Festivals and Softball

Last weekend was the Milwaukee Irish Fest...my (Susan's) personal favorite of all the heritage festivals in Milwaukee during the summer. So of course we had to go down there. We were able to go on Friday night and get in for free. We spent several hours wandering around looking at vendors, eating "traditional" Irish food (Irish stew in a baked potato and Potato pancakes), drinking non-traditional "Irish" beer (MGD for me and an Irish Lager for Dave), and watching the Irish dancers perform before we settled into our seats for the Gaelic Storm concert. Gaelic Storm is my favorite Irish band and they play some fun songs that Dave doesn't mind listening too either. The concert was great and afterward I got another one of their cd's and added a couple more to my wish list! After another quick beer we headed home and enjoyed a relaxing Saturday together. We had plans to go to the driving range for Dave to teach me how to hit a golf ball, but the weather that Saturday ended up being very hot and humid so we opted for a day inside with the airconditioner. Maybe one day when it's cooler we can try again!

Yesterday was Dave's last summer league softball game. He played for two leagues this summer, one playing on Wednesday nights for Paulie's Pub and the other on Thursday nights for Dickens Bar. The Paulie's Pub team played their last game 2 weeks ago and came in second place in their league...not bad! But last night his Dickens Bar team won the championship!!! :D They got a trophey and everything! Unfortunately I had to work last night so I missed the games, but i heard the play by play of each of them when Dave got home from celebrating! In a couple of weeks there is a Fall league that starts up that plays Tuesday and Thursday nights, but if Dave plays for that league he will only play on Tuesday nights...two nights a week during the fall is just too much for us...especially since he starts working more hours in October to get ready for the holidays already.

We are hoping to fit in a couple more Brewers game before the season is over...but for the most part our summer adventures are over :( We are looking forward to the fun times that come along with fall!

Greetings

Dave and I decided that it would be a good idea to start a blog for people to keep up with our comings and goings. We hope that this helps us to keep intouch with people and let them know what we have been up too! Enjoy :)