Whew, what a New Years Eve! Jess and I expanded our adventures in Madison Wisconsin, and ventured over to Milwaukee for the evening. We met up with our friends Mel, Chris, Terry, and Sara.

We chose this year to have a fun but classy New Years Eve experience. Thus, dinner and drinks and drinks ensued.

We found our selves enjoying a 5 course dinner at a swank little downtown restaurant called Cafe Vecchio Mundo. Cafe Vecchio Mundo is one of our favorite drink places and has, I would say, Milwaukee’s best Martinis. Vecchio’s dinner was fabulous! Of course all of us and our gourmand ways, were pretty stuffed by the 5th course.

That being said, the fifth course included pecan pie, a chocolate brownie/torte, Whipped Strawberry Flan (served in a wine glass), and the most ridiculous scoop of Captain Morgan ice cream. It is a good thing we walked from our hotel, because that ice cream was delicious…but potent.

After a brief digestion period, we went out to John Hawks Pub, nestled on the river that runs through Milwaukee. This was our first visit and the place was great. It was a classy little pub and with a British pub feel. (including a live blues band and no cover charge) With a little more fog, I could have thought I was on the “Queen’s Island” prepping for a futbol match.

A few drinks later, we found ourselves back at our hotel watching Carson announce the Ball Drop in the Big Apple and counting along with the last few minutes of 2006.

2006 was very good to us and part of me will miss the old gal. However, we have a wedding to attend to and a plethora of new and exciting moments to prepare for.

Thanks to everyone who made 2006 a great year for Jess and I. Here’s to a wonderful 2007!