Yesterday early afternoon we left home to begin our four days in Michigan. We were also able to bring our sweet pup with us, which has truly been a treat. I plugged the address into my phone, and we were off. The beginning of the trip had us not on the interstate, which we all really enjoyed. As we got along further, I realized that we were going to start to follow the path that my family took when we traveled to my grandparents' vacation home in Coldwater, MI. The memories came flooding back. Had we gotten an earlier start, I would have asked Andrew to spend 1/2 hour driving through the town. It's been nine years since I was there for a couple of hours, and 30 years since I'd been able to really visit.
It's one of the many things that have made me want to pick up the phone and call and discuss with my dad during this trip. He's been gone nearly eight years, but there are still so many things I want to tell him each and every day. I know I'm not alone in that.
The trip got off to a bit of a rough start in that the motel in which we are staying is not nearly as nice as we had anticipated it being. It's also further out of town than we had planned. As it turns out, it's not causing any problems. Last evening consisted of a quick dinner and a trip to the grocery. The kids hit the pool for about 20 minutes, and we just relaxed.
This morning Andrew took our pup on a walk and then we hung out a bit more. We decided to hit one of the state parks with a beach, and we were delighted we could bring Abby along as well! It was very pretty, and the breeze keeps things from being too warm. We were even able to be up on the dune where there was some shade. It was so funny to watch Abby dig and dig and dig so that she could create a hole. She preferred waiting for the rest of the family by sitting in that hole. She wanted nothing at all to do with being down at the water, so she and I hung out and just enjoyed the view. Unfortunately, she got sand in her eye and that has been bothering her a little bit. The other downside was that while we were hiking back to our car from the beach, Abby's leash got caught around my legs. Catherine didn't understand what was happening and wouldn't drop the leash, so I have pretty bad rope burn on the backs of my knees. Ugh! Life goes on though.
We had a nice dinner at a brewery where Andrew and I each tried a flight of four different beers. We finished that up with ice cream, which always tastes better on vacation! We still have two full days before we head home Friday, and overall we are enjoying the more relaxed pace!
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