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Big fishes at Boerner Botanical Gardens.

Thursday night Donna took Lauren with her to her karaoke thingie.
She didn't stay all night, Philip picked her up at around 11pm, which was quite late enough.
Apparently, she had a blast and is going next Thursday too.

Saturday we bimbled about during the day.  They bought new tops and t.shirts in the mall and then in the evening Donna was out with another lot of mates to a cocktail lounge.
Apparently it is the oldest one in Milwaukee.  It has no list of cocktails, you just tell the barman what sort of things you like and he makes you one that he thinks you will enjoy.
It seems he does a good job.
We took Lauren out to eat at Noodles.

Sunday after another brekkie of steak and eggs (Donna) we went to Boerner Botanical Gardens.

Donna's brekkie.

The botanical gardens are lovely at this time of year and are good for a gentle stroll to help one's "steak and eggs" settle.

Lauren is an avid music fan and 'twits' with various bands, one of whom is based in Milwaukee.
They are fairly well known and we were surprised when they invited her to their studio to meet them and hear their latest album.
So, on Monday evening we took her and Donna amid great excitement.

They were really lovely.
They made Donna and Lauren really welcome and answered all Lauren's questions.  She wants to be a music journalist so this is a good start.

They also gave Lauren a couple of t.shirts and a goodie bag which included a couple of their albums, guitar picks, stickers and a set of the drummer's sticks.
To say she was thrilled would be a huge understatement.

Today, Tuesday they are off to a barbeque at another of Donna's friends.  He also plays in a band and runs the karaoke.  He has invited Lauren to bring her guitar along so she can play it there and hear what it sounds like through his professional equipment.

Tomorrow is Warped Tour.........this is turning into quite a holiday for them.  I am so glad.

Gary is coming to Warped Tour with us but did send a message to Lauren regarding it.  It went something like this.
"When we go to the Warp Speed Tour, should I wear my red or blue Star Trek uniform?"

I wonder if you can imagine how that was received?

posted by Sue Banks @ 10:11 AM