PolkaGrl Hits the Road

May's big adventure was a trip to Croatia, which you can read about here. This was an adventure for me in so many ways:

1) I decided to go 2 weeks before I actually went. This is the kind of thing that spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment people do -- not something that slightly OCD, hyper-planners like myself do.
2) I began to wonder if being impulsive was just not for me when I discovered, a week before the trip, that my booking was cancelled by the airline! After several calls and a sleepless night, a wonderful reservation agent got it straightened out for me - whew!
3) Since I had decided so last-minute to actually go, I went on my own. I've travelled solo before, but the last time was 3 years ago, so I was a bit nervous.
4) I ate octopus salad!!!!!!

All in all it was a great trip. I saw a lot of amazing historical sights and gorgeous secnery, met some nice people along the way, ate great food, and even found time to relax and enjoy the sun.

Baseball tailgating in the snow!

Okay, so this month's Adventure is tame compared to the past three: A Cubs-Brewers game in Milwaukee on Easter weekend. The big adventure was supposed to be wearing bunny ears in a desperate ploy to get on t.v. Instead, the big adventure turned out to be tailgating in the SNOW! Yes, it was 30 degrees and snowing, and like fools we (and a LOT of other people) were out in the cold, grilling and eating our brats. And drinking that renowned cold-weather drink, BEER. Thank goodness Miller Park has a dome - it was nice and toasty inside!

And the Cubs won, so really, it was altogether a rare experience!