What we did the weekend before last :)
kissmeimjewish was disappointed that I didn't write about our adventures the weekend before last. So, here is my little write-up. No pictures this time, so I'll keep it all above the cut.
Saturday I must have worked, because I don't remember it. Sunday was the day (I'm continuously "unavailable" for work at 'bux on Sundays). We woke up and Allison wanted to go somewhere for breakfast. It was gray and gloomy, but cold and humid. UW was graduating all of its students, so we knew that anywhere near downtown/near East or near West weren't options. So, we looked towards the 'burbs. The plan was to include a state park in our trip, and Governor Jefferson was out towards Middleton. We chose the Prairie Bakery and Cafe located in Middleton, in the Middleton Hills neighborhood. This neighborhood is particularly interesting because it is a new urbanism project focused around Prairie style or Craftsmen style architecture (Frank Lloyd Wright). The cafe reminded me of a yummy breakfast place in Takoma Park, MD, except in Prairie style. The scones were particularly reputable (we tried butterscotch, yummy!). The prices were right and the proportions, too! We enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, sitting by the bookshelf reading the Sunday paper. After our meal, we toured the neighborhood and headed out to the park. A note about the neighborhood: the houses were awesome (I'm a Wright fan) and it was so nice to see alleys in the 'burbs in Wisconsin (v. unusual). The views were also great, because of the hills.
Governor Jefferson State Park is situated on Lake Mendota, kind of across from the city of Madison. It has a really cool beach shelter with some interesting roof sculptures. Our first attempt at a trail ended up being a traffic loop. After visiting the dog beach (separate from the charming people beach with accessible playground), we started out on the trail. The trail was largely prairie and we decided not to pursue it due to our already active allergies. But, it looked lovely, albeit flat. We look forward to visiting the park later in the summer for some barbecuing/swimming fun.