Pretty Wild Weather

We started our weekend with a little baseball.  We were able to go to Game 6 of the National League playoffs to watch our hometown Brewers fight to stay alive against the LA Dodgers (they were down 3 games to 2 in a best of 7 playoff).  Fortunately, the baseball gods were shining on Milwaukee and after a rocky first inning where the first batter up homered, the Brewer's bats came alive with solid hitting throughout the game.  It was exciting to be in the crowd and to cheer on the team.  After the game we piled into the car for the drive over to Madison arriving there just after midnight, tired but happy for the win.  Unfortunately, the game on Saturday night which we chose not to attend - we gave our tickets to some friends - didn't end quite as well with the Dodgers defeating the Brewers to head to the World Series.  We were glad we decided to stay in Madison as we we had contemplated driving back to see the game.

Saturday was the day that provided the title to this week's post.  We woke up to bright blue skies and headed over to the Farmer's Market to pickup Jo's favorite apple cider, some honey, a favorite cheese, some vegetables, and most importantly, a couple of sweets (cinnamon roll and a morning bun) to augment our breakfast.  We got back inside just as the skies opened up and it poured down rain for 45 minutes - great timing on our part.  As we were getting ready to head to the football stadium for the morning game, the shift in the weather led to a change in our planned outer wear.  We pulled out our rain gear and headed to the stadium in cloudy but now dry weather.  Wisconsin was playing Illinois so one of Alma Mater's was going to win, which is always nice.  As we snuggled together with 45,000 of our closest friends to stay warm in the cold and windy day we started to feel a few rain drops.  Out came our rain gear just in time to keep from getting buried in a snow storm - yes, you read that right - it started snowing during the first half.  And not just a few light flakes, it almost achieved white out conditions briefly and the yard markings were completely covered up.  Add the snow to 30 mph winds and you can see what fun watching college football in the fall is all about.

We braved the conditions and by the the second half we were sitting in bright sun with a few wispy clouds.  It was a very weird weather day.  Anyway, Wisconsin won although it wasn't a well played game on either side of the ball - of course, the snow, rain, wind, and cold might have played a factor.  After the game we climbed into our new sauna to warm up the extremities which felt really, really good since our toes were a bit frozen.  Then we spent the evening watching the above mentioned baseball game on TV - where it was warm and toasty!

Sunday we lazed around in the morning, before taking a nice long walk over to Vilas Park before joining Kathy for the UW women's volleyball game against Iowa.  Kathy and Jo hung out at the game with their good friend Bucky and helped cheer on Wisconsin for the win in three straight sets.  Then it was home to unpack from the weekend and mentally prepare for the week ahead.