rocks and sand make me play like a four year old.....

last week, just because we could, we took off for a few days. the idea of flying anywhere was a bit overwhelming with our short notice of "oh my gosh, we can actually leave town," so with just a handful of days to play with, we winged it with a road trip.

we headed north to kohler, south to milwaukee, east on the car ferry to muskegon, michigan, south to holland, michigan down and around to chicago and finally north to head back home. guess what? we do road trips really well. the food {oh my gosh did we eat} was the most memorable part of the trip. well, that and the outdoor hot tub. the weather pretty much sucked, as it was much cooler than what was originally forecasted, but even with my semi constant whining about being cold, i survived. in the middle of lake michigan, on top of the ferry, there was a nano second where i almost froze to death. seriously, i did.

 

we actually came back a day earlier than planned, which worked out fantastically as we were blessed with a day warm enough to take a glorious walk. i actually like to say we went hiking since i wore my hiking boots and we walked three to four miles, but if anyone was watching us they'd say, "nah, that's a walk."

nothing special about my seagull here, but oh my bokeh is simply divine. snort.

this is probably a special lighthouse or something on the milwaukee side of lake michigan, but honestly i don't really know for sure. history and i don't really know each other very well. that rocky relationship started way back in middle school and has just never really taken off.

probably another history making lighthouse...or something.

i hope the long weekend treated all of you wonderfully and that the start of summer in your neck of the woods {hello al roker} has you all smiling and dancing in the sunshine.