Another busy spring month in photos…

Another month has slipped by. I don’t know how that happened! As you’ll see, I’ve been a busy girl. So without further ado, I present you “Heidi’s photos/fishing/running/TroutUnlimited Adventures!”

Baby Grant. Too precious.

Evening run with Brian!

A precious Easter orchid from my beloved Grampie.

Snow on Easter Day, and cuddling with my BFF, baby Halle.

A Spa 212 photo shoot. Tanner’s a trooper!

Busting out new shoes!

A few new shots for the folks at Fehrman Orthodontics…

I’m keeping up with singing to my seeds and sprouts. They love jazz.

More spring running, even past “Lake Frederick.”

Went fishing with Doug. Cold, cold water, and snow-covered rocks.

Bistro 212 hosted a cooking class. Italian food!!

Went to a Hornberg chapter TU board meeting…

Had a shoot (and lunch!) at Red Eye Brewing.

Had a photo shoot at WISH steakhouse. Yum!!!

Hit up Guu’s with my friends.

Went to a presentation by George Kraft and commented on by Katrina Shankland.

Took photos of the gorgeously pregnant Kendra, one of two winners of our Olivia Act contest.

Threw in a cold weather 12 miler.

Got my car stuck in the spring mud.

Went fishing and exploring with Laura.

Survived an ice and freezing rain storm.

Hung out with Ashley, an encaustic artist…

Captured the lovely spring-turned-winter wedding of Laurie and Henry.

Discovered it wasn’t squirrels that were emptying my bird feeder, it is DEER.

Went to Clay Corner to paint Misty’s paw prints that we made when she was still here.

Celebrated Ian’s first communion. Congratulations, kiddo!

Took a shameless selfie with Grampie.

Did polka dot manicures for little girls. Love that!

Went for a sunny run. Special thanks to the car full of teenagers for the shouted, “Hey, baby!”

Met with my favorite Lifest photographer men for coffee, geeking out, and laughs…

Went fishing in the Driftless.

(Caught a lot of sticks…)

Went to the Trout Unlimited Upper Midwest Regional Meeting, learned a lot, gave a little presentation.

(Met the CEO)

Came home to a heart-nosed pup.

And I’m back in my office, hard at work.

Here’s to more fun in the next month!

Miles this year: 159.6

March 2013 in images…

I worked with a luthier…

Went to a treadmill party…

Ran the Bock run with Brian (and lots of our friends)…

Went to Rusty’s with more friends…

Did a brown trout manicure…

Took photos at Gallery Q…

Said goodbye to Stu (rest in peace, fisherman, educator, and friend)…

Took Abbie to the vet…

Ran indoors…

Shot Gypsy Radio, a rock concert, for my friend Brendan (and caught up with Graham!)…

Went up to Marquette for the UP Builders Show and sold nuts…

Ran along Lake Superior and accidentally took a selfie while running…

Ate delicious “Cajun” food…

Ate fresh whitefish in Mexican food…

Gave Abbie a bath…

Met with Brody about designing a fish hook bracelet…

Did a shoot at Cronies and ate a delicious breakfast…
Captured a Zumbathon…

Celebrated St Patrick’s Day in Chicago…

Ran along Lake Michigan and on Chicago streets…

Drove my tired friends home

Battled spring snow…

Did a shoot with the adorable Rogne family…

Ran in 4 degree weather with Sarah…

Took a half day trip to Madison…
Ran a nine miler with Scott…

And last, but not least, made delicious shrimp tacos.

March might be my favorite month so far. I might officially change my name to Heidi Busy Oberstadt.

Miles this year: 127.6

Friends, love, and collaborations.

Hey, y’all. I’ve had too much fun in the last couple weeks. I’ve tried to squeeze in all of my favorite things. Here’s a recap, heavy on the photos.
I went for a nasty, slushy, slippery run with George.

Twinsies.

I had an amazing lunch with Nancy and Rickopedia. Two wonderfully kind people, two intelligently training athletes. Whenever I catch up with them, I leave 1) smiling, and 2) smarter. Or at least with a good running head screwed on my shoulders.

Rainbow trout pedicure… yes, I invented it.

Lunch with Jake, an uplifting, funny, caring, drummer. He says, “Hi!”

Lunch with Bill. I have spring fever, and he’s rooting for cold weather.

Happy Valentine’s Day to me! Brian made my day by grilling out for dinner and bringing my flowers and my favorite kinds of dark chocolate.

I did a photo shoot at Bistro 212 for their Valentine’s Dinner. Love the owners, love the chef, love the food. Here’s a few of my favorites.

I even dolled up for the occasion. Well, that… And it was date night. B and I headed over to Waupaca to hear our favorite Peach play.

We met with Jim and Megan to finalize photo plans for their 2014 wedding. I’ve known Megan since junior high, so it was wonderful to reconnect over something as lovely as a wedding

I got my car back, too. no picture, just pure happiness over here. Two weeks without it really reminded me of how blessed I am to have a vehicle of my own.
One more shoot over at 212, with some of their trainers and a TRX demo.

A few training runs with Brian, getting him ready for next weekend’s Bock run… But I forgot to take many photos. Picture a red-faced, happy couple. here’s one that B took.


I went to Katrina Shankland’s public office hours to ask questions and learn more about the mining bill currently in our state.

I went up to Wausau to meet my friend, Melissa. She works for the Girl Scouts, and I’m working on a top-secret super-awesome collaboration between GSA and Trout Unlimited.

A TU general meeting, with a presentation from Wyatt and Matt about fishing the tributaries to the Great Lakes…

We got a new mattress! Since it was being delivered while B was at work, we moved our old mattress and boxspring into the living room Thursday night, so I could haul it outside by myself. It was strange sleeping on my bed, but in the living room. I loved sleeping next to my marimba.

We celebrated National Margarita day by making shrimp tacos with fresh corn tortillas and strawberry margaritas. Delicious!

Saturday brought lunker structure building with TU. Yes, they let me use the big nailer. I may have not been the most efficient, but they let me do it anyway. What a group.

I think I got an albino kiwi. Is that a thing? Or maybe it is some kind of crazy hybrid…

One last thing. thanks for hanging in here!
I went to a wonderful concert over at Scaraboccio Art Museum today: Faure and John Cage, sung by Susan Bender. It was wonderful- one of those concerts that reminds me how blessed I am to be able to appreciate and understand truly good music.

I’m loving my life. That’s all I can say right now.

Miles this year: 65.65

Fishing on my mind.

Hey, friends! It’s been a great week up here. I was able to get in a few great snowy runs, instead of being on the treadmill.

It was warm enough for 3/4 length pants one day. Days like that make my spring fever much worse!
One of the perks of this cold weather is the ice fishing. I went out with my friend, Matt, and caught some of my biggest fish yet. Those pike just smile so much and have such amazing teeth.

I can operate that auger all by myself. In fact, I came home smelling like fish and gasoline. Brian’s a lucky guy!
Earlier this week, the Fly Fishing Film tour came through town. Well, came through DePere. I didn’t have a ticket (they sold out quickly!), but Matt had to work, so he gave me his. A bunch of guys from our chapter of TU headed over for the show. To be honest, it was one of those times that I was glad to be one of the few women- there was no line for the restroom! Winter events like that make me excited for fly fishing this spring.
My new glasses came in this week, too. I like to call this look nerdy-chic.

Yesterday, our TU chapter hosted a fly-tying workshop. We even had a few girls come out!

Way to go, ladies. I hope they find some hungry bass with those pink flies
Brian’s been spending every spare moment working on my car. It’s still giving us a load of trouble! I spent my morning in yoga pants, with my head in here…

I don’t know how he works on this all the time. I guess it’s safe to say I’m not a gear head.
Please send prayers and positive energy our way so I can have my car back soon!

Miles this year: 39.25

Fishermen, dancers, runners, and musicians.

I usually keep myself pretty busy, but I’m doing a great job of running myself ragged lately!
Last you heard, I was heading over to O’so for their special release. Ooh, it was worth it!

We also stopped by at Central Waters’ anniversary party. Last weekend was filled with good beer and good company. We even ran into Sarah!

We had some wintery weather here, which made playing in the snow and ice a lot of fun.

The snow froze into ice on the end of my ponytail, and whenever I turned my head to look before crossing the street, I was whipped with that icy hair!

I finished up my run in time to head up to Wausau to take my gramps to lunch with an old friend.

Gary Borger is well-known in the fly fishing world, and he’s a fishing friend of my gramps’. I was reading one of Gary’s books, and he told a few stories about fishing with Grandpa a long time ago! How cool.

I was lucky enough that Gramps sent me home with one of his orchids.

It’s brightening my kitchen counter in a bud vase.

The middle of my week and weekend were dominated with photo shoots. I got the chance to meet up with a few running friends of mine who are being featured in Hoopla for their work on the Point Bock Run.

The race sold out in record time this year, and Brian and I are lucky to have registered in time!
I also had a photo shoot at Waupaca’s Ale House for River Cities Jazz. I know a lot of the musicians in that group, and it was wonderful to hear them play again.

It started snowing during the gig, so it was a slippery drive home. We’ve had our share of winter weather this week, for sure!
On Saturday morning, I was able to take in a rehearsal of the Point Dance Ensemble. I’ve known their director, Pam, since I was in college, and it’s always a pleasure to see what projects she’s working on.

I logged a few miles (indoors, sadly) and got ready to head north for the Wisconsin Trout Unlimited State Council Banquet. I sold tickets, as usual, and enjoyed the company of our state’s fishing community.

The live music this year was provided by John Greiner and Mat Buchman. It was a joy to hear them play once again.

There was a new award this year, called the Unsung Hero award, and each chapter had the opportunity to nominate one of their members. We were so pleased to be able to nominate Norb!!

I took photos of lots of the prizes, but I was lucky enough to win one. Here’s my haul…

Now I guess I have to find someone to tell me if I should hang this bamboo rod on the wall, or have it worked on and fish with it!
Brian was able to fix my car and is currently on his way home from Green Bay after working on it since Friday night. I’m so excited to get my car back
Hope you had a good weekend! Happy Superbowl Commercial Sunday! Go, Pack, GO!

Miles this year: 29

Onion update…

Bad news first, or good news?

Hey, friends.
It’s been a heck of a long week over here.
My water pump and thermostat went out in my Stratus, so we’re down to one car until we can come up with a grand to have it repaired If you see me cruising around in Brian’s rusty blue Subaru with a dent in the front from a small deer collision, please give me a wave and send some positive vibes our way Also, if you’re in Point and in need of a car shop, go to Auto Select. I love the one on Hwy 10- they are so nice and provide really good service.
Did you know that a car can overheat, even when it’s -4 degrees outside?

I also had a dentist appointment that didn’t go quite as planned- there was a problem with how my body was processing the numbing shots, so it was a very painful filling. I was supposed to have two cavities filled, but I postponed the second one until next month. Ouch!

Our back door is frozen shut, so we have to carry Abbie out the front door to take her out.

And last but not least in my list of depressing news, yesterday was the one year anniversary of losing Rachael. I’ve been truly amazed at how much God can heal a broken heart in a year’s time…

I certainly miss her smile and positive attitude. We were kindred spirits, like that.
In positive news, I used my cast iron skillet (thanks, Jean!) for the first time to make cornbread!

I’ve also been able to get our humidity in the house up to a comfortable level, leading to some crazy curls…

I had the Safelite guy come out and take care of the chip in my windshield. Yay!

Our guest speaker for our Trout Unlimited meeting this month was James Card. He spoke last night about his guiding experience in South Korea and he showed us amazing pictures of the different types of fish! My favorite was this fish called a cherry trout, with cute little stripes!

I got my hands on the sheet music for Rhythm Song, and I’m relearning it. It’s like reuniting with an old friend. I tore my hands open already on those mallets. Good memories!

I zipped over to Adventure 212 this morning for a photo shoot with their new chef in the bistro. Delicious food and good company- I had a great time!

Yeah, I ate that cupcake. Coconut. Delicious.
Brian and I are just getting ready to head over to O’so for their special bottled release of Bourbon Barrel Night Train. I’m in heaven. Catch you later!

Miles this year: 21.25

Onion update…

A double date and ice fishing.

I’d been feeling sick for so long that I forgot how wonderful it is to be healthy. I’ve been a busy bee, catching up on work and catching up on fun, too.
B and I went out with Amy and her boyfriend, Chris. Sushi and The Mustache? We love funk music, and you all know I love to dance. Someone had some mustaches to share with the crowd…

Awesome evening, indeed. We got home late, but I peeled myself out of bed early on Saturday to go ice fishing with Wyatt and Matt.

It was a really interesting experience. When I went in that little tent thing that Matt brought, it was dark enough that I could see all the way to the bottom of the lake. I saw all sorts of cute perch under the water, and I saw northern and large mouth bass above the water. Friends, if you’ve never seen a northern’s teeth, they’re impressive.
Wyatt’s son is the cutest little fisherman. He was a good role model for me- by the end of the day, I’d touched wax worms (gross) and put a hook through two different minnows. Be impressed. This is a big step!
After I got off the ice, I headed over to a fly fishing show in Menasha. It was my first show, and I was rather outnumbered. One Heidi, many fisherman. I was meeting up with my friend Tim, from Tight Lines. He put together a couple helpful fly tying sets for me, and we worked out a plan for some promo photos for the shop. Come May, I’ll be up north shooting fish and guides! I think it will be a great time.
On my way back into town, I saw my favorite sign at Checks yet…

It was almost sundown, but I had enough time to squeeze in a short run to family video. It turns out that most fisherman (and women!) have seen this movie…

A River Runs Through It. The snow and wind picked up on my way home, making me feel even more crazy for running home with my debit card in one hand and a movie in the other,

I arrived home about the same time as B, and he thought it was very sweet that I suggested a movie night, but informed me that we actually own that movie. Ha! I guess now I am out of excuses as to why I haven’t seen it. It has a young Brad Pitt, how bad can it be?
See you soon, friends. Stay warm out there!
.:heidi:.

P.S. onion update…

Miles this year: 9.25