Coming to you from Michigan this day, I am happy to announce our vacation is in full swing now and everybody is having a great time at Grandma and Grandpa Kenny's house. Our time has been full of cousins, aunts & uncles, food, food and more food, swimming at Uncle Chad's house, and a few friends thrown in for the heck of it.
The train ride east took a bit of creative thinking when we got into Chicago 5 hours late and missed both connecting trains to Michigan. I had to wait in line another hour to get return tickets and that went badly when I got to the agent and didn't have a photo ID on me. Things quickly went south, my freedom was threatened with a security guard and I had flashbacks of being in Frankfurt, Germany some years ago with the Green Police and a tiny interrogation room....
Mom and Dad drove across the state to pick us up, borrowing Chad's van on an instant notice. We arrived in Lapeer at 0300 Wednesday morning, 36 hours after setting off from Bridgeport, and decided to sleep in.
All toll, we have toured Chad & Marie's new place, went swimming in their pool, tried the kids' feet at walking on stilts, spent a day at my grandma's house in Marlette, went on an all day shopping spree with Meegan in Romeo, purchasing, among many other things, a rain barrel that Allen is in town putting together for her. I also found a pair of shoes to wear with my dress tonight, thanks to Allen's keen eye! Meegan and I went to town this morning to get our nails done. Let's hope after 2 hours in a chair, I can keep them looking fabulous for the next 12 hours! Not an easy task for me. I was told, "No tree climbing this afternoon and no random hikes in the woods"..... what fun is that??
Last night was a get together at Louie's bar before our class reunion tonight and I have to say, I had a great time. Allen & Jonathan (yes, I brought two dates) hung out in the corner, snapping photos and chatting the night away, while I mingled with my increasingly drunk friends and caught up on 15 years of lost time. I didn't know I had so many friends, then or now. We are all a bit older and some of us wiser and I was glad to get to be a part of it. Looking forward to another great evening with even more past friends.
More to come from this trip....
No comments:
Post a Comment