Sat 17 May

Syttende Mai. (Not sure that's spelled right and too lazy to look it up.) I usually alwats wish Brad a good Syttende Mai if it falls on a work day as he takes his Norwegian heritage quite seriously. He is sort of a citified version of the Norwegian bachelor farmer, personality-wise. We had a great, somewhat lighter dinner at Cafe Chanson last night. Maria served our table which was very nice so we could chat. Maria seems like an assistant manager here as she is very involved in the whole operation. She is also a graduate of the Point dance program under Joan, and has her own small dance company. Sebastian, the chef, also stopped over at our table to say hello. He is really a nice man. We shared a plate of French cheeses for an appetizer, each had a nice side salad. Dad had a royale with gruyere and caramelized onions on sliced toasted baguette. I had crepes with mushrooms, chicken, bacon, and a liggt cream sauce inside and a fried egg and stripof bacon in top. We only ate half or less of the entrees so we have good leftovers for another lunch. We shared an excellent coffee creme brulee for dessert to cap a lovely evening. Our room us a lovely king suite. They have a special going gor any available room at $79/night in May including their awesome breakfast. After showers, we'll go back to the restaurant for Croque Monsieur with fruit, juice, and coffee or something equally delicious. Green Bay doesn't start theur Farmer's Market until next weekend so we have to find other things to do today, but I don't expect we'll lack for options.