Trips to Madison

Since we returned from our trip, we have made to visits to Madison and our home away from home.  First up was a short trip so Jo could participate in her chemistry department advisory board.  It was nice for me since I had an entire day to hang around the condo and do some future renovation planning as well as catch up on some sleep after our trip.  No trip to Madison is complete without Bucky Badger somewhere.  Saturday morning we were up early to get some breakfast at the Farmer's Market along with fresh apple cider for the week at home - before heading back to Milwaukee to continue to resettle from our vacation.

This last weekend we headed over to Madison to take in a Badger football game.  Friday we were able to attend the Badger basketball teams practice (one of Jo's colleagues at work is a former player and nicely offered to get us in).  We met the coach, Bo Ryan, as well as toured the facilities and coach Ryan's office.  It was very interesting listening to the challenges of coaching a bunch of young players to get them to play basketball your way.  It will be fun to watch some of these players in the upcoming season.

Saturday morning it was time for another stroll around the Farmer's market for breakfast and more apple cider before bundling up for the game.  The weather cooperated nicely by dropping the morning temperatures into the high 30's to really provide the full fall football experience.  Fortunately, the sun was out for the entire game so we didn't freeze.  The Badgers held up their end of the experience by winning over Purdue - although it was a bit close at times.  After the game, we headed over to Kathy's to celebrate John's 50th birthday with some of their friends.  Sunday it was time to get home and catch up on some chores around the house before the work week starts up.