Border Battle

Travis, myself, & Bob

Travis had work in Wisconsin again and it just happened to be around the same time as the border battle between the Vikings and the Packers at Lambeau Field on Thursday night. I quickly volunteered to join him! We had a bunch of friends that had also made the trek to Green Bay to cheer on our home team. Even though the game was a little rough to watch we had an awesome time.

By the time we decided we would be traveling, all the hotels were booked. The Roost Bed and Breakfast in Appleton, WI had a cancellation Thursday afternoon so we jumped at the chance and took the room. It was such a darling B & B. The breakfast was delicious and the the other ten people who were staying there had also been at the game the night before so there was plenty of good conversation.

On our way home after Travis’ meeting on Friday, we took a quick detour to check out our good friends family’s supper club, Blink Bonnie. We absolutely loved it, the food was amazing! If you are ever in the area of Minocqua WI, I highly recommend it. After dinner we drove home in white out conditions from, do I dare say it, SNOW!Saturday night, The Breathe Easy Music Festival was fantastic! The bands were awesome, the crowd was pumped and with preliminary numbers, they managed to raise almost $50,000!! Way to go Rob Olson for all your hard work and dedication organizing the event and making a difference in the lives of those suffering from Cystic Fibrosis. I spoke for a few minutes, here is a video.

Rob, who coordinated the entire night, played with his band, Sweet Mash, and sounded great! The Chris Hawkey Band was rockin’, and the evening finished with Sister Hazel.  One of our friends, Chris Thorsen, and his band, The Devon Worley Band, also played and were marvelous. Thanks for participating Chris. I was able to talk with the country duo, Branch & Dean, who are large CF advocates. Steve Branch’s son unfortunately passed away last year from CF. Branch & Dean are working with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to start a national concert tour to bring awareness of CF starting in 2015.

Me and Chris

Steve Branch, myself, Marlon Dean Scallan