It was another fun filled family weekend for the Smith/Sharkey clan! We spent the weekend up in snowy icey cold Wisconsin. Upon our arrival into Milwaukee Friday morning, the high temperature was 12 (yes, you read that right)!!! We got to Grandma's with just enough time to have peanut M&Ms and a mini beer (Grandma buys the 4 oz cans!) before we needed to change for dinner at the club.
For those of you who have never been to Monroe Wisconsin, (and I highly doubt that because 75% of you that read this blog are from there!) it is a small midwestern town where time stops. They still have a town square lined with little shops that have been in the family since the 1920s, with the courthouse in the middle. The parking meters take pennies...not kidding! You can walk anywhere in this town in about 30 minutes...when its snowing! And it constantly smells like cows (my mother calls it fresh air). It's great - even Tim likes to visit.
Friday nights ALWAYS include cocktails and dinner at the Monroe Country Club, where the average age is probably over 70. The reason why I say this is because everytime we go, there is the same table of about 15 senior citizens, the majority probably use walkers, but still have the brandy old fashion in front of them! On a normal Friday night my Grandma is usually part of this group. Once we arrived they promptly start singing her "Happy Birthday" (she turned 83 on the 8th). It was the sweetest thing I have ever seen.
Saturday morning we woke up and it was SIX degrees out. Tim, Becky & Dad went for a walk to the Square (they are crazy!), while the rest of us stayed back at the hotel and made waffles :) After that, we went to Baumgartner's for lunch...the famous Limburger place. Tim might be one of ten people in this whole world that will eat that stuff. If you don't know what it is, the limburger slogan is "Don't eat it with your nose", and that is the truth! I got tricked into trying it one time and its tastes like what I can imagine an inside of a port-o-potty would taste like...if that gives you any idea of how bad this stuff is. They serve it on a cracker, with onions chased down with a mint. It's soooooo gross!!! (hence the picture)
Once we left Baumgartner's, we did some Monroe shopping, stopping at the Shopko so Tim could by a toboggan. After that we showed Aunt Debbie the wedding video and then headed over to Uncle Ron and Aunt Rhondi's for a visit and then headed out for Grandma's birthday dinner. It snowed another few inches Saturday night, which made for a really pretty morning.
Sunday morning we had breakfast with Aunt Debbie and Grandma then headed to Aunt Peg & Uncle Rob's. The Packer game was on at noon - SUPER FUN! Another good meal by Peggy the Chef...the only person I know that would think to use pomegranates in a salad.
It was a great weekend and so wonderful to see everyone again! Going up to Wisconsin always makes it feel more like Christmas! I will post more pictures later - the cold weather killed my battery so they are all on mom's camera :)
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