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Explore Your City // Original Pabst Brewery

8 Jul

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One of the fun things about exploring a new city has been learning all about it’s history.  Milwaukee has such a unique culture/heritage and I have loved diving into it head first.  The other day our neighbors invited us on the Pabst Brewery tour.  Pabst started in downtown Milwaukee, and at one time it was the biggest brewery in the world.  We had so much fun learning about the Pabst story and seeing some of the old buildings.  Thank you Craig and Mark for bringing us along!

Explore Your City // Atwater Beach

19 Aug

pic 4_2 Good Morning! How was your weekend? As you can see, Jonathan and I took full advantage of the beautiful weather, and spent our weekend laying on the beach! Today I thought I would write another Explore Your City post, and highlight another amazing Milwaukee spot. Say hello to Atwater beach! Isn’t it wonderful?!

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pic 5Atwater beach is a fabulous place to relax and enjoy the beauty of Lake Michigan. It is close to downtown, but also just far enough North that you can get away from the crowds. When you drive up to the location you first see a fun park overlooking the lake. Then when you walk closer, you see a bunch of steps that lead you down to a small, sandy beach. It is a great place to pack a picnic and lay out in the sun. If you are ever in the area, I highly recommend it!

Explore Your City // Ruby Tap

30 Jul

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I have decided to reboot my Explore Your City column!  One reason why I wanted to restart this column is that I think it is so important to immerse yourself into the community you are apart of, and take advantage all the wonderful places around you!  The other is because I LOVE Milwaukee!  I want you guys to be able to follow along in our crazy journey, and get to see all the wonderfulness Milwaukee has to offer!

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Our first stop is the fabulous wine bar, Ruby Tap!  This is a fun, local spot right in our neighborhood!  One of the best parts of this wine bar is that they serve wine on tap — how amazing right?!  You can either choose the wine specials that they have on tap, or choose the wine machines that allow you to pour your own wine choosing the size you want and allowing you to try a lot of different kinds of wine.  I also love the menu at Ruby Tap because it is basically an amazing, build-your-own cheese board!  Now I’m in heaven!  And, not only is the wine and cheese wonderful, but the decor is fabulous too!  They have beautiful succulents on the tables, and huge floor to ceiling windows that slide open.  If you ever find yourself in Milwaukee, you must try this wine bar!

Weekend Hike

8 Jan

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Good morning!  How are you all doing today?  How is your week going?  My week is going good, but I am finding that is is hard to get back into the swing of things.  Anyone else feel that way?  I am excited for all of my classes, and I am excited to get to work on my goals for the year, but it all feels a little daunting too.  There is just so much I want to accomplish before we move to Milwaukee. This year in Oregon has goon by so fast, and it is hard to believe we only have 5 and a half months left!

As, I said before, Jonathan and I went on a really cool hike over the weekend.  You can’t really tell from the picture but we are up really high.  There is this amazing forrest behind our apartment with tons of trails, and it is a great way to be in nature in a short amount of time.

We have found that getting outside and walking/hiking has done amazing things for our mental health.  This is something I MUST remember throughout my life because no matter how I am feeling, if I get outside and walk, I always feel better!  It is also a great time for good conversation.  Jonathan and I always have fun talking about life and the future as we tromp through the forrest (or neighborhood)!

So, I highly recommend taking a quick break from your day and walking.  You can walk anywhere as long as it is outside, and I promise, it will feel good!  And, it is a great way to explore your city!

Have a great day!

Explore Your City: LUC

13 Nov

Hi!  I am thinking about adding another column to my blog where I highlight different areas of the city we are living in.  I thought this would be fun since  we are new to Corvallis and are loving the opportunity we have to explore a new town.  I think it is important to embrace the city you are living in and find the beauty that surrounds you.  For now, I will be calling this column, Explore Your City.

To start, I wanted to highlight this amazing restaurant we went to the other night in downtown Corvallis.  It is called LUC and you can view the restaurant website here.  LUC’s menu is made from all fresh, local ingredients and they change it every week.  Everything that we ordered was SO yummy.  They also have an extensive drink menu filled with delicious cocktails, beer and wine.  We decided to order their Rye Manhattan and it was perfect.

We were also impressed with the aesthetic/decor of the restaurant.  The food was served on beautiful china and the atmosphere was a perfect balance of modern and vintage.  If you ever find yourself in Corvallis, I highly recommend it.  We already plan to go back next week!

Have a great day!

Ps. I have added a couple new designs to my Christmas card collection and you can view them here.  Let me know what you think!