This weekend turned out to be a little less then we expected. Since the weather was supposed to be a bit wet, we decided to drive to Milwaukee to visit family. Melanie managed to get another one of her fabulous hotel deals-- Hyatt Regency in Downtown Milwaukee for only $42! Check out the view from the 17th floor.
We loved the hotel, and we really didn't want to leave! After a few hours of outlet shopping (can you say Eddie Bauer pants for $8!) we went to Melanie's neck of the woods. What was supposed to be a nice dinner turned into all three of us huddling in the basement waiting for the tornado to pass. Milwaukee County can thank Melanie for no tornado. She was the ONLY one that wanted to go to the basement, and because she forced Lorie and her dad downstairs, the whole county was safe! After the threat of tornados passed, the flooding began. The sky opened up, and the roads flooded. Trees came down and cars got stalled out. It was quite scary. Lorie's sister had her basement flood. Our lunch date with Lorie's niece was postponed (understandable!) and we were left wandering the streets of Milwaukee with Melanie's dad. We forced him to drive downtown with us to dine on some delicious George Webb. Then, we took a walk down the River Walk.
After loading up our "Green Machine" (Ford Focus) with our newly inherited garden decorations, we headed back up-north. The sky was ominous. We snapped a few pictures between gawking at the flooding. What a site! When we arrived back home, we emailed a few of the photos to the local news station as they accept viewer photos. We were broadcast! Lorie's son emailed and exclaimed that they showed our picture and educated the listeners about "shelf clouds" and storms. Very neat-- here are those pictures.
We loved the hotel, and we really didn't want to leave! After a few hours of outlet shopping (can you say Eddie Bauer pants for $8!) we went to Melanie's neck of the woods. What was supposed to be a nice dinner turned into all three of us huddling in the basement waiting for the tornado to pass. Milwaukee County can thank Melanie for no tornado. She was the ONLY one that wanted to go to the basement, and because she forced Lorie and her dad downstairs, the whole county was safe! After the threat of tornados passed, the flooding began. The sky opened up, and the roads flooded. Trees came down and cars got stalled out. It was quite scary. Lorie's sister had her basement flood. Our lunch date with Lorie's niece was postponed (understandable!) and we were left wandering the streets of Milwaukee with Melanie's dad. We forced him to drive downtown with us to dine on some delicious George Webb. Then, we took a walk down the River Walk. 
After loading up our "Green Machine" (Ford Focus) with our newly inherited garden decorations, we headed back up-north. The sky was ominous. We snapped a few pictures between gawking at the flooding. What a site! When we arrived back home, we emailed a few of the photos to the local news station as they accept viewer photos. We were broadcast! Lorie's son emailed and exclaimed that they showed our picture and educated the listeners about "shelf clouds" and storms. Very neat-- here are those pictures.
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