My parents gave us an offer Victoria and I couldn't refuse. They offered to watch both dudes for the weekend. This would let the kids spend quality time with Grandpa and Grandma. It would also give Victoria and me some time with each other.
We would drive up on Saturday morning, and the dudes would stay through Monday. On Friday night, we got Taqueria Los Olivos as a family. Lately, we've been getting takeout from them almost every Friday.
On Saturday, we hit the road after breakfast. We drove three hours to Marshfield and dropped the kids off. Victoria and I then had lunch at Nutz Deep in Marshfield. I got the Southern Fried Chicken sandwich.
We then drove back to Belleville. Eventually, supper time rolled around, so we went to Ian's Pizza in Verona.
Later that night, we had a few drinks.
On Sunday, we went to church. After church, we went to Sonny's Kitchen in Oregon. We've always wanted to go there, but it looked like it would be hard to bring the kids. This time, we didn't have to worry about that. I got steak and eggs.
In the afternoon, we watched the Packers.
They were ahead, so we decided to listen to the rest on the radio and try out Layne's at their Madison location.
We've been to Layne's plenty of times in College Station, Texas. It was one of Victoria's favorite places when she went to Texas A&M. It's great they're expanding, especially this far from Texas!
They put a Wisconsin twist on the menu. They call them cheese curds, but they're really cheese nuggets. Honestly, they weren't that good. There was too much cheese in the middle, and it tasted kind of watery.
The chicken was good, though. It was actually juicier than what you often get at the original location. The original seems to cook it fast, which can dry it out. So my final verdict is the chicken was great and the cheese curds were not.
On Monday, Victoria and I took the day off. We stopped at Kwik Trip for breakfast and then headed to Marshfield.
As you can see, besides the two six-hour round trips to Marshfield, the weekend was pretty relaxing. We got to eat some good food and recharge a bit. I know the dudes had a great time visiting their grandparents.