Eva convinced me not to get the cheesehead. she was right, i think. mostly because i already have one. i did however get a shirt commemorating my stop at lambeau. the whole thing was pretty amazing - we were far from the only people taking pictures here, and the pro shop at the stadium was as big as a football field itself, and had two floors. it also contained this:
which is, as you can see, an old ford pickup with its bed full of cheeseheads. good stuff.the town itself is amazing. everything is yellow and green - including things like the mcdonalds and the circuit city signs. streets are called Packerland Avenue and Holmgren Drive (i'm confident he won't get himself a street in Seattle when he retires next year).
we had dinner in the shadow of the Budweiser plant here in Manitowoc with Eva's mom and aunt. this town sits along Lake Michigan, which makes it feel like an ocean beach town a bit. Eva's mom's house looks out at the vastness of the lake. it's really quite lovely. apparently the maker of the world's most expensive yachts builds them here, and so the glitterati are occasionally glimpsed inspecting what their 10 million bucks has built them.
they also have the best ice cream here that i've had in a long time. I actually think Eva is out getting a pint of it to have for breakfast. she likes to escape in the mornings from the hotels.
Eva's mom put us up in a Holiday Inn because she felt bad about her house not being clean (we didn't give her much warning, since this stop was added when it became clear that parts of the Wisconsin roads we originally were taking are flooded out.) we tried to talk her out of it, we could have stayed with her, but she made the reservation while we were talking to her aunt and paid for it over the phone, so our protests went unheard.
today we go to Chicago, and tomorrow is our little holiday - no driving, just spending the day with my old friend Rachel who i haven't seen in five years. i think the pause will do us good. the car is starting to make me feel spacey and logey just looking at it.
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Besides - Chicago is FUN!!!!!
p.s. Hope - by now you've realized that I comment a lot... so there. :)
Cedar Crest ice cream is yummy. i'm not sure how far past manitowoc you can get it, but it was definately made up for passing by the deep fried twinkie. especially their caramel flavor.
we're in chicago now. i love chicago in the early summer. milwaukee was in good form too. i highly recommend the milwalkee art museam. it is my favorate building. it was fun looking from inside at everyone looking up at it.
Yeah for cross country fun! Your blog is awesome! I share your curiosity for the deep fried twinkie. I have yet to meet a twinkie I could resist. Take care and drive safe.
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