Day 7: Omaha to Milwaukee

Yesteday during the day was a little boring since it was mostly spent in the car. Then it became fun at night!

I left Omaha at about 8:30am and hit the road. I made it very quickly to Iowa (right across the river) and drove through it most of the day. I purposely chose to go a little off the beaten path so that I could see the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa. It was definitely worth the trip! The field and house look exactly the same and are open to the public- you can go play ball on the actual field! Very inspiring.

Not much else to report on from Iowa, except that I did drive through Grundy County and stopped at the welcome center there to see if there was an auction going on. No such luck!

I made it to the southwestern tip of Wisconsin and drove across the state to get to Milwaukee. I don't like to generalize, but it seems that Wisconsin drivers are crazy a little. They go really fast, they swerve into lanes, and generally are a little nuts. I got stuck in traffic in Madison, which was a little shocking, because I hadn't seen that many cars on the road in awhile.

Anyway, finally made it to Milwaukee around 7pm, after going through the famous town of Oconomowoc, home of current Gonzaga RA Lizz Wehner. I am staying here with Adrienne, who is my parent's goddaughter, family friend, Boyd's sister- how else do I describe how we know each other? Basically we go way back.

Adrienne had a softball game at 8, so I tagged along. It was actually thrilling to watch, because the other team was super aggressive, so lots of people got hurt and kept the game intense! Adrienne got a ball thrown right at her and made a mark on her arm- you can still see the
stitch from the ball! Luckily they still won.

After the game the team went to Club Paragon. When I first heard the name if this place, my thoughts drifted to a disco with strobe lights and pulsing music, and why would a softball team go there? Well good thing club paragon is nothing like that. It's actually just a regular old bar with wood log walls, heads on the wall, and lots of tv screens on sports channels. They have pitcher races throughout the season- too bad team 'adrian' (spelled the wrong way) is at the bottom of the list. Check out the bar at www.clubparagon.com (for reals).

Milwaukee weather has been nice, not humid at all and a little rainy- I'll take it! Adrienne is getting done with work early and is going to take me around the city, and tonight we are going to the Brewers game with some of her crazy friends. Good times!