Finally a Bike Trailer

We have finally purchased a bike trailer and after a two year hiatus, Steve and I got back on our bikes this week! Woo Hoo! We didn't really want one last year - Maddy was still so small. I'm just now getting comfortable with having her strapped into a moving vehicle that is made of aluminum and nylon!

Maddy seems to enjoy it. This morning we put her in the trailer, gave her a little baggie of Fruit Loops and her sippy cup of water and off we went. We rode over to my parent's house to see Grandma and Nate. Maddy just sat back and munched on her Fruit Loops. She doesn't make a peep!

Our Only Busy Weekend of the Summer is Done - Yaaaaay!

We just got back from a 2-day trip to Madison. I had to attend a reading research symposium for one of my summer classes. While I sat in a cold air conditioned building for 2 days straight, Steve and Maddy toured UW-Madison and shopped and ate on State Street. It was nice though. When I was done for the day yesterday, we spent the evening on State Street. We had Noodles for dinner and then just walked and people watched. I hate to say it, but that's our only trip for the whole summer. My class in August prevents us from going camping like we usually do.

Next summer I'm wide open!

I told Steve if I ever think about going back for my Ph.D, just hit me, shake me, strap me down - something!

Maddy was really good. Isn't she always? Yes, my baby is a sweetheart. Her new thing is saying "no". She even has the headshake down. What can I say - she's her mother's daughter. She won't take any grief from anyone either. That's my girl.

Summer is Here!

I can't believe I made it. I didn't think I would survive the last two weeks of the school year, but as usual, we came through just fine. I am now blogging from our brand new computer at home. Yes, our Internet access is back! Thank goodness. I need it for school, but it's still nice to be able to mindlessly search the Internet every once in a while (something that I had absolutely no time for during my school days). An added bonus is the screen we bought with our new computer is a 19 inch flat screen. It's huge!
Happy days!