Baseball and the Lake

Jo got the opportunity to accept the Brewer's thanks last week as our local baseball team thanked the corporations that donate to the Brewer's Foundation.  This meant we got to watch the game from the owner's suite and Jo was on the field (accompanied by her trusty photographer - me) at the beginning of the game.  She was also up on the big scoreboard and got to touch the grass on the field.  Unfortunately, the Brewer's lost that day, but that is pretty consistent whenever we attend - we must be bad luck for them for some reason.  The loss aside, we had a wonderful time enjoying the owner's suite perks of open bar, upgraded food (not just hot dogs and brats) and especially the free dessert cart.

Over the weekend we drove to Lake Geneva to be with our friends John and Linda.  This weekend is when they became empty nesters for the first time in over 25 years so we were there to provide moral support and to help them ease into the transition of a child-absent house.  At least that was our excuse for barging in on their hospitality.  While the weather wasn't spectacular, we did manage to get out on their boat everyday.  On Sunday the sun finally managed to peek out from the clouds so we cruised over to Bigfoot Beach to anchor and paddle around in the water.  Jo had purchased snorkeling equipment for me for my birthday so we tried out our new equipment and were delighted that it worked perfectly with no leaks.  We also ordered Jimmy John's from the boat and had it delivered for lunch which was kind of fun in a decadent, I'm too lazy to even go get myself food kind of way.

Due to the less than perfect weather we hit several local farm stands and picked up some delicious sweet corn that was a great add on to a dinner with brats. We also found some Michigan peaches that were turned into very tasty peach pancakes on Sunday morning.  In between, we caught up on all the various family doings which is a lot with all their kids now scattered around the country.  All too soon it was time to hit the road back to reality where we prepared to enjoy the last official week of summer.