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Summer Memories: Bristol Renaissance Faire

Wisconsin / January 26, 2018

I’m continuing my summer memories series on the blog, featuring another event I did not share in a timely fashion following Tommy’s birth. Tommy was just a couple weeks old when Jake and I attended Bristol this year. He didn’t come with us, which worked out for the best, because it ended up raining quite a bit. Next year, he’ll be a year old and will enjoy it a lot more. Meanwhile, I attended it in a newborn sleep deprived state and didn’t even look at my pictures for weeks.

The Bristol Renaissance Faire is one of my absolute favorite events of the summer. People always try to tell me that the Wisconsin State Fair offers the best people watching around, but Bristol is ten times better. Jake and I have been to Bristol nearly a dozen times and don’t feel a need to hit every show every time anymore. Consequently, the pictures I’m sharing from the 2017 Faire represent just a small portion of what Bristol has to offer.

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Deck the Streets of Old Milwaukee

Wisconsin / January 19, 2018

Last week Tommy and I enjoyed a final holiday excursion: visiting the Milwaukee Public Museum for Deck the Streets of Old Milwaukee. Arguably, the Streets of Old Milwaukee is the neatest permanent feature at the Milwaukee Public Museum (the butterfly garden is a nice runner up). Visiting the turn-of-the-century storefronts adorned with holiday Victorian-era touches is such a nice way to celebrate the Christmas season. The streets feature wreaths, garlands, holly, ribbons, bell pulls, vintage ethnic ornaments, and much more.

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Naughty or Nice Holiday Floral Show at the Domes

Wisconsin / December 27, 2017

I get so excited for favorite Christmas traditions, and the holiday show at the Domes is no exception. This year’s show, Naughty or Nice, offers a behind the scenes look of the elves at the North Pole, making toys and checking their lists. The focal point of the show is a 25-foot tall tree, encircled by a garland displaying Santa’s naughty or nice list. The exhibit also showcases rows and rows of gorgeous poinsettias in white, red, and pink.

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Summer Memories: June Milwaukee Instagram Meetup

Wisconsin / December 8, 2017

In the craziness of going to Europe, having a staycation with friends, and then adopting Tommy, there are a few major events from the summer that I documented but never shared. I started to regain the energy and focus to spend more than a few minutes at a time editing photos when Tommy was about 2.5 months old. Now at almost five months old, I’m still going through photos and writing not very timely events posts. I’m still excited to share them with you.

As I mentioned when I shared my first summer 2017 meetup post, after several years of following Instagram meetup accounts, I made it to two meetups this summer. The second meetup was in Milwaukee, and I’m sharing those photos today.

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China Lights 2017

Wisconsin / December 5, 2017

Continuing my timely summer and fall 2017 in Milwaukee posts, I’m finally sharing pictures from this year’s China Lights at the Boerner Botanical Gardens, which ran in October. China Lights 2016 was amazing and honestly not an event I thought they’d bring back. I just thought it would be a one time thing, and then they’d move it to another city, you know? But they did bring it back and better than ever with tons of new displays. I knew that we had to make it a priority to attend, even with the craziness of finding a sitter or bringing Tommy.

Tommy did go with us and had a blast, despite the cold and crazy crowds. The crowds in the exhibit actually weren’t too bad, the parking situation at the gardens is just nuts. If they do run it again, most likely I’d go by myself on a weeknight at a later time (8:00 or so). We still had a lot of fun and really enjoyed all of the displays.

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