I took a little vacation over the holidays.  I headed up to the coldest place on earth….alright maybe it wasn’t the coldest place, but it sure felt like it.  I went up to Wisconsin to see my Dad and Step-mom as well as other people and family.

I headed out early on the 22nd and thankfully I made it there without any problems.  I didn’t have any canceled flights our anything like that.  After arriving in the frozen tundra the first thing Dad and I did was head to the cheese store.  Not to far from the airport is a place where they make fresh cheese.  We got a few bags of cheese curds and a couple blocks of cheese.  I looked at getting a cheese head hat, but decided against it, because of baggage space limitations.

Most of the time was spent just hanging out with family.  We went to see a movie, went out to eat a bunch.  You know the normal family stuff.

I did get to see the grave stone of Jessica.  I posted about her in a post called 10 years ago… It was nice to see the stone, she was a very good friend of mine, and I don’t think I have ever actually seen her stone.  The fist time I was there to see her grave site there was just a plaque.

Also got to hang out with a couple friends including @grinningsoul who I have never met in person but have talked to online for almost two years.  It was awesome to meet someone for the first time you have known and followed for a while.  <–That sounds very stoker like, thanks social networks.

All in all I had a great time….well except for the cold!