Bonnie and Tim's Excellent Adventure: Madison, WI

We stayed with Tim’s sister in Madison all weekend. She was incredibly generous to put us up for three nights, and I (surprisingly) enjoyed Madison a lot. It feels like a small town, but has things to do like a big city. People are so friendly, and seem like they want to enjoy themselves. I especially love the culture surrounding the dairy economy in Wisconsin. It's cute! So, Friday night we arrived late and just visited for a few hours before venturing out into Madison on Saturday.

Saturday morning, we slept late (it was glorious) and then got up and went to the Madison farmer’s market. It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen. There were not only fruits and vegetables, but baked goods, art, crafts, musicians, and dairy. Tons of dairy. It was the first weekend in June and apparently June is dairy month in Wisconsin, so there was a big kick off at the farmer’s market. We saw cows (and baby cows!), Tim bought fresh milk, and I tried spicy cheese bread. There was even a tractor, driving down the street right next to the State House. Ahh, Wisconsin, you rock. There were also a couple classic cars that Tim might tell you about, but really they didn’t interest me all that much. The only one that mattered is pictured here.

Look at those lashes!

Then we went back to Tim’s sister’s place, took a nap (we like our sleep, okay?), and then went to tour Tim’s sister’s work. At first, I was like, really? But once I got there, I had to eat my words because this place is incredible. It's clear that they want their employees to enjoy going to work, because there is art everywhere and the design of the place is very silly (there's a treehouse conference room, no lie). I didn't get good pictures because I was having too much fun. It employs something like 5000 people and is partially responsible for a housing boom in Madison.

Part of the Epic Tour.

Sunday we kept it low key. We played games, visited, and just relaxed. Tim won Carcassonne. Again. Tim also won Galaxy Trucker…again. It is now my primary goal in life to beat Tim at a board game...someday.