MICHIGAN!

While Andy was on a conference call I ran into town in an attempt to get my nails done. The owner of the shop I popped into in Huntington had these words of advice for me … ‘early bird get worm – we have no appointment for you.’  Jackass - your shop only opened 10 minutes ago!

We decided to make an unplanned detour into Michigan to see our son Reid and his girlfriend Gabby. It’s just a few hours out of the way and I didn’t want to miss an opportunity to see them. Can’t wait to see our family!!!

I always get a thrill being in my home state – it feels great when we see the Welcome to Michigan sign. It  does feels a bit strange being here and knowing we won’t be able to see Andy’s parents and sister Sheri and my sisters Marise & Denise, brothers Ned & Marc, Aunt Mary Jane and lots & lots of nieces/cousins. We'll be back next summer for a nice long visit with everyone!

Reid & Gabby came over and we had a great visit. The next morning we met our neice Kristina over at Reid & Gabby's and headed out to lunch.

There was a home game for University of Michigan - what craziness! The streets are packed with people - driving is impossible. All Reid's neighbors have fans parked in their yards and charge them for parking a mile away! There were planes filling the sky with advertising banners - also skywriting fans!

We had a fantastic visit with the kids and heard all about Kristina's experiences in dental school at U of M. Reid & Gabby are taking a month long trip to Japan- they leave in two weeks - and we heard all about their plans. It's going to be the trip of their dreams!

Hated to say goodbye - but we need to get back on the road - we have a schedule to keep!