Happenings

So last week, my niece, MoHiggins, came to visit us in Michigan. We were thrilled to have family come and see us and to show off our little town. After picking up some famous Chicago dogs at Portillos, we zoomed home and began our week.

Downtown Grand Rapids is only a minute big with fascinating buildings. Reminds me of Old Sacramento but with more sizable and useable buildings.

We planned on walking through it but it was late. Instead we just started the tours over the course of the week. We showed her Lake Michigan. Where we learned that we actually like the lake in the fall. It was a beautiful but cool day. We forgot blanket and a picnic basket but still it was fun.

The next day we headed to Meijer's Garden and chased chipmunks and odd birds while looking at different sculptures. We walked trails, climbed tree houses, played in log cabins, lied to koi fish and got lost in a maze. But it was fun! We didn't get to see the whole thing as it is huge and would take 2 days to all of it, but totally worth our time. 

After hanging out until the early morning hours we made our way to Saugatuck, Mi to check out the yachts, chase black squirrels and shop in eclectic shops. We managed to stop at a bar & grill and get lamb sliders. Yum!

Between all the running around, walking trails, music exchange and movie watching the week ended too fast and we were back in Chicago saying our goodbyes. I had forgotten how much i miss normal people to talk to and realize I need to get back to West Coast. Maybe I just need to create some sort of village here. Maybe I should just work at moving back harder.