To me, there is nothing more important than family. This mini-retirement I am doing has allowed me to visit and travel the midwest in a way I have never done before. I can actually take the time to see and visit. Oh Saturday, July 18, 2015, I drove from Onalaska, WI to Dubuque, IA to visit my oldest sister, Becky and her husband Dan for their daughter’s 4th birthday. Chloe was a shy kid to start, but she is very intelligent. She’s been reading for quite some time and that just amazes me. Words she has never seen before, she seems to be able to sound out and read out loud. She seemed to be scared or uncertain of beards, but thankfully she warmed up to mine. I arrived at Becky and Dan’s house where Dan’s sister, daughter, and parents were already eating brats and such. Shortly after, my next older sister, Kathy and her daughter Jasmine arrive. It was a nice gathering of family.
I want to stop here and apologize to anyone not interested in my family, but this is my blog, and I am writing this for me and my family.
Anyways, we had a lot of fun. We made Harry Potter magic wands,
opened presents, of which a balloon was Chloe’s favorite… classic kid stuff there.
I attempted a selfie with the older half of the Wisconsin Bottelberghe’s and their current kid count…
Jasmine, and Chloe
It was a great day in Dubuque, but then I drove back that night. It made for a long day, but totally worth it.
That night, my friend Kristin, sent me a text saying to meet her downtown La Crosse. It was only 10:00 PM, why not? After a bit of searching I find the group of ladies hanging out with Kristin. It was a good night out, I met a girl, I, after some influence of alcohol, sent her a facebook message, got her cell number, hung out once, and I really liked her, she seemed absolutely great! We set a movie date for Tuesday, but she cancelled… and then stopped texting… which sucked… My last text was sent on 7-25-15. I saved her number in my gmail and deleted her from my phone so I would not be tempted to contact her, but she has my number. She needs to make the next move, but I know she won’t do it. Sad.