Girl's Weekend (3) - Sightseeing

Saturday morning when we woke up we all got ready to go see more of La Crosse (which I must say takes awhile with 5 girls & 1 shower).


We went to the top of Granddad Bluff where you can see Iowa, Minnesota, and of course Wisconsin all at the same time. It is 590 ft above the surrounding land. It also has a great view of La Crosse itself. Behind us in this pic is La Crosse, the Mississippi river, & more bluffs.

After the bluff we decided to hit up the local mall... because we are girls afterall! We stopped at a jewelry store to look at rings for the girls who have boyfreinds who will hopefully be proposing in the near future. ;)

Later on in the afternoon, Amy's friend from college, Liz, showed up to join the party. We passed the afternoon with typical girl talk and fun.

For supper, Jennie made us yummy enchiladas! and Kelly made us some frozen strawberry pie dessert! So good!


We decided to take another walk at night and enjoy the wonderful weather. We visited a garden down by the Mississippi that is split into different 'themes' from around the world. The entry way was modeled after a chinese garden. Above is Kelly, Sarah, Jennie, Me & Liz.



There was a pond with a stream and a bridge that was just screaming for a picture.


We got to see a beautiful sunset on the Mississippi River. This gazebo was in the garden by the river - so beautiful!

Kelly & me by the Mississippi.

We decided to stay in for the night, so we rented a few movies.

Sunday morning we chilled some more before leaving for home. It was a wonderful weekend, I had so much fun hanging out with old friends!

Girl's Weekend (2) - Bar Hoppin' Fools

Friday night we ate at a local mexican resturant in La Crosse. We got there *just* in time for the happy hour margaritas - Yummy!!!

We then went back to Amy's apartment to play some cards while enjoying a few drinks before getting ready to hit up the bars downtown. The bars are between Amy's apartment and the Mississippi - just a short walk from her place.

First, we visited Who's On Third? which has these wonderful fishbowl's. Very good! (although Amy says the blue one is better)

Enjoying the Fishbowl!


Then, we went to The Library

where they played some great music we could dance to!


Next, we stopped at Coconut Joe's & Legend's (which are 2 bars connected together). They play different music, so of course we danced at both places!

We then continued on to Brother's and Cheap Shot's (where the Jenna Jameson shot is wonderful!)

We then started to make our way back up the street, where we stopped at The Library again to dance and sing at the top of our lungs...


and then we passed a bar blasting some loud music, and using their fog machine a little bit too much... but we had a lot of fun dancing there.

Once we made it back to Amy's house, we found some munchies before heading to bed for the night and more adventure on Saturday...

Girl's Weekend - Down by the River

This past weekend was a girls (extended) weekend! Jennie, Kelly & I packed our things and took a trip to visit Amy in La Crosse, WI. Sarah also drove down from the cities for some fun! Amy happens to be finishing school this month, so this was our last opportunity to visit her.

La Crosse is located on the Mississippi River, and Amy's apartment happens to be within walking distance. So, we wandered down to the river to enjoy the beautiful weather!

We took the opportunity to take some beautiful pictures by the river. It was so much fun!!! Above is Jennie, Amy, Me, Sarah, & Kelly.

We stole the idea for this pic from Jennie's sister - but it turned out great!

In the back of this picture is the Mississippi River Bridge (aka Cass Street Bridge) over the Mississippi.

There was a fountain in the park by the river and we had a lot of fun taking pics there too! I love the faces in the pics from our fountain jumping!