Not exactly what I had planned

I had a plan for this "Milwaukee Project" and I am not sticking to it at all. In fact, I started five months earlier than I'd originally intended. You see, next fall my youngest will be going into school, and I will have a lot more time on my hands. My plan had been to visit different neighborhoods and see what each has to offer. I made a schedule of sorts, mapped out all sorts of cafes, shops, museums and other things to do and see. Beginning in September.

But then I started to get a little excited. So I started an Instagram account, and changed this blog name. And all of a sudden I was committed, not to a project in several months, but right away. I had intended on doing the vast majority of my exploring alone. I knew it would be easier without kids. However, the two times I took my children on Milwaukee adventures, I enjoyed myself a lot more than I had anticipated. Holey Moley Donuts and a walk around the Historic Third Ward, and Press Waffles and a concert at Anodyne in Walker's Point were quite fun with my kids! 

During the next couple months before summer, my plan is that I don't really have a plan. I want to soak up the last weeks with my youngest before her siblings are home for summer break, and that is going to include taking her with me on various little trips around the city.

And then this summer, I am going to fest it up! Polish, Italian, German, Irish... Maybe more! Plus, of course we'll do typical family summer things, like go to pools and parks, grill out and ride bikes, eat lots of frozen custard. And other such shenanigans.

I admit that things aren't going as planned, but I am having fun, and I can already feel my love and appreciation for Milwaukee growing! I am looking forward to all the great things I'm going to see and do and learn here. I hope you enjoy following me!

Oh and: What are your favorite things to do in Milwaukee during the summer (with or without children)? And, what do you consider an absolute can't miss for me during my urban adventures in Milwaukee?