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Andrew and Liz’s Malibu hike

The week that Liz was in town, Andrew actually had several days off!

That Monday the 2 of them decided to go hiking – they went to Malibu so Liz could visit the beach as well.

And Andrew, bless his heart, thought to bring me back the trail map [...]

Schubert family birthday dinner

We have a little pile of birthdays to celebrate at the end of June/beginning of July … Julie’s, Jenae’s and Andrew’s.

On the Sunday that Liz came into town, Julie planned on having everyone over for dinner.

Andrew had already warned Liz that we have kittens (“I LOVE kittens!,” she said), and asked if [...]

another out-of-town guest

Last week we had another out-of-town guest! It’s so nice having a guest room to offer you people …

Our friend Liz came out to visit us from Wisconsin.

Liz grew up in Wisconsin, moved to AZ for a couple years where she worked with Andrew at Hall of Frames, and then moved [...]

Great Dane Pub, WI

After a visit to the Capital and singing some protest songs, Liz, Harvey, Daniel and I headed down the street to the Great Dane Pub & Brewery to sample some of their delicious brews. We drank beer that was brewed downstairs from the bar and played a game of shuffleboard. Daniel and I won [...]

Lake Mendota, WI

Here is a video of frozen Lake Mendota, one of two lakes that define the isthmus which Madison, WI was built upon. The other is Lake Menona (which I did not visit). I don’t recall ever looking out onto a frozen lake before….and it was so cold (at least for me, and I [...]