Cupcakes, Vodka, Beer, and Pizza

Alissa and Nathan gave us a night at the Hunter Pub/Inn and a day of fun activities in Milwaukee for Mother's and Father's Day so we cashed in on that this last weekend. Alissa is always so good at planning the activities for us and we always have a great time. We began our afternoon with a trip to the Third Ward. We stopped in at the Goodwill Store there where all the clothes are hung on wooden hangers, I tried on a couple of items, but came to the conclusion that there are reasons people give their clothes away!
After the Goodwill Hunting we headed over to a Cupcake store. It wasn't exactly what we had expected but we did have four mini cupcakes. They were a bit dry, but the frosting was good. It started to sprinkle so we decided to go over to the Vodka Factory and check out the tour details. Truth be told, our whole weekend revolved around the Vodka Factory and the sampling. Since we were so early, the tour guide told us we should head over to the Iron Horse Hotel and check it out. We walked over there and we were not disappointed. It is a beautiful, old Hotel. Alissa and I had a Miller Lite while the gents had a gin and tonic. I guess they were getting themselves ready for the Vodka tour.

In exploring the Hotel, we found the Library room which was filled with old books, comfy chairs, and a fireplace. Alissa and I enjoyed a few books before heading back to our tour.

The tour itself was a bit on the long side and you had to just stand in one place for a long time while the guy talked about making Vodka, Gin, and Rum. Nathan and John were quite interested in the whole process, but Alissa and I were feeling like we might fall over at any time. There was a young lady with a walker and high heels, a man who ran into a screen door, and a man from Oklahoma who became fast friends with Nathan, but none of these events will seem funny unless you were there.

We are sampling the vodka here. Alissa and I mostly took one small sip and then handed it off to John and Nathan. It was very strong.

After our sampling at the Vodka Factory we went over to Captain Hart's, a favorite bar of the Hunters in Wauwatosa. We had a few pictures and two pizzas. All with a lot of great conversation and laughs. When we got back to the Hunter Pub and Inn we had a few more beers and watched some great TV. It was a most fun day.

We just want to thank the Hunters for their hospitality. I like that there is always something sweet waiting for us at their house. This time it was some yummy chocolate chip brownies. After some more TV today John and I took a nice long walk around West Milwaukee, Milwaukee, and West Allis (yep, you can walk in all three of those cities from their house) and finally headed home.