Two more days! Two little days!

People!

Two more days until I graduate and I adios outta this territory! I keep getting asked what I'm going to do after I graduate, and you know what the answer is? Paint and clean my house! There a still packed boxes, and I have no clue where anything is in my kitchen. It will all be ripped apart and put back together. My office, which is currently the stock pile of boxes, furniture, tack and everything else will be the first room I think I'll tackle.

I may even search for a newspaper job in the meantime, but I've got a few plans up my sleeve. No, a famous banjoist is not one of them, and yes, that is the proper term for a banjo-player.

Fancy, eh?

Love you all so very much,

Signing off for the last time as a schoolie,

The Future Mrs. Simmons

Adrie's Pretty Face!

HUGE eyes!

12 Days until Graduation!

Keep it classy, Chadron

The gaudy wreaths and candles really detract from the dead flowers. :)

The Leinie Lodge

Hi everyone!

Our last stop out of Wisconsin had to be the Leinie Lodge! They had all things Leinie, including clothes, glasses, tackers, lamps, mugs, soap, sausage, and chapstick. I got a few stocking stuffers for Boe and Mom even picked up a gift or two for his birthday present! Hehe! I can't say what in case he reads this, but they're very fun!

Enjoy,

Love from 'Brasky,

The Future Mrs. Simmons

13 days until graduation and 172 'til the wedding!

A mural on a building in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

The Leinie Lodge (opened on my birthday 9 years ago.)

Under a photo of the original Jacob Leinenkugel.

Sausage. Not beer.

Hurley, Superior, and Michigan

The pooper and I in front of "Loon Poop Capital" in Mercer, Wisconsin.

STORMY KROMER!

Auntie and I in the snow.

Nothin' like getting a girl when she's down!

Pig pile? Dog pile?

Very flattering snowsuits.

Our sledding rig! Love it so much!

A deer at Grandma Nasi's house.

A woodpecker (and deer) at Grandma Wick's.

Deer at Grandma Wick's.

Gomer Kromer.

The Sea Deuce.

Lake Superior.

Five states in seven days: Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Getting a Superior rock for the front of our house.

Miss Morgan.

My momma and her momma.

Miss Morgan again.

Dally Girl and Rocket Dog.

Rocky. They loved playing in the snow. He, however, doesn't look as though he concurs.

Having a Door County Moment!

I think Acey was happy to be home for a bit!

Boe made me take a picture of the bridge up. Such a tourist!

Our wonderful host Bryan. Thanks so much, Bry, for letting us invade your house!

The meanest member of the Zager Zoo: Mitzi.

Boe napped with Sammy for a bit.

And with Lucy for a while too.

Mom, Justin, Greg and Dad. And that's Sammy at the bottom there.

Sammy in her chair. So spoiled!

Greg and Mitzi and Dad looking on. :)

We, of course, had to go see Lake Michigan. So this is Dad and Boe having guy time. Dad- and son-in law.

It's humbling.

Boe was freeeeeezing!

And, of course, the kids by the water.

To top off several days in DC, we had to stop at Renard's to buy some cheese and DC wine. I even convinced a lady to buy a bottle or two of Simon Creek Wine! It's as though I never left!