Tour Stop: Door County, WI

Little one day road trip with friends Marla and Jeanette. Had a blast exploring Lake Michigan and the beauty that is Wisconsin. Here are some pics:



Train bringing us food at PC Junction



Marla and Jeanette on Lake Michigan



Me and Jeanette at Cana Island Lighthouse.



Porthole in lighthouse.



Hatch to top of lighthouse.



Me and lake.



Oh my! Blue Moon ice cream!



Everybody Hoyle love Alice!



Eagle Bluff Lighthouse.



A reminder for The Fourth of July. Please remember those who gave so much for our freedom. Enjoy some BBQ too. I know I will be later today!

Wrigley Field

Baseball history at its finest:















Coming here was like going to Lambeau the first time. For a sport nut like me, the history and atmosphere of old parks is touching. I did get misty eyed as I thought about all the greats who had played here, the historic ivy, and the thousands of fans who have watched the Cubs play here in the past hundred years! This field is amazing. If you are a baseball fan, you need to get here at least for one game in your live. Amazing.

This trip has been a dream come true. As my uncle Jim put it: "I finally made it to Wrigley!"

Now, off to the next stop on the Aliceapalooza Tour: Door County. But first a whole lot of driving today. Three hours to Appleton. Two to Wausau. And then two to Green Bay. I think I could do without this part of tour!

I LOVE Baseball!!!

I am in Chicago today. It was a blast to go to a White Sox game with my uncle and cousin. So fun! Being at the ballpark on a nice warm summer day is heavenly! We also had a great dinner at a really cool little Italian place. Cousin Vinny owns it and he is a cool guy who chatted with us and gave us free dessert. Nobody says no to free dessert or to Cousin Vinny, right? Awesome day and Wrigley tomorrow. This is probably what heaven is like! :)

Happy Burger Friday!

It is burger Friday. I could go into how I am thinking the weeks are going much too fast but I am trying to ignore that fact.

I think you all should go support the beef farmers of America and have a burger. I am joining in the cause today too!

This week has been pretty low key, which is good because the next week and a half will have me running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I am dubbing it "Aliceapalooza". I am officially on tour. I will be hitting the following cities: Appleton, Chicago, Sturgeon Bay, Wausau, Rhinelander and Madison. Be sure to get your tickets because they are selling like hotcakes. (and I mispelled hotcakes and my iPhone replaced it was hot ales. They are selling like those too!)

Here are some highlights(I like lists so this seems appropriate) and pictures of the chill week:
1. Rain. It has thundered an rained almost everyday this week. I am starting to wonder if the sun even exists anymore and if I should start taking prozac now!
2. Tuesday I went early(before softball) to Wausau to meet Marla and Jeanette for dinner and then J and I went to the mall and walked around because we decided it was too cold for frisbee golf.
3. We suffered out first loss of the season. It was tragic.
4. Stayed up much too late with Marla and then ate lunch with her and then headed back to Rhinelander for tacos on the patio, the Wednesday tradition!



Nathanial was his silly fun self. I am glad to get some kid time. I miss the little rascal Utah nephews.


The courthouse building in Rhinelander is my favorite building here.



It ranks close to this building, which is not in Rhinelander, but on the way to Wausau. "Are you calling me a pig?"
4. Watching The Music Man with my sister. She now calls me Poopi because of it. Read my review HERE.
5. Chilling at home and finishing Arrested Development and discovering Better Off Ted. Both hilarious TV shows. You can stream them on Netflix, just sayin'. Don't judge me, if you find them stupid or weird.
6. Eating a great family dinner of Beef Stew. Then going to the YWCA with this kid:



Yeah. He can jump. And he is working in his history essay right now. I am his amazing tutor even though it is taking lots less work than being Biology tutor last year, it is work stil. The kid is definitely making progress and I am proud of him! And btw he is totally taller than me now. Crazy.

Well. There is my week. Check back for my tour blog! Cheers!!!

Alice's life in pictures...

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I am horrible slacker lately. So instead of boring you with words, here are some pics:


Mom and I like to walk down our street and checkout the amazing gardens of our neighbors'!





Softball is a big part of this girl's life these days!


I love Jimmy Johns and their signs. It was nice they were open late last Thursday after my game. By the way: women's team undefeated; coed team winless. Weird.





Cool clouds on drive to Rhinelander from Wausau Thursday after ball.


I am sometimes a genealogy nerd! And I am quite proud of it!


Dinner with the family is always good!


My hair+humidity, not so much! And I really didn't want to post that pic but seriously that hair is amazing, isn't it? Horrible pic of me but great pic of the humid hair!

Hope all's well. I have hired a grammar sheriff, so watch out blog!

P.S. Alice is committing herself to being better at commening back on her own blog's comments. I am not guilting you into commenting but I really do feel it is a great way to stay in touch with all my peeps. (And I really don't know why I am using "peeps" these days. Weird!) Now off to run!