Hilton Garden Inn Milwaukee Park Place

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, everything has been going more than perfect since I wrote the tentative schedule. I was able to break my lease, then before I even asked anyone if they knew of a place I could stay, the Thelen's offered a room at their house. God has worked out everything better than I ever could. Well, I knew it was all going too perfect, I knew Satan was going to try something. He did. The family I am supposed to stay with has not yet got back to ...

... it would be to pick out one. <br><br>Presently, Wisconsin is very chilly. I feel like it's October, rather than August. The high is in the very low 60's! Today I've just been working around the house, making bread, washing jackets and getting my room clean.<br><br>That's all I got for now, but will write more when I have more!<br>

... 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.

... and were treated to Chocolate cake - that everyone said was really good! Got pics of the kids eating theirs with chopsticks! We ended the night going back to the mall b/c the kids wanted to go shopping. This mall is not your typical Brookfield Square or Mayfair Mall. This is a highly upscale mall where there are 7 stories with an ice skating rink, bowling alley, cinema, etc. Alex was looking for a pair of ...

... and told the manager that Michelle was so great and why she was so great. I think that it's valid to tell people/management when things are not right but it's also very important to let people know when they are doing a great job. We drove back close to the motel and for a few days, I passed this place " Roberts" and it looked really nice from the outside, old fashioned restaurant. I had THE best meatloaf I've ever had. And then, back to the motel ...

Horrible plane ride!! First I got lost at the Toronto airport---that airport is huge!!!! Air Canada is a really nice airplane, but.....there was a stupid kid crying the entire time that I wanted to punch in the face!!! So I really got no sleep at all but I have to make it all day :)

The Charity Ball was absolutely amazing! We had all been looking forward to the event for such a long time and were very excited that the date had finally arrived. For the girls it was all about getting dressed up and looking their best where for the guys it was great competition for the most outrageous suit! From a purple vest, to suspenders and a fur coat, to a top hat and cane, it was ...

... with Larry and asked a bunch of questions he couldn't answer but it was interesting anyway. The design center was cool but no OGT product, all Ann Sacks (a subsidiary of Kohler). Miller Factory Tour - The tour guide sucked. She sounded like a recording and rushed us through though there were only 3 of us. Very little to see of the process and the intro video was CHEESY. However, you get three tastings at the end all about 8 oz. And, luckily they weren't ...