get drunk and cause mayhem. I LOVE how she compared these guys to Delta Chi. The Delta Chi house was shut down becuase they were selling drugs out their house!!!! The FBI and the Madison SWAT team raided their house. Hardly compareable to a party in my eyes.

I am sickened by thie whole thing. If housing has been provided for any of these guys, they sure as hell don't know about it. My best friend's BF is living out of her garage, and another one of the guys is LITERALLY homeless. His father died and the bank has taken their home, and Lambda was the only place he had left.

I sent this link to the guys, and they are writing letters both to the paper and to Mary Bath Mackin for not getting the information correct. It's nothing like Delta Chi or Tau Kappa Epsilon. This was a normal situation as a normal drinking party--and anyone that said they've never heard of underage college drinking is just lying.

GRRRRR!!! Anyway--I just wanted to set the record straight. The housing corp in Madison is getting involved and legal action is being taken on behalf of these guys. Just very fusterating....

[SQ2]

Hey ladies! :D DH and I need ideas for fun day trips in Wisconsin for this weekend. (Neither of us are from here and we're determined to explore the state before our tenure as grad students is up.) We had a couple out of town trips planned that aren't going to work out but we still want to explore and not sit at home all weekend. We live in Madison and love outdoor stuff - hiking, etc. and also just exploring new towns. It would be fun to pack a picnic lunch one day and go somewhere cool. We've been to New Glarus already as well as Devil's Lake.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! :) Thanks.

[wagsgirl]

Door County goes without saying...It's the "thumb" part of the state. Don't know if you know that or have been there, but it's great! Lots of hiking, lighthouses, general outdoorsy stuff. It's quite a hike up there, but totally worth it. I've done it in a day before...

[Chimichanga]

The Kettle Moraine area (around Fond du Lac area) I've heard is just amazing for hiking. We're about 45 miles away from it in West Bend and DH keeps telling me we have to go and hike it in fall.

[SQ2]

Tonya We've never been but thought it would be fun to go camping there. Turns out we should have made reservations weeks/months in advance. Oops. But we'll think about it for a day trip.

Chimichanga Thanks for the suggestion! :)

[SQ2]

Thanks, Jenah! :D I got your email too. Good info, thank you! I'll talk to DH although I don't imagine he's going to want to shell out $$ for a hotel but it's worth a try. I wish we could camp. :(

[MrsBeckyLP]

Sororities are not allowed to have houses because the college deemed them to be whore houses (don't EVEN get me started on the craziness of that!)
I know this is a little late and the subject is dried up, but here goes anyway:

There is a city ordinance in Milwaukee saying only three unrelated people can live in the same house. It also goes back to the whole whore house thing - the ordinance is really old. However, the alderman on the east side (where UWM is) is an ass and won't allow the city to amend the ordinance. Therefore, houses with four or five bedrooms can legally only have three people living in them. Just stupid. I know plenty of people who lost their houses in the middle of the year because a jerky neighbor called the housing authority and got them kicked out.

[Chimichanga]

Yup - same thing in Waukesha. There were two girls I knew with the same last name but not related. They managed to live with two other girls (four unrelated girls) in one house. Scandelous, but hey it worked for two years. :)

[MandyMaloo]

That is so fusterating!

Just an update on the guys: They've all managed to find places to stay (some are commuting in 1 1/2 to school everyday). The dean that did this is actually coming under HUGE fire from faculty and students. They all feel kicking them out of their home was uncalled for, and as I hear has recieved many letters from alums that are paying big bucks to the school. Apparently some pulled some funding, and the staff is furious....of course the news crews arn't around for this, but oh well.

Anyway, just wanted to let everyone know. Thanks for all the helpful advice...especially those links. The guys are seeking legal retribution, not sure what's going to happen next. Just keeping my fingers crossed that this is all done soon!

I hope WI is having as beautiful weather as we are out here in NC. We're hoping to still make it out there in October ( :p trick or treating with the niece!) but we're not sure. Hope everyone is having a wondermous day--and thanks for letting me vent before :rolleyes:

[Happy1]

Just wanted to keep this thread up. Hope everyone's doing well. We're fast approaching October. Any ideas on a date for an October get together in Johnson Creek or somewhere else? I would love to meet you guys in person.

Nikki :D

[louie]

I finally found this forum!
I have not been online much these days, but I am a Madison lady!

[JRose]

I am so bad. I started this idea of a J.C. gtg and then I never followed through :(

October (and Nov. ughhhhh) is already full for me. Except for Oct. 9th, but that's not much notice for anyone. It was only 34 degrees out here this morning--Owen needs winter PJs soon!

Would anyone be able to meet up on the 9th??

[Happy1]

The 9th is actually not good for me. Our neice's first birthday party is that day.:(

I know I have a few other dates open (which doesn't help much because you're only open the 9th but if we can get a group of enough people or if even someone else wants to meet up, I'm game). I'll go home and write them down and post them on here as soon as I can.

Nikki :D

[Chimichanga]

I think the 29th is bad for me - we're thinking of having a shower for some friends. And the 15th I'm meeting some college friends for dinner.


But any other time I *should* be available.

[wagsgirl]

The 9th is good for me Jess!!

Welcome Louie! Maybe one of these days we'll actually get to meet you ;)

[sunni76]

Ok, I'm a dork and just found this thread:rolleyes: Thanks Tonya for pointing me over here;)

[wagsgirl]

No problem! :p

[BonBon06-11-05]

Anyone familiar with (or from) Waukesha? I have training there from Tuesday through Thursday, and I need to know what's fun to do by myself. TIA!

[louie]

I am not sure that there is anything fun in Waukesha.
;)

[Mrs.Pfeiffer]

Hey nowwww...:p

I live in Waukesha, and it's not THAT bad. :D

Actually, since Waukesha and Brookfield are so close together, I am sure you could find TONS of stuff to do. There is Brookfield Square Mall (http://www.shopbrookfieldsquaremall.com/shop/brookfield.nsf), Mayfair Mall (http://www.mayfairmall.com/html/), Westown Movie Theatre (Ultra Screen!!) (http://www.marcustheatres.com/theater.cfm?theater_id=2110), Potawatomi Bingo Casino just down the road towards Milwaukee (http://www.paysbig.com/), or even the Milwaukee County Zoo which is less than ten mins away (http://www.milwaukeezoo.org/). :) Plus there are a TON of cool places to eat.

Hope this helps! :D

[JRose]

Does anyone remember when scheduling GTGs was easy?!? What happened? When did we all get lives? ;) :D

Tonya--I'm checking on the $$ situation. O needing warmer clothes means jack squat if I can't pay for them. I hate to leave you hanging until last minute though.

The 15th and 29th are out for me--wedding and then at my mom's house.

Are we better off shooting for Nov??

[Happy1]

The way things look it almost does look like November may be better. This is just nuts, isn't it? My best friend and I used to get together once a week when we both lived in Fond du Lac. Then I moved and it became once a month. Now that she's got a boyfriend and we both have lives, we have gone almost a year without seeing each other and only talk about once every 2 months if we're lucky. Life happens.;)

I'm still willing and ready to get together whenever we can pin down a date.

Nikki :D

[Chimichanga]

I tired posting in here a few days ago and it wouldn't let me :(

November could be good but I know with Thanksgiving it could get hairy. The weekend before Thanksgiving I'm busy and have a wedding on the 12th. I also think the 6th is out.

Other days are fine.

[chiffani]

For some reason I can rarely post in here either... it tells me (only in this thread) that someone from Virginia is trying to access my computer... alright fess up.. who's pretending to be from Wisconsin ;)

[MandyMaloo]

Hey, did anyone see last weekend's Badger game? :(

We'll get 'em this week!! GO BUCKY!!

[paulisgirl]

I"m new and popping in. I live up in Wausau. SO exciting here you know!

[Happy1]

All right ladies. I just checked my calendar this morning. The only dates that are bad for me for November are:

November 12th
November 13th
Thanksgiving weekend

Otherwise I'm free. Any other takers for a GTG?

Nikki :D

[sunni76]

I don't know what happened, but I haven't gotten email notifications in over a month...this is the first chance I've had to check back. I hope I can stay up to date in at least this thread now! I'd hate to miss a gtg!

[Happy1]

I've found that if I switch my email notifications to "Instant Notification" it works. There's something wrong with the Daily notification thing.

I still would love to get together too.

Nikki :D

[wendstress]

Just found you all! Living in the Fox Valley.... Snowing a little right now.

Got to go DH pick up the house!

[BonBon06-11-05]

I saw your jewelry creations at the craft fair in Green Bay last Saturday. They were beautiful!!!

[BonBon06-11-05]

Jenah

I didn't stop and say "Hi" because I wasn't 100% sure that it was the same "JenahDawn" from CC. But, I went home, and checked your profile, and sure enough, it was you. Perhaps I'll check out your stuff at upcoming shows.......

[uwsweet]

Hello all. I just joined this board and happy to see some people from Wisconsin. I'm in Madison and actively planning my wedding for May getting used to living with FH. Can't wait to "meet" some of you here!

Candy

[wagsgirl]

Welcome uwsweet!! There's many of us in Madison and surrounding areas!! Hope we meet you soon!

[chiffani]

Welcome uwsweet! Congrats on your wedding! Good luck with all the planning :)

[Mrs.B716]

HELLO WISCONSIN GIRLS!!!!!!!
I live "UP NORTH" Ha Ha!

I just got married in July and the wedding was in my hometown of Seymour and the reception/dinner was at the Rock Gardens in Green Bay.

[sunmoonstars75]

Welcome! My reception was at the Comfort Suites, the hotel attached to the Rock Gardens - I hope you had as fun of a wedding we we did! People are still commenting on it three years later :D

[MandyMaloo]

Man, it's been awhile since I've gotton to come over here and post! How are things in Wisconsin? Any snow yet? We went back to visit in October and it was beautiful!! I couldn't believe how nice it was!

Well, I'm looking for some help. We have decided for sure that our wedding WILL take place in Wisconsin (we were thinking about having it here, but it wouldn't be the same), but we're clueless about some nice places for our reception. I went to HS in Madison, so I know the area, but I never really ventured too far from the East Side. Have you ladies been to any really nice weddings in Madison (or the surrounding areas)? Any personal reccomendations? We've got some ideas for places in Lake Mills (FH's hometown) but it wont be good for OOT guests since there arn't any hotels for a good 20 miles.

Thank you in advance for any help! :)

[Happy1]

Hey there all! Welcome to all the newbies. Glad you found the thread.:)

Mandy I'm from the Watertown area and we've had an inch here and there but it's all melted away. We're getting flurries today and are supposed to get up to 2" tonight though so hopefully that will stick around. I'm itchin' to go sledding. As for a place for your reception, we had ours at The Chandelier Ballroom in Hartford. It's huge and there's a nice hotel just 10 minutes or less away. It's actually a historical landmark as well. It's a bit on the pricey side (3 years ago we paid $1,500 for the large room but they included the tables, setting up, taking down, the bartenders and someone there just to make sure everything was going well and we could easily contact if we wanted/needed something). They do have a smaller room with a fireplace that's also very nice but I can't remember how much that was. I think the site says it may be $300. We were extremely happy with it though and we needed the space for everyone we had. They do have a website if you're interested. It's http://www.chandelierballroom.com/rental.html

Nikki :D

[MandyMaloo]

OMG! THANK YOU Happy1!!

I just checked out the website and it looks PERFECT!!! Do you have any wedding pictures you'd be willing to share? I'd love to see more pictures on the inside!

This place works perfect becuase we can still use the church we had picked out for free, then just drive out to Hartford (since most of the way you just take 94). Man, this place is beautiful!

Thank you for the help!!! :D

[Happy1]

Mandy I'm glad I could help.:) I would be happy to share some pics with you. Before I forget, be sure to take advantage of the stage. We had a really neat group picture done with our guests. The photographer stands up on stage while the bride and groom either sit on a chair (I was in my DH's lap) or stand and then have the guests gather round. It's such a neat picture. Here are a few other ones. Sorry the quality's not the best. Most of these are from the digital cameras but you get the general idea:

The buffet table set up in the middle of the floor. Tables were set up on either side and there was so much room in the middle of the floor that no tables had to be moved for the dance-just the tables the actual buffet was on. You can also see one of the 2 bars in the background, some of the gorgeous lights and the peaks of the huge German star that's under the table. Please ignore the bride stuffing her face-haha:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3d908b3127cce9b9bb5835e7e00000016108AcNmLZw4ctH

This was our head table up on the stage. We had it set up so the cake was right in front of us (that was taken away during the meal to be served for dessert). Of course you also see my dorky brother taking a picture of someone taking a picture.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3d908b3127cce9b9bb588df4500000016108AcNmLZw4ctH

This one shows the German star in the middle of the floor and the other side of the room.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3d625b3127cce9b9bca6577ba00000016108AcNmLZw4ctH

Nikki

[MandyMaloo]

[FONT="Georgia"]Your pics are beautiful! You guys look so happy :)

Thank you so much for suggesting this place. It's exactly what I was looking for! I love that German feel. I'm Italian, but FH is German and we couldn't think of a way to incorporate that into our wedding (we're doing some of my family's Italian traditions)--I think this would be a tiny way to do that!

Would you mind if I used some of your pictures for wedding planning? Fh needs visuals ;).

Thank you again...and you made a beautiful bride!!!

[Happy1]

Awww You're so sweet. Thanks.:) Did you get the opportunity to read up on the history of the place on the internet site? It's really interesting. And when you get there be sure to look at all the autographed pictures of the bands and singers that performed there. I wish I had pictures of the hallways leading back to the bathrooms. I know that sounds really wierd but the setup is really kinda neat. Oh yeah-and the bathrooms (well, the women's anyway) are just huge and very bridal dress-friendly. Can you tell that I love the place?:p Feel free to use the pictures to show. I don't mind at all. Just glad I could help.

Nikki :D

[Mrs.Pfeiffer]

Mandy and Happy We are having our wedding at The Chandelier Ballroom!!!! On August 11th, 2007. I have a TON of pics of the place in my journal.....

http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=5974

feel free to show them to your fiance, Mandy!!! The place is just perfect and sooo beautiful!!! We are paying $2000 for the main ballroom and then only an extra $250 for the extra room, which we are going to use as a "smoking lounge" so no one smokes in the main ballroom.

Oh my gosh - this is so exciting!! LOL

Also, Happy, you mentioned there was a nice hotel just 10 minutes or less away...I was curious...which hotel is that, and is it the one you guys stayed at too? We are not sure if we wanna stay in the same hotel as everyone else, and eitehr way, can't find a nice, nice hotel to stay in that would have a fancy hotel suite for us. Any help? :)

[Mrs.Pfeiffer]

Mandy Here is some other info on Chandelier Ballroom:

Chandelier Ballroom - Hartford
150 Jefferson Ave • Hartford, WI 53027 262.673.4946
info@chandelierballroom.com

- Seating capacity is up to 600 using round tables
- Unobstructed, octagonal ballroom rising to a grand peak at the center
- Marvelous Art Deco German Chandelier, surrounded by 26 smaller chandeliers
- Floor is natural maple
- Includes two large, fully stocked bars
- Includes theatrical stage rising four feet above the ballroom floor
- Seating capacity is up to 600 using round tables. Groups of 300-500 can be arranged in a fashion that allows buffet tables to be centered in the middle of the hall.
- Included in Hall Rental: 500 Chairs, (50) 60" Round Tables, (25) 36" x 96" Rectangular Tables, Basic Sound System & CD Player, Podium with Microphone
Basic Setup of the Facility, Cleaning of the Facility Before and After the Event.
- Very beautiful on the website
- $2,000 Hall rental fee
- fits up to 500 comfortably
- we both like it
- Bartender’s Fees & Gratuity - There is a charge of $15.00 per hour per bartender. If total bar sales reach $1,000.00 you will be charged $7.50 per hour per bartender. If total bar sales reach $2,000.00 or more, there will be NO bartender fees applied to your bill. A 15% gratuity charge is applied to all beer and soda provided complimentary to guests.

And by the way, the main woman you will speak with, her name is Michelle, and she is WONDERFUL!!! The nicest woman I have dealt with concerning any wedding stuff yet!!! GOODLUCK!!!

[Happy1]

Amanda Another couple happy with The Ballroom.:) It's just such a magical place and the staff were wonderful. Actually, back when I was 12 we used to go to country western line dances there. Mom reminded me that the first time we went there I told her that I was going to have my wedding dance there. Can you believe it? At 12 I had decided already where I wanted my wedding dance. I had totally forgotten about it until Tim and I had opted to use the hall and Mom reminded me what I had told her. Talk about things being meant to be!

Nikki :D

[uwsweet]

Have you ladies been to any really nice weddings in Madison (or the surrounding areas)? Any personal reccomendations?

We are having our ceremony and reception in Madison. Ceremony on the rooftop of Monona Terrace and reception at the Masonic Center on Johnson and Wisconsin. We've also attended weddings at the Sheraton and Marriot. The Edgewater is supposed to be beautiful.

Candy

[msnicolea]

I have been to weddings/recpetions at several Madison locales:

Union Terrace
Monona Terrace/Madison Club
Reception outside at Quivey's Grove
Reception at the Overture Center (when it was still the Civic Center)
Reception at White Horse Inn (smaller wedding)

There are so mnay great opitons here in Mad Town!

[MandyMaloo]

Thank you so much ladies!

Happy1 and Mrs. Pfieffer-To-Be: THANK YOU!! I just got a call from Michelle today and she was so amazingly nice! I absolutly LOVE the pictures you two have provided for me, and I was so happy to see a caterer there that fit our price range! It may be a bit big for a 250 person wedding...but all that means is more room to dance, right?! ;)

uwsweet: I was actually looking into doing the same exact thing! We decided against Monona Terrace only because of the time of year we've chosen. We don't want anyone freezing at our wedding :). The Masonic center is supposed to be beautiful though--so good luck!!

msnicolea: I'll have to check some of those places out! Thank you very much for the suggestions :)

Man I love this place :) Where else can you get such great advice at any time of day? ;)

[chiffani]

I got married in a church in Waunakee but my reception was at the Monona Terrace in the Grand Terrace and dancing in one of the ballrooms. It was gorgeous and MANY ladies on this thread were there so hopefully they all tell you the same LOL.

[Mrs.Pfeiffer]

Thank you so much ladies!

Happy1 and Mrs. Pfieffer-To-Be: THANK YOU!! I just got a call from Michelle today and she was so amazingly nice! I absolutly LOVE the pictures you two have provided for me, and I was so happy to see a caterer there that fit our price range! It may be a bit big for a 250 person wedding...but all that means is more room to dance, right?! ;)


YEAH!!! How exciting!! So did you set something up with Michelle? That's so exciting. We will be going back out there to sign some stuff within the next week. I want to go on a saturday so I can see it all set up for a wedding again!!! :-) Glad I could help!!

[MandyMaloo]

Hey there ladies!

I was just wondering about lodging around the Hartford area....any suggestions?

[Happy1]

Directly in Hartford, here are the ones they have:

Americ Inn
1527 E Sumner St, Hartford, WI
(262) 673-2200

Super 8 Motel
1539 E Sumner St, Hartford, WI
(262) 673-7431

Silver Bell Motel
720 Grand Ave, Hartford, WI
(262) 673-2232

Jordan House Bed & Breakfast
81 S Main St, Hartford, WI
(262) 673-5643

Pike Lake House Inn LLC
3327 Lake Dr, Hartford, WI
(262) 670-9461

Jackson is about 10-15 minutes away and they have:

Jackson Motel
W208n16831 N Center St, Jackson, WI
(262) 677-3242

Comfort Inn & Suites
16890 Tillie Lake CT, Jackson, WI
(262) 677-1133


Roughly 20 minutes from Hartford is West Bend and they have:

Country Inn & Suites
2000 Gateway CT, West Bend, WI
(262) 334-9400

Super 8 Motel West Bend
2433 W Washington St, West Bend, WI
(262) 335-6788

Americinn of West Bend
2424 W Washington St, West Bend, WI
(262) 334-0679

Fantasuite Hotel
2520 W Washington St, West Bend, WI
(262) 338-0636

Clairemont Inn & Meeting Ctr
2520 W Washington St, West Bend, WI
(262) 338-0636

West Bend Inn
2520 W Washington St, West Bend, WI
(262) 338-0636

[Mrs.Pfeiffer]

Thanks for posting those! :)

Which one did you stay at?

[Happy1]

No prob. Glad I could help. We stayed at Casa de Zimmerman (our house).:p We only live 30 minutes away and my IL's live right down the road from us. They were our chauffers and we spent our first night together as hubby and wife in our house. But my cousin actually had her reception at the West Bend Inn and stayed there. I guess they were really happy with it.

Nikki :D

[Chimichanga]

I recently went to a wedding at the Chandelier Balloom - very beautiful!! I'm not sure if it was the bride or the reception hall who did this - but they had white lights EVERYWHERE and a gorgeous archway. The food wasn't bad (but I think you can choose your own caterer so...)

[Happy1]

The bride and groom are the ones responsible for bringing in the decorations and I agree that white lights are just gorgeous. The archway sounds really nice too. And yup, you get to choose your own caterer although they do have one right out of the ballroom you can reserve. But the list of caterers you can choose from (we were able to get one not on the list but we had to have them approve them first). Glad to hear you had a good time!:)

Nikki:D

[MandyMaloo]

I just wanted to post this- although I'm sure it's all over the news up there. FH is devistated!! :eek:

Green Bay Packers Fire Sherman (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-packers-shermanfired&prov=ap&type=lgns)

I think this pretty much seals the deal on Favre's retirement....geesh.

[BonBon06-11-05]

Does anyone know anyone who's looking to move to Appleton? I know that's probably a wierd question, but I think I'm at my last straw with trying to get out of my lease w/o totally ticking off my landlord. Here's the long story short. My hubby got a job 45 miles away from where we live (Appleton). His job requires residency (he's a cop.) We bought a house in the area he got a job because our landlord said she'd let us out of the lease if we paid to advertise our duplex. I thought that was pretty fair. After we closed on our house, she informed us we are still responsible for all the rent and utilities until our lease ends (May 31). This is only true if we can't find someone to move in. Here's the problem. My husband and I decided that I should live in Appleton until our duplex rents, because it's pointless to have a duplex that we're paying for, but not using (plus, I still work in Appleton.) However, we can't afford to pay mortgage, rent, all utilities, and advertising. (The advertising for property in the Appleton paper is ridiculously high). We can't really even afford to pay rent and mortgage. We never would have bought a house if we hadn't been lead to believe that we were going to get out of our lease. I miss my husband and dog terribly, and staying at our house on the weekends just isn't enough. Please let me know if any of you know ANYONE that may want to rent a (really nice!) place in Appleton. Thanks for letting me vent, too. That helped a little.

[BerBer]

hey all I'm a wi girl too!!! to be more exact ... madison eastside girl! whoop whoop, let's here it for the eastside. :p

karly

[wagsgirl]

I'll let out a "whoop, whoop" for ya!! ;)

I grew up in the big town of Waunabe-oops, I mean Waunakee :p , but I've lived in or around the east side since graduating high school. We are now in Sun Prairie!!

WELCOME!!!! And since you're so close to a few of us, I think a gtg might be in order :)

[chiffani]

Watch yourself Tonya!!! WATCH YOURSELF!!! I call "waunabe" my home now... :p

[wagsgirl]

:p

I know...but I grew up there! It's definitely waunabe :)

[BerBer]

yeah i think ya'll are having the gtg on my bridal shower / bachlorette party night. but, i'll hit the next one fo sho!

[chiffani]

I digress...

Karly -- definitely the next one!!! We wanna meet you girly!

[MandyMaloo]

Hello Ladies!

Well, looks like FH and I are moving back to WI MUCH sooner than expected! We're looking at moving back at the beginnning of March. We had planned on moving back summer of '07, but with my parents splitting up and a few things going on in FH's family, we're moving much sooner.

I'm so nervous. I've lived there before, and I know what to expect. I just feel so rushed and I'm so sad to leave my parents with their marriage falling apart. I'm crying and I can't exactly figure out why. I think I just need some extra encouragment from my fellow cheese heads! :o

[chiffani]

Awww Mandy... I wish it were better circumstances for you sweetie but we will surely welcome you back home! Where are you moving to when you do come back?

[MandyMaloo]

thank you Chiffani!

FH and I are looking into moving back to his hometown, Lake Mills. I went to school in Madison, so I wouldn't mind living there, but since part of the reason we are moving back is due to his neice and she's in LM, I'm sure that's where we'll end up!

[wagsgirl]

I'm sorry you have to leave your parents during their split, but I have to say, it will be nice to have another scrapping girl in our midst!! :D Lake Mills isn't too far from Madison. And I live in Sun Prairie, just to the east and bit closer to you, if you end up in LM anyway... :o

[Mrs.Pfeiffer]

Mandy, I just posted in your journal...but I am sorry you have to leave your family during this hard time!! *hugs*

I think it would be so cool to get together for a big CC WI Scrap Fest!!!:D

[MandyMaloo]

Thank you ladies!

We just got our apartment in Lake Mills yesterday :D . We're really happy with our place! I'll be working in Madison though, so that'll be a good 20 min commute to work everyday...oh well!

Anyway- I would love to get together with everyone for a g2g or some kind of scrapbooking event. Just let me know and I'd be happy to attend--the first free weekend I have isn't until April though (in March we'll be moving and have Neice's b-day party).

I'M SO EXCITED!! Okay, so Michael Buble is on tour right now and he's in Chicago (2 hours away) and I am going to BEG FH to take me!! I am in ::love:: with Buble'! Also, Fall out Boy is coming to Milwaukee, so I may need to check that out too! It's so nice to be able to go see a concert without having to drive 3.5 hours one way :). Can't wait till this summer...SUMMERFEST!! Yay!! So glad to be moving back up north!! :D

[msnicolea]

Hello! My husband has recently been offered a professorship at UW-M so we will be moving there this Summer. I've been there quite a few times, but don't know a lot about the different neghborhoods, other than Washington heights, which I LOVE. Are there other, similar neighborhoods that we should check out? I'd espcially be interested in those that border the university.

Thanks!

[Chimichanga]

does he have to stay in the city?

If Yes: I'd check out Bay View. Nice area on the south side right on the lake. Very cute area.

the general "east side" is great too.

If No: Shorewood is a cute suburb. It's north of the city but barely 10 minutes from the campus. In fact the whole North Shore area is nice. Whitefish Bay is a bit more upscale. All of the communities in NS (five i believe) all have that city feel, but not necessarily the "negatives" with city living.

[msnicolea]

Thanks, Chimichanga!

[msnicolea]

Does anyone have a realtor rec in Milwaukee?

[Chimichanga]

Sorry, none on my end :( We built our house and only dealt with the realtor when we bought the land - and that was minimal at best.

[sunni76]

Hi msnicolea Is that you from WC? I think I used to visit your journal (I was futuremrsking):) My dad bought a house in Wauwatosa a year and a half ago, I'll ask him who is realtor was. Some of the areas around UWM are really nice, so close to the lake too! I went there for 2 years before transferring to Madison:) We always had fun walking to the lake and such. Oakland Ave. has become much nicer (restaurants/bars/shops) since I lived there too.

[msnicolea]

It IS me from the WC ;->

Thanks, Sara!

[sunni76]

Sorry it took so long to get back to you, but the realtor's name is Dennis Miller at Shorewest Realty, dmiller@shorewest.com
HTH! And hopefully we'll see you in WI:)

[BTB]

We're coming home, we're coming home, we're coming home!!! :D

After 10 years away, we're moving back to the Milwaukee area. It'll be a whirlwind to accomplish - we've gotta be moved by Memorial Day - but I'm so happy!!!

Leaving behind all this crazy urbanity means we're looking to buy our first home, too. Msnicolea, we've gotten referrals to three buyers' agents we're going to interview this weekend, lemme know if you're still looking.

[luvnu43]

As far as the east side goes there are nice areas as well as pockets of not so nice. I went to the University myself with in the last two years.

Someone posted that Bayside was a nice area and I agree. There are also lots and LOTS of downtown condos that are going up for reasonable prices 175-200k. I am not sure if you want "downtown" life, but if so that is the way to go.

Our realtor was awesome, but her focus is Waukesha county, so if anyone is looking to move to that area....let me know!

Best of luck for your moves.

BTW I was hwiener on WC.

[wagsgirl]

Alrighty MAD area ladies!!! We have a new one in our midst!!

MandyMaloo and her FH have finally made it and settled in! We'd like to plan a gtg to meet her. Gosh, I feel like a stalker or something...Anyway, she (and I'm sure she'll post here, too) states that weekends work best because of work and the east side would be easiest because of where they've settled. So, what does everyones weekends look like coming up?? I'm thinking maybe a Sunday lunch or something?? I know we're busy this weekend (well, I'm working and celebrating Ryan's bday). Starting next weekend, I'm free on Sunday, the 26th, but have plans on Saturday. The following weekend I work again, but the 3-11 shifts, so I could do lunch...

Let's plan!!

[JRose]

I would REALLY like to be able to attend. However, that being said, J is gone or working almost every weekend coming up. And as much as ya'll like kids, Owen is Mr. Crankypants with his teeth coming in and not allowed out in public:p

Sunday the 2nd is the only day until end of April that works for me.

Not that you have to plan around me ;)

[sunni76]

I could do Sun. the 26. The next 2 weekends after that we'll be out of town though.
should we try an adult only (what???!!!!!) gtg for our first meeting with her? Maybe let her see how fun we can be before we scare her with all our kidlets?!

[chiffani]

Sunday the 26th we have front row tickets to see Stomp :) We're VERY excited and have that whole day scheduled to hang out (my cousin and her BF are joining us) and do an early dinner before the show, so that wouldn't work. I don't know any other "bad" sundays but please don't plan around me either :)

[MandyMaloo]

Hello Ladies!

Wow! I feel so welcomed! I love this!! :D Thank you so much for the special meeting!

As wags mentioned- weekends seem to work best for me since I'm kinda hung up at work on weekdays. I'll be busy this saterday (my neice's 4th birthday) and next friday (my honey bought me tickets to see RENT!). Other than that- I pretty open.

And please don't feel like you need to make arrangments for your kids....I love kids! I'm a pre-k teacher so I do very well around them and would love to meet them if you'd like to bring them along. If you'd rather have a day to get away from everything and have an "adult only" type of thing, I'd be perfectly fine with that too!

I can't tell you ladies how much this means to me. It's been kinda hard lately being away from my family. Right now I am home sick with both strep throat AND mono (another side effect from working with children :rolleyes: ) and I've had a lot of time to sit at home and miss my mom and dad. It's so differant being "grown up" now and it'll just be nice to get out and meet some new friends. I'm so greatful to you ladies to welcome me with such open arms! :)

So, I'm up for anything! Please let me know what works best and you can bet I'll be there feeling better (hopefully!) and ready to have a nice lunch! :p

[sunmoonstars75]

You might regret saying you don't mind kids - I think they outnumber us at this point ;) Seriously, looking forward to meeting you, and I hope we can find a date that works for most of us.

I am only busy Easter weekend, and some Saturdays, but no Sundays so far. Hope we can get together!!

[Lvella43]

Count me in!! The 26th works for me and my hot date, Jack. I'm looking forward to meeting you MandyMaloo; I don't think we've ever journaled together :-)

[Happy1]

Hey there guys. My best friend called me up and is coming down by me in a few weeks and she wants to go shopping. Where's a good mall in Madison or Milwaukee and how would I get to it from the Watertown area?

Thanks so much!!

Nikki :D

[Chimichanga]

Well, in Milwaukee I like Mayfair Mall. If you take 94 east toward Milwaukee, then take 45 north toward Fond du Lac. Get off at North Avenue/Mayfair Road. It's pretty easy to spot. They have some nice stores (some pretty standard), but they also have some unique stores. I like the oil store (can't remember the name) they have unique oils from all over that you can dip bread in.

[wagsgirl]

So it seems like the 26th works for most. Tiff, I'm sure we'll gtg soon again, so you won't be missing too much. Call me! We should have the kidlets play again ;)

Anyway, the 26th. Personally, I'd rather not bring the kids and have some mommy alone time. BUT, if everyone else is bringing theirs, I will too! ;)

What do we want to do?? Lunch somewhere on the east side? Or meeting at the mall and just lunching there and shopping?? What's everyone think??

For me, I think doing a nice lunch somewhere would be good. Ya know, like Applebees, Chili's, etc. We could always go to the mall, too, if we wanna hang more. The more I think about it, the more I think I *may* not bring the kids...we'll see.

[Lvella43]

I am bringing Jack only because Chris can't feed him, so dont go by me. Chilis sounds yummy.

[chiffani]

Depending on the time we choose I might still come. Even if I come along and just eat an appetizer! The only reason I didn't want to come was to spoil my dinner but then I figured, eh, what the heck.. So I'll keep checking in here and if this winds up being decided over email please include me :) I'll let you know for sure though!

[MandyMaloo]

oooooh! I love Chilis!! That'll be super duper yummy!

The 26th sounds wonderful to me! Lemme know a time, and I'll be there!!

Are you inviting the men-folk?

[wagsgirl]

I wasn't planning on men-folk, just because 1) someone has to watch the kids and 2) sometimes he gets a little antsy at us girls, chattering on and on ;)