Wisconsin- Part 1

This past weekend, Nick and I went with his parents to visit Grandma Haen in cheese state- Wisconsin.   We were so excited to go and spend time with family we don't get to see that often and to experience a (new to me) part of the country.  We flew in Thursday night and went to Aunt Marlene's for dessert- we had so much fun we ended up not getting to Grandma's until 1 am.   We stayed in the house that Chris (Nick's mom) grew up in and that Grandma still lives in.  She raised six kids in this house.  There is a boys room with two twin beds and a girls room with four twin beds.  Since I met Nick I have heard so many stories about this side of the family, so I loved looking around and putting a picture with the stories.  

On Friday, we enjoyed exploring the neighborhood and the greenway nearby.  Later that afternoon we drove into Milwaukee and through UWM's campus.  This is where Scott and Chris met while they were taking a summer school class. It was love at first sight- really! Although their special tree is no longer there it was so fun to see where it all began.  We drove around downtown Milwaukee, taking in the art museum and Lake Michigan.  

in front of the building where they met

We stopped for a beer in downtown.  Here is the whole group-

Friday night we went to a fish fry.  Apparently this is a very typical Midwestern thing to do.  I saw signs everywhere for Friday night fish fries.  It was delicious- and very similar to fish and chips in London!