Road Trip Recap

Hi folks. Haven't blogged much lately, since I've been on a spring holiday road trip, extending from Decorah in the south, Madison in the middle, and Milwaukee in the east. As is expected, it was a welcome diversion from the entity known as law school.

It's kind of redundant (and boring to others) to just recap what I did, but a quick rundown of the facts is probably in order. Got down to Decorah late Friday night, and spent a very sunny Saturday playing frisbee golf, playing trombone, and hitting favourite Decorah haunts. Such as the Mexican restaurant formerly known as Sabor Latino II and La Rana. Sunday, got up, had some breakfast, and hit the open road to Madison, with a slight detour to the New Glarus Brewery. Sunday evening and Monday was spent visiting friends in Madison, contributing heavily to the Wisconsin economy, going to Irish pubs, etc, etc, etc. Tuesday, headed off to Milwaukee, where we hit the art museum and (unfortunately) the Miller brewery. And Wednesday, a quick stop north of Milwaukee to pick up a trombone part, and back to Decorah.

It's probably too obvious to point out, but the real highlight was being able to spend some time with good friends from college. It seems to me that often times, distance and time starts to erode those friendships that formed at college. Which seems so odd, since they tend to be such intensely personal friendships. They're formed at a time of great personal growth, a time of close proximity, a time of common involvement in common interests. I suppose though, just as water carves canyons out of solid rock and stuff, time and distance does an equal job. And admittedly, I don't always keep up the best contacts with some of my college friends. But what I find most comforting, is the fact that most of my really good college friends have the same interest in keeping those friendships going. So even if we haven't talked for a while, or know what is going on, once we get together, it's like nothing has changed. And I feel extremely fortunate for that.

Of course, it's always nice to be in Decorah, I always tend to have a good time there. It's always a bit odd to walk around the Luther campus not in the student capacity, but the essence of the place is always the same. I don't think that changes. I thought it was great fun to be able to play some trombone in Sperati, which might be my favourite room on campus. And I'm proud to say, I won our second round of frisbee golf. My greatest respect to my crew and all... but suck it.

I had the opportunity to visit two friends in Madison, both of whom work at Epic Systems. One is a good friend from Nottingham, the other a good friend from band. It was very eye-opening to get a tour of the Epic facility outside of town. Words wouldn't really do it justice, but it was something else. I've never seen a workplace of such scale or, I don't know, themed buildings with treehouse conference rooms. No law offices I've been to have a theme.

Anyways, it's always so redundant to explain trips to people, because people get bored hearing about things they didn't experience. So I think I'll stop now. But it was a great trip, a welcome diversion, and a much needed pick me up.

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