The Past Few Weeks: Ashley

I'd like to start off by having you guys look at this first picture:


Yes, that is Bailey, on the couch. After owning him for over a year, Bailey now knows that we are probably not going to kill him. He's trusting us a lot more and gets on the couch pretty much every day. Now, he allows me to give him kisses!


We found out about this place called Michael's in a newspaper. It was listed in a food column as a restaurant that is dog-friendly. Michael's is famous for their frozen custard (it's like ice cream, but even smoother & creamier), and they even make a custard that dogs can eat. We decided to buy 2 pints of custard for us, and a small dish of the dog custard for Zorro. Here are some pictures of Zorro enjoying his yummy treat.






I've been working in the lab for over a month now, and I'm still really enjoying it. Here is a picture of part of the lab. There is a lot more than this, but I only took pictures of my area.



Here is a close-up of my bench. I cleaned up a bit before I took this picture, so please do not fall under the impression that this is what it looks like all the time. This is VERY organized for me.


Here are some pictures from the Olbrich Botanical Gardens. There is a butterfly exhibit going on right now, so it was really cool.











I guess that's it for now. Bailey loves us, Zorro ate custard, I'm still working in the lab, and we saw some butterflies. Yup, that's it.

Love,
Ashley

The Past Few Weeks: Jimmy

Hey everyone! Let me start by saying I miss you all and I am excited for your visits! Ashley and I have been really busy the past few weeks but I finally have some time to write a bit.

First, here is the view from my half cubicle...

It's not much but it's what pays the bills. Well actually Ashley officially makes more money than me so I just supplement her income. If she were a real sugar momma I would be at home tearing up GTA 4 but I guess I still love the girl. The work is easy but a bit mind numbing. I'm happy it's only for a few more weeks.

I work about a block from the Captiol. It's a beautiful building and was designed by the same guy who did the White House in DC.

I hope that my future office is in the little topper piece under the statue.

The whole downtown area is great. Lots to do, lots to see. Every weekend there seems to be something going on. Last weekend, Ashley and I went to the Maxwell Street Days sale on State Street. All the businesses put their merchandise on State Street at really reduced prices. Here is a view of State Street with the Capitol in the background.

State Street dead ends into the University almost next to my law school. Ashley and I walked up to the lake next to campus known as the Union Terrace. They show movies or have music every night during the summer and the Student Union serves delicious beer at low prices. It makes for a great time. This is a picture of the Red Gym, a staple of the University of Wisconsin which is right up on the lake.

Here is a view of the lake. It's a beautiful lake and only one of many. The water is slowly receding after all of the storms which might I add are pretty awesome. Tons of lightning and the water really comes down.

I just received my law school schedule! My classes are not too early in the morning and end at a pretty decent time. I am taking Torts, Civil Procedure, Intro to Criminal Law, Contracts and Legal Reasoning and Writing. Here are some pictures of the law school and Bascom Hill, where the law school is located.

This weekend Ashley and I went to the Olbrich Gardens. During the months of July and August, they breed butterflies in their gardens. Here are a couple pictures and I'm sure Ashley will post more.

That's about it for now. I hope everyone is doing well and try to keep in touch.

First Blog: Ashley

Before Jimmy and I start telling you all about our life here in Wisconsin, I think I should let you all know that we had a loss in the family.

Smoochy was a good fish. He goes WAY back to the days in the dorms, so he was pretty much Methuselah: the betta edition. He was getting so old that he could barely swim. He died on July 4th...

I like to think that we gave him a good life. At the pet store, they put bettas in those tiny cups of random blue water. Smoochy had 1.5 gallons of space decked out with only the finest Spongebob ceramic decorations. And he had an air pump.

I remember that I was making dinner and I looked at Smoochy's tank and he was lying down in his usual spot. Then, before bed, I looked at him and he wasn't in that same spot. He had actually swam over to his ceramic Patrick, and died in Patrick's arms. I'm not gonna lie, I laughed at that. He loved his Patrick I guess.

We'll blog something happier soon!

-Ashley