bay area

this weekend, the cheese and i headed off to door county to occupy his former boss' country home for a few days. it was great; for two days, we were homeowners- with a hot tub, a three car garage, and a freezer full of beef.

things about our trip worth mentioning:

* the awful directions his boss gave us. "57 goes left, 42 goes right. three lights later, make a right." hmm. if 57 goes left and 42 goes right- which way do we go?? "continue over new bridge." how the hell am i supposed to know when this bridge was built?

* his boss' gorgeous house, located in the middle of a forest, in the kind of setting usually reserved for horror movies involving a bunch of co-eds who end up hacked to bits by chainsaw murderers.

* the fact that we brought dirty laundry as to use their washing machine- a luxury when you live in apartment buildings.

* jack and chris' belgian bar, located in sturgeon bay. we are considering buying this bar, for obvious reasons. we are also unable to buy this bar, for obvious reasons. like money. and the fact that it's in door county.

* the delicious salmon dinner we prepared on sunday evening.

* the heavy, artery clogging breakfast we ate on sunday morning.

* our stop in port washington, wisconsin, tv home of "step by step" - and the incessant singing of said theme song.

* the realization that the green bay packers are not simply a team- but a way of life.

for such a low key trip, i really had a great time. that's what a vacation should be- an escape from home with no real agenda. add a bottle of wine, a fireplace, and a hot tub, and let the laughter and witty banter ensue.