It has taken me a while to write this special blog post because I have been super busy. But hey better late than never! I got the privilege of going to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to visit my cousin, Stephanie. I had the time of my life. I left on July 31st and returned on August 7th. I will tell you what we did day by day! Enjoy!
July 31st
I had a VERY early flight to Atlanta. My flight left Memphis at 6:00 AM. I landed in Atlanta at 8:15. I had a layover, so I had some time to find my next gate and get something to eat. I left Atlanta at 10:30 AM (Atlanta time) and arrived in Milwaukee at 11:33,(Milwaukee time). Confusing I know but it was about a 2 hour flight from Atlanta to Milwaukee. Let me just throw this out there, I hate flying SO much but I seemed to managed on the way there. Stephanie was there to pick me up at the airport. Okay, it was cold up north compared to Memphis. I felt like I needed a coat. We stopped on the way to get some lunch then Stephanie dropped me off at her apartment and she went back to work. I ate lunch and went straight to sleep. 4 hours to be exact. Stephanie got home at 5:30 and we went and got some dinner, came home, and went to bed. End Day 1.
August 1st
I woke up at 11:00. I ate some breakfast and basically just chilled the rest of the day. Not too much happened on this day, except relaxing :) End Day 2.
August 2nd
Ahhhhh Friday! Steph got off at 11:30 so we got to hang out more this day! We just hung around until it was time to go to the Milwaukee Brewers game! SO MUCH FUN. Plus, the stadium was super cool. Sadly, they lost but it was still fun. They gave away $10 dollar vouchers because their star player had just got suspended and I guess they wanted people to come to the game. We got to see Hank Aaron so that was pretty cool. End Day 3.
August 3rd
CHICAGO!!!!! I finally got to go to a big city. Me and Stephanie already planned a trip when me and Kelsey turn 30. All 3 of us are going to New York City. Get ready for Cousins Take New York. Anyways back to the point. It was about a 2 hour drive to Chicago from Milwaukee. We got up early and drove there. I was not prepared for how much walking we would be doing. Yes, I should of listened and took a tour bus like my grandma said. haha. There was a Music Festival going on while we there, so that made it even more crowded. We basically saw all of Chicago in one day. Here are a bunch of pictures describing our experience! If you would like to see all the pictures I took, then look on Facebook. We drove back and couldn't move the next because we were so sore!! End Day 4.
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| me with the Chicago skyline |
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| American Girl Doll Store |
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| Millennium Park |
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| Me at Trump Tower |
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| Steph at Trump Tower |
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| I wish I could afford this |
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| Wrigley Building |
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| Me and Steph at The Bean |
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| Trump Tower |
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| The 'L' |
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| ESPN Chicago |
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| me and Steph at the bean |
August 4th
We planned on going to the Wisconsin Sate Fair but after the soreness we were feeling we did not go. We ended up watching the NASCAR race and napping. That afternoon/night we went to Lake Michigan and had a picnic. We even took Cooper with us. It was chilly and yes, I was wearing a jacket because I'm lame. Then we came back and watched all of our shows!! End Day 5.
August 5th
Boo the weekend was over, for Stephanie at least. I didn't do much on this day except I cleaned Stephanie's living room and kitchen. When Stephanie got home from work, we went out and ate Mexican food. End Day 6.
August 6th
Well it was my last day in Wisconsin and I was kinda sad. I didn't want my vacation to end. I didn't want to go back to the real world. But I had to. I made the most of my last day and went to a new yogurt place that had just opened. I also walked to a local restaurant and had lunch. I wish Stephanie could of gone with me but she was at work. We went to Applebee's for dinner and it was delicious. When we got home we went straight to sleep because my flight back to Memphis was super early the next morning. End Day 7.
August 7th
My alarm was set for 2 AM. Yes, you read that right. My flight left Milwaukee at 5:10 AM. It was the cheapest flight so I felt like I could manage. I was the first one to go through security at the Milwaukee airport. Check that off the bucket list. hahah just kidding. This flight had really bad turbulence. I literally thought my death was near. The plane was rocking back and forth and shaking. I was basically holding on for dear life. Anyways, I arrived SAFELY in Atlanta, GA at 8:05 AM (Atlanta time). I had a 2 hour layover so I got a bite to eat and found my gate. My plane was supposed to leave at 10:10 AM (Atlanta time) but we did not end up leaving till after 11:00 AM. Out of nowhere came a storm and they shut all flights out of the Atlanta airport down. Great, just what I want to hear. We were literally on the runway for an hour before we left. I FINALLY arrived in Memphis, Tennessee at 11:30 AM (Memphis time). Dad and Kelsey picked me up from the airport and we went to have lunch with Mom. I was not feeling well, so when we got home I slept for a good 6 hours. My trip was over. End Day 8.
I hope you enjoyed reading about my trip. I had so much fun. Stayed tuned within the next few weeks for a blog named 3 years later. You don't want to miss it.
Thanks for reading :)
Kristen Leigh Buynar
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