Econo Lodge Milwaukee Airport

I'm working on a grant for the National Institutes of Health that is due early next week. Once that's done, it's full-on preparation for our month-long Journey to India. Daisy is doing her Santa impression (making her list, checking it thrice) and we received 4 new pieces of luggage the other day. <br><br>The airline tickets are booked and now we just have to finalize some domestic trips while on the sub-continent.<br>

Exciting times! One more day before the big trip and we are doing out last minute preparations before we go. There are things to be packed though and that will get done tonight and then a little bit more tomorrow. We have an evening flight so we should be pretty well rested and ready to scout about Copenhagen as soon as we get checked into the hotel.<br><br>Stay tuned for more!<br>

Well Hello,<br><br>Time is definitely speeding up these days. I have less than a month before I leave for Ukraine. I am filled with many emotions, but excited for all that I am going to be doing in the next two years!<br><br>Today I'm resting, shopped a decent part of the weekend trying to get ready. Went to REI and bought several ...

... fun of NYC. As much as we are both a little sad to see the trip end, it's time to get back. We miss our apartment, our friends, cooking, and the general familiar things that make our lives what they are.<br><br>People were starting to stir in the Chmielewski home by the time we got back: Nancie was awake but Tom was still sleeping. Since he never sleeps past 5:00AM, she went upstairs to make sure he was still breathing. (He was ...

... tour! Too bad I didn't bring my camera to that, because now all I have is a dozen **** camera phone pictures of Travis Barker's fly-over-the-crowd drum solo! Amazing. Anyway thanks to the hospitality of Rob and his friends (well most of them j/k lol rofl), although short-lived, I had a great time in Milwaukee and certainly hope to visit again.

We really are in Chongqing. Can't get the city to stay there for some reason. Today was not quite a good day for Emma. Dave was indoctrined to her cold and unfortunately lost most of her bottle and breakfast all over Dave. We played it low key as she was definitely not feeling good, I am sure part of it was grieving the orphanage and part of it her cold. We took a group trip to the Chongqing zoo and it had to ...

... see the people standing in the small hallway, that in itself is kind of fun to watch. Other than that, the place is a bit of a tourist trap. After this short stop, I had one more to go that I planned for dinner: Sobelmans, I found them on Yelp, which is a great website to find locals' hangouts and this is a gem. I had a burger with fries for $ 5.50!! And after that.... Well, it was a good day. Time to head back to the motel and cuddle up with the girl ...

... now? Would I have stayed, never leaving, sending Lee without me to his friends in Spain? Would we have stayed in love, marrying, having children, being happy? Would I have stopped running, then and there, learning French, speaking it to my French-born daughter? I think not. Here's how I picture this alternate reality: Like so many young women, I would have seen Paris through the eyes of the man I thought I loved. Because he hated this city, was ...

Today Kim and I made quite the day of it. We started at the Brady Street Fair in Milwaukee. Apparently this is a festival that has not been in operation for several years, but is back up and running this year. We had a good time enjoying the vendors and snacking on gelato and listening to the live music. There was a big booth that involved all sorts ...

... about done. Overall impression - underwhelmed. Where is everybody? The few I've seen are nice though. Re-cap of things I've done and seen:: Historic Brady St. - boring and there was supposed to be a "Flower Power" Festival going on. Pig and I were the few on the streets, and I do mean few (i.e. less than 10). The Domes - unique structure but typical gardens - "Tropical" and "Arid" nicely done and maintained. The "Spring" garden had beautiful flowers ...