WW: Springtime in Madtown

I love Spring :)

Cinco de Derby Saturday

Happy belated Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby Day!  

Brye, Fisch, and I spent the morning at the downtown farmers market.  Our first trip of the season! We bought lots of delicious things like fresh cheese curds, bread and butter pickles, spinach empanadas, and 2 loaves of our favorite spicy cheese bread (buy one get one free!)  

We then went off to get ready for the derby.  We tried on hats and found a bar that was showing the race.  Brye had $6 riding on Creative Cause.  She lost, but we still had a lot of fun cheering for our favorites and drinking the obligatory Cinco de Mayo margaritas. :)

WW: Spring Break Cruise: Day 5 - Miami, FL

The last day of our vacation we docked in Miami and were off the ship by 9:30.  Since we couldn't check into our hotel until the afternoon we decided to do the touristy thing and hop on the big red bus!  I always thought they would be kind of lame but it turned out to be so much fun.  We learned a bunch of stuff about Ocean Dr. that we didn't know when we stayed there the first night, we hopped off the bus in Little Cuba to get a bite to eat, and we toured downtown Miami.  All in all it was a great way to end a fantastic vacation :)

Happy Birthday Jen-nay!

This weekend was spent celebrating one of our best friends, Jenny's, Birthday.  Her husband, Steve, threw her a surprise party which Jesse and I helped orchastrate by going early to decorate and help set up.  The night was filled with lots of food, friends and games (including one of Fisch and my favorite, the telephone-esque drawing game i.e. "bridezillas" to "cat love".

WW: Spring Break Cruise Day 4: Key West, FL

On day 4 of the cruise, we docked in Key West, FL.  I loved it!  We walked the length of Duval St. and found ourselves at the Southern most point of the U.S. 90 miles from Cuba.  Megan and I spent the rest of the day sunning poolside, drinking drinks that came with little umbrellas, and watching the "sexiest man contest". The night we participated in one of the most fun group scavenger hunts ever with challenges like "5  belts linked together" to "a guy dressed up in a bra, women's shoes, lipstick, and a handbag".  So much fun!

WW: Spring Break Cruise Day 3: Coco Cay, Bahamas

On the third day of our cruise we docked at the privately owned Royal Carribean island of Coco Cay.  It was supposed to be a total beach day but unfortunately it was overcast and windy.  It turned out to be ok though because I got to take a nap in a hammock (one of my vacation goals), get some good pictures of the beautiful water, and danced the night away with close friends at the poolside party that night.  Also, we may not have gone to bed until 4:30am...which may have been my first time staying up that late in years!

On the Lake

 Last weekend, Fisch and I took the S.S. McFisch out for her first "row" of the season.

Can't wait for summer...