How Did I Grow Up to Be Such An Old Nerd?

I got up at 5:00 this morning to finish packing for my trip to Oconomowoc, Wi.

This would be a non-stop flight from Tampa to Milwaukee, followed by sitting at the airport for over 6 hours waiting for a co-worker to arrive, then a 45 minute drive to the hotel.

Comfort was the order of the day, so I dressed in blue jeans, a tank top, and a sweater... after all, it was getting down to 55 degrees tonight in Oconomowoc. And I decided to wear my Teva's.And this is when I realized that I'm just an old nerd. I wore white socks with the Teva's. Now this was justifiable in my mind, for several reasons. 1) You have to take your shoes off at the airport and this way, I would at least have on socks so I wouldn't have to walk barefoot on those grungy floors. 2) It's always so cold on airplanes and the socks would keep my feet warm. 3) It was getting down to 55 degrees in Oconomowoc! Excuses aside, I was still an old nerd, which is confirmed by the fact that I would even have considered wearing black socks with the Teva's.

I made it to Milwaukee and used my 6+ hours getting some work done (and it took me all of that time to get my work done) so the time really flew. I got the rental car and picked up Carl and we were finally on the road to Oconomowoc. So then he tells me that he'd never heard of Oconomowoc, but was watching an old re-run of "Married With Children" and Al was actually going there! Apparently, the bra style that Peggy wears is no longer available at their usual store and they were headed to the Oconomowoc "adult" accessory store.

Then, I wasn't really sure I wanted to go to Oconomowoc. We arrived at the Olympia Resort & Spa. It's an older hotel on a beautiful property with a lake, indoor/outdoor swimming pool, shuffle board (the old nerd theme continues), and, of course, a spa. But their on-site steak house was closed. I took the hotel directory with me and Carl & I headed out in search of dinner. I wanted to go to "The Red Circle Inn" (Wisconsin's Oldest Restaurant). When we arrived... it was closed. Good thing I brought that directory with all the restaurant listings! Next choice... "Golden Mast Inn" (on Okauchee Lake). When we arrived... it was closed. OK - 3rd time is a charm and just to make sure, we picked "Schwefel's Restaurant & Lounge" (Open 7 nights a week)! When we arrived... it was closed. You've got to be kidding me!!! By now, we've spent 1 hour looking for a restaurant and it is 8pm (9pm Florida time). We finally settled on "Spinnakers Restaurant & Bar" because it seemed to be in the middle of this little town - not that that means it would be open... but it was.

I had a tasty pan-fried catfish dinner that was pretty delicious!

Needless to say, my workout today was traveling and chasing down dinner.

And now, like the old nerd that I am, I'm off to bed.

I think tomorrow night, we're going back to Golden Mast for dinner. It's right on the lake in a beautiful Bavarian-style setting.