Madison weekend

a FANTASTIC weekend was had

with the best of company...

Friday night Wiley Wedding in Windsor, WI:

LOTS of beer consumed...

And good times (read: biscuits & gravy and bathroom tv's)

were had back at the Comfort Inn & Suites...

The weather on Saturday continued to not cooperate.

I've never seen an empty Terrace, mid-May, on graduation weekend. Not a soul.

(view from our Memorial Union hotel room) 

I think it dipped down into the 40's, along with wind and rain.

(a.k.a. no hiking Devil's Lake, no al fresco cocktails.)

But we did go {HERE}, a new place called Merchant,

a gourmet grocer and lunch spot

that serves pretty delicious craft cocktails and small plates by night.

And then we decided to have 1 or 2 (or 10) boots,

of many Capital Brewery colors (Pale Ale, WI Amber, Maibock, & Island Wheat)

at The Capital Tap Haus {HERE}

This got played a  LOT on the juke

(and will be your soundtrack for the remainder of this post):

 And a couple of side beers ( no big deal)...

(Leftover rally sign from earlier in the day. Stay strong, Wisco!)

Topped off with Sunday brunch at Graze {HERE}

YUM.

Now it's back to reality.

I am thankfully OFF today (whoo hoo!),

but I will be working hard to crank out some papers and clean the crib,

all while reminiscing about the weekend and longing for future Madtown visits!

~photos by b~