Anna writes....

I apologize for the cow picture below. Not all cows are good and wholesome... Unfortunately we have some bad influences coming in from other states. The cow pictured is a naughty California Cow that was sent here to learn some manners and values. Let's all hope the Wisconsin Cows can get through to her.

Team Building

Hal writes:

Thanks to Anna for doing some posts while I have been AWOL. Training is going great and it's hard to believe move-in is this weekend. The finals pieces of putting the new building are coming together and training for RAs is almost complete. Here is a photo of my staff and I prior to the relay races the other evening. Each staff randomly drew a color for team appearal and we had yellow/gold.

* DISTURBING IMAGE ALERT*

Just to warn you, not all cows in Wisconsin are pure and wholesome...

Sunday fun

Anna writes...

Well, we forgot to take the camera along for our fun dinner out with my friends from school, but we really had a great time! We ate at a Japanese restarant, Taiko. The table surrounds a large grill and all the food is prepared right in front of you with knives flying and flames blazing...It was quite a show!!! I think that showmanship is typical of Japanese restarants (at least all of the one's that I've been to), and I recommend it!! The food was great....as was our company!

This morning I convinced Hal to take a bike ride with me....up a LOOOOOONG hill near our house. We made it to the top....and then kept going. We felt like it was quite an accomplishment. The picture doesn't do the hill justice....it's HUGE!!!! See how small the car at the bottom is compared to the hill?? That's right. We have legs of steel. ;)

When we got home we found this critter outside near our patio. We think it is a praying mantis. He was like 4 inches long! Definetly the biggest I've ever seen...

The rest of the day was spent working, doing laundry, proofing my case study....nothing too exciting.