My mom Nancy and I drove up to Madison to spend quality weekend time with my sister Kristine in early March. Madison is the capital of Wisconsin and is a 2.5 hour drive from Chicago.
Saturday began with brunch at the Cafe Hollander. The majority of the day was then spent visiting Kristine’s work, called Epic, which is a big healthcare software company known for their electronic health records system. I was expecting to walk around a giant singular office building. Instead Epic has multiple campuses with a variety of story-themed office buildings. There was the “Oz”, “Wizard Campus”, “Storybook Land”, “Alice”, “Barnyard”, “The Chocolate Factory” and more! You have to see it to believe it. It was quite an adventure going through the different lands and learning about the odds and ends of this organization. One of the coolest parts was checking out the 15,000 seat auditorium in the “Deep Space”. This is where they hold their monthly staff meetings. After ooo-ing and ahhh-ing in Epic, we saw the movie Bohemian Rhapsody at the Silver Cinemas in Market Square.
On Sunday, we toured the Madison state capitol building, which was just a ten minute walk from Kristine’s apartment. It was an enjoyable experience learning about the history of the capitol and state government. Did you know that Madison was the first state capital to adopt the electronic voting system? We then checked out a used bookstore in downtown Madison called “A Room of One’s Own” and ate pizza slices at Ian’s. Being with family is a treasure and I really cherished our time together in Madison.
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