First, thank you madison illini alum for joining us at lauren's family's home. In fact, as tribute to lauren's very sweet mom, i will blog today.Today was an easy day. My group--consisting of gabrielle, dyvia, rachel and connor--took the 60-something miles into wisconsin at a pleasant pace. Ivy and I sang christmas, chinese, beatles, and spanish songs. Out of these random sound bites I felt we could pull off a pretty good duet. She, of course, would sing the high notes and I the low.But the thought of organizing a proper song would have to wait at least 30 more miles. Singing quickly turned into stomach rumbling; but, it did not last. We stoped at a convenience store and bought some, according to Maggie, "fresh" Wisconsin cheese--it came in a sealed bag. Of course the quotes above were meant to show sarcasm but I, on the other hand, found it tasty and filing. Maggie kindly let me have a second, and third, hand full.So far, Wisconsin has been amazing. The people. The sights. The food. I guess that's why I volunteered to drive the van. I'm a little scared, but, if others can do it, so can I. Wish me luck! It seems a bit stressful but, maybe, it can also be enjoyable.