We spent Saturday day-tripping to see ‘Uncle’ Bryon and his wife Susan in Green Bay. It was a study in contrasts.
The girls (and Jen for that matter) were excited to get out of the house. I was just happy to get up there to see some old friends. The weather was perfect, and the roads were fine. Amazingly, there wasn’t a single outburst from anyone the entire trip up there.
Being a newly married couple without kids, their house is beautifully (IMHO) decorated with a fairly sophisticated taste. Everything is glass and rather elegant. Prints and artwork abound. As I stood there, taking it all in and being happy for my friend, I couldn’t help but contrast my home and my life to his. Where their house is artwork, glass and stemware, my life is finger paintings, foam, and plastic sippy cups. Don’t’ get me wrong; there’s absolutely nothing wrong with either. It was just funny to see how different the surroundings evolved around two guys who roomed together in college.
On the way back to Milwaukee we decided to drive through Manitowoc. Why? Well…. Why not? We stopped at the lakefront park and walked out onto the breakwater awhile before we got too cold. All in all, a fun day.
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