Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Never again.

Christina and Ryan, plus Christina's parents and her cousin, were going to the cottage (Alden/Bellaire, MI) for Labor Day Weekend. Brandon's parents were going to be there, too, and they encouraged us to come. We thought "Oh, hey, why not?" I will tell you why not.

TRAFFIC ON LABOR DAY IS A MESS. Other than that, it was a blast. We love spending time with the family, and even though everyone acted like it had been awhile since we'd all been together, it was about the same amount of time as every other "gap" in seeing everyone. It was pretty cool to meet Christina's family - we'd always heard tons about them, but only met the cousin (Eddie) who recently moved to WI from Germany. We had met him the last time we visited Ryan and Christina in WI, but it was nice to get to hang out with everyone.

The weather was horrid. It poured and was windy and kept on raining and kept on raining. We did get the chance to go out on the boat, which is always a treat for people who are not from MI. Torch Lake is by far one of the most gorgeous places ever. The water is beautiful and clear, and the houses on the lake are magnificent. It's rumored that people such as Madonna, Kid Rock and Eminem have houses on the Lake, and it would not surprise me with the places that are there. 

We did get to go into town, and I got some Christmas shopping done! Gifts for two of the cousins and Christina were taken care of (which was a feat, considering Christina was with us) so Brandon and I are one step closer to my end of October holiday shopping deadline.

Now I'm off to what is supposed to be a 4-day work week...except I work on Saturday...and Sunday...

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Never again.

| Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Christina and Ryan, plus Christina's parents and her cousin, were going to the cottage (Alden/Bellaire, MI) for Labor Day Weekend. Brandon's parents were going to be there, too, and they encouraged us to come. We thought "Oh, hey, why not?" I will tell you why not.

TRAFFIC ON LABOR DAY IS A MESS. Other than that, it was a blast. We love spending time with the family, and even though everyone acted like it had been awhile since we'd all been together, it was about the same amount of time as every other "gap" in seeing everyone. It was pretty cool to meet Christina's family - we'd always heard tons about them, but only met the cousin (Eddie) who recently moved to WI from Germany. We had met him the last time we visited Ryan and Christina in WI, but it was nice to get to hang out with everyone.

The weather was horrid. It poured and was windy and kept on raining and kept on raining. We did get the chance to go out on the boat, which is always a treat for people who are not from MI. Torch Lake is by far one of the most gorgeous places ever. The water is beautiful and clear, and the houses on the lake are magnificent. It's rumored that people such as Madonna, Kid Rock and Eminem have houses on the Lake, and it would not surprise me with the places that are there. 

We did get to go into town, and I got some Christmas shopping done! Gifts for two of the cousins and Christina were taken care of (which was a feat, considering Christina was with us) so Brandon and I are one step closer to my end of October holiday shopping deadline.

Now I'm off to what is supposed to be a 4-day work week...except I work on Saturday...and Sunday...

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