Vacation Recap

Well....our vacation didn't go quite as planned.  But it turned out perfect nonetheless.


It rained....A LOT.  


Saturday, we finished packing up the car and dropped Wally off at Camp Bow Wow.  We made the trek up north (several pit stops to go to the bathroom and stretch our legs).  We set up camp, made dinner, and had a short fire before the sprinkles started.  Thankfully, it was after 10pm so we just went to bed.  


Sunday, we got up and made our way to Petoskey.  We stopped in Cross Village to enjoy a Father's Day lunch at Leg's Inn.  The Polish food was amazing.  We spent the afternoon in Petoskey and cooked fajitas when we got back to our site.  We randomly decided to cover everything up again that night.  And thank goodness we did.  It rained all night.


The rain finally stopped late Monday morning.  I was pretty upset at this point after looking at the extended forecast...rain every day.  We got ready and drove up to Tahquamenon Falls.  We ate a quick lunch and got to see the falls very quickly before it started poring.  We experienced thunderstorms, hail, etc. on our drive back.  It stopped raining by the time we made it to Mackinaw City so we walked around a bit, bought some fudge, and ate pizza at Mama Mia's (a tradition in my family).


Aaron checked the weather again and severe storms were on their way.  So, after much debate, we packed up in the rain and decided to head home.  I was crying, Aaron did everything he could to make me feel better.  But the vacation ended up being much better then I would have thought. 


Tuesday, we set all of the gear up to dry out, cleaned up a bit, then headed to Grand Rapids once things were picked up.  We visited the Farmer's market my dad works at, made a trip to Rocky's for ice cream, and watched the Tigers.  Wednesday, Aaron and I headed to Hoffmaster State Park to enjoy the beach since we couldn't up north.  The weather was perfect.  There was a wind all day so we were never hot.  Before heading back to pick up Wally from my parent's, we stopped in Grand Haven for dinner on the channel and walked along the pier.


Thursday, there was a Tiger's day game, so we decided to go.  We were both soaked by the time we got back to our car (it was that hot).  It was our anniversary, so we went out for a nice dinner.  Four years!  It's amazing how fast time has gone.  We rented a movie and just relaxed the rest of the night.


Friday, we woke up and headed to Greenfield Village.  Neither of us had been since a school field trip, so it was fun to see everything.  I was exhausted by the time we left.  Saturday, was the end of our "stay-cation" so we cleaned and did laundry and birthday party in Ferndale.  


And today we registered!  It only took us THREE HOURS.  I thought it went fast, but we both were exhausted.  Aaron took a few rests in the glider/rocker section :)  Baby Bargains was a lifesaver and I'm so thankful my friend recommended that book.  Andrea and I have a girls' night planned this week to go through everything too to make sure I didn't miss anything.  


Now, I'll leave you with a few pictures from the trip :)

Petoskey

Road to the Falls (Mackinaw Bridge)

The Falls (right where I had my pic
taken with my parents when I was little)

Self portrait at the Tigers Game

Hoffmaster State Park (Aaron is in the water)

Before our anniversary dinner (21+ weeks)

Greenfield Village

I can't believe it's already time to go back to work :(  Every vacation must come to an end though.  Only one week and then there is a short week because of the 4th!  I can make it :)