Friday, February 22, 2008

snowy Wisconsin...



As we made our way around Wisconsin, we found ourselves in the middle of a full on blizzard last Sunday. Although one of our concerts (Sturgeon Bay, WI) was postponed due to weather, we were still able to reschedule it during a free day this week, though it meant driving from Wisconsin to Missouri, back to Wisconsin, and then today on to western Iowa, all in the space of four days ;-0 Thank goodness we have Ryan with us to make this possible!




Here are a few pictures from the road. First is a view as we drove from Minnesota down into Duluth with a view of Lake Superior:


















You'll notice in a few of these pictures the GPS system on the dashboard of our minivan. Donna brought that along on this trip and it's come in handy numerous times as we search for the best routes as well as hotels and restaurants.


Here we are driving behind the plow during some of the worst snow.



But despite all this snow, I still had a great time in Wisconsin because we had the chance to see and visit with many of Aaron's relatives! His parents and brother came to our concert in Watertown and we were able to stop over with his aunts, uncles, cousins and grandma in Howards Grove on our way up to Door County. We even played a mini-performance at their high school which was really fun. It wasn't quite the same as spending time with Aaron (who I miss a lot!!!) but it was really fun. ;-)

4 Comments:

At 9:54 AM, Blogger Rodney Thieleke said...

It was so nice of you to spend time in Howards Grove. The concert at the high school will not be forgotten by me or the students. It was really nice to see Aaron's grandmother there. Very much looking foward to seeing you in June. Rod Thieleke

 
At 12:48 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Julie,

Might you not show these pictures to your management and suggest that they not book you in such snowy places in the middle of winter??? Also, why would Aaron's parents want to live in a place with such god forsaken weather???

Titus

 
At 10:53 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank you all so much for a wonderful performance at Howards Grove HS for our students. Mr. Thieleke is absolutely correct in saying it will not be forgotten by our community and students. It was a great learning and listening experience. I will send you copies of some of the written reflections the students wrote after the performance. You will see how much your performance has had an impact on them. Thank you again for sharing your talents.
Angie Houston

 
At 1:39 PM, Blogger Donna said...

Thanks, Angie! It was so much fun playing for the students at Howards Grove High School. We'd love to see the students' written reflections!

 

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