winter fun

We had a weekend of remembering why we love each other's company so much. It wasn't intended but we had the most fun together for 3 days than we've had in a really long time.
On Friday night we went to something that the DNT claimed a "best bet" for the weekend. It was a Wine Taste Off at Nokomis Restaurant. It was truely the best wine tasting we've ever been to paired with the best food ever. This place never ceases to amaze us! We spent 4 hours there and had the time of our lives. We met the vendors and owners, one of which encouraged Mike to drop off his resume when the time is right.

Saturday was a low key day. We put on some Jimmy Hendrix and did some hard core cleaning (moved all the appliances, washed a bunch of rugs, etc).

On Sunday our goal was to make it to the one and only store within a 100 mile radius that had Mariokart for Wii in stock... the Ashland, WI Walmart. We got there in time to snatch one up. After a high class lunch at McDonalds we headed for the scenic route home through Bayfield. We stopped at our favorite place, Eckels Pottery and purchased a couple mugs and a new soap dish. The pottery intern really liked his MPR radio as the bass was up so loud that all the pottery was rattling. Fun times. Then Mike had the adventurous idea to drive the "ice road" from Bayfield to Madeline Island. For those of you who may not know what this is, it is basically driving on Lake Superior on the ice along a path that has been plowed. It is the only means of transportation for the people living on the island to get to the mainland. We were driving my car so I was pretty resistant to the idea at first but after seeing all the other cars on the road I became a little more comfortable with the idea. And I'm glad I did. We spent the next couple of hours driving around the island exploring 98% of the island that we'd never seen before. It was beautiful and made us wish we had a vacation home there.
We arrived home after sunset and spent the rest of the evening playing Mariokart. What a great day!