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08/27/05 - Grand Haven, MI (Photos) Still hanging out in GH... |
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We understand that a few of you have been checking in with us recently. Thanks for reading...we appreciate it and we're always glad to hear from you! Now, you may be wondering "what on earth are they still doing in Grand Haven?" (and rightly so!). Well, we've been doing some low-key visiting and finally just relaxing. No more shopping for all the things we now need to jam in the car and bring back to Mexico for the condos, no more rushing to parades and fireworks, no more driving all over the state to visit our awesome friends and family.
We have really enjoyed all of our visits (after all, it's why we come!): Scott's family up at Torch Lake, Caroline's sister Jen and her husband Ivan in the Detroit area and her aunt Nancy, who was visiting in Grand Haven (great to see you Nancy, but too short!), Scott's parents in Dexter, Chris and Jacque in East Lansing and Sean and Lindsay in Chelsea. But it's been great spending the past week just...hanging...out...and...doing...nothing!
So, what have we really been doing here, you ask? I know, I know; most people (and Scott may be included in this category! haha) would die of boredom sitting around GH for this long. Well, Caroline is insistent on reliving the summer vacations of her youth, which included being so under-occupied that it would appear as complete and utter boredom to the casual observer. However...it has been so wonderful skipping off to the beach whenever the mood strikes. The lake water's cooled off a bit, but that didn't stop us from going in after roasting on our beach towel like rotisserie chickens. And we've finally picked up our tennis rackets again after a three-year hiatus and have been having fun working on our tennis game...everyday (but jeez we're getting old - Caroline has sustained wrist and foot injuries while Scott has a case of tennis elbow!). We take walks on the boardwalk and the beach and the pier, enjoying the beautiful West Michigan sunsets that rival those in Mexico. We stop in at Caroline's favorite breakfast spot, the Morningstar Cafe, for the delicious flavored coffee and, after a leisurely meal, we still have time to browse the aisles of the wonderful independently owned bookstore next store. We've hiked the trails to the beach at the beautiful new Rosy Mound Nature Area. We stroll down Washington street, window shopping in the pleasant touristy shops. We enjoyed a drink and a meal at a pleasant sidewalk table at the Dee-Lite while watching the passersby, who are simply on vacation and have to return home next week - pity them! And we even had bloody Marys on the beachfront deck at the Bil-Mar after a grueling round of tennis one day (they were Bil-Marvelous, as they say!).
Some may call it boring, but (at least to Caroline) Grand Haven is a truly wonderful place to just "be." |
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