Baby News!

Turns out, our trip to Union Pier was our last hurrah. On the way back to town, I started feeling questionable. Turns out feeling questionable = being pregnant! We found out today that we're having a baby! Due: March 30

Any takers?

Obviously, we had a great time in Union Pier. If you're interested, Mike & Sara's house is actually on sale. And available to rent for weekends.

Don't make us leave!?

Sunday morning. A sad sad day. We had a great last swim at the clubhouse before hitting the road for tacos at Rio. Mid-taco, a sudden DOWNPOUR rolled through town. It was the perfect way to end our trip. A fun and random little sun shower. It was a fantastic trip and we treasured every second of the getaway. Even if it ended too soon. Thanks again Mike & Sara.

Heaven on Earth: a good book, stiff breeze and a screened in porch

Who's crabby now? Not me!

We'd gotten a few recommendations for restaurants, and as usual, we ate our way through town. At Marilyn's, we'd heard we would get an amazing breakfast, but I couldn't resist ordering the crab cake sandwich from the specials menu. Now, being an native new englander, I've realized that living in the midwest has made me a sea food snob. How can something so far from an actual ocean be good? A picture is worth a thousand words. There were TWO of these bad boys in my sandwich. I didn't even bother with the bread.

Scooter Saturday

We woke up early(ish) on Saturday and took the scooters our for a scenic tour of the ocean side mansions of New Buffalo. We've always wanted a scooter and it was fun to learn how to ride, and take a spin in such a beautiful setting. The ride put us on official vacation-mode.

Friday night

After a delicious dinner (and a few bottles of wine) at the Red Arrow Roadhouse we took the party back home for a roaring fire in the pit, thanks to my professional fire-builder husband. I do like a roaring fire. Once we got toasty, we watched the stars and tried to find constellations, thanks to my handy iPhone Pocket Universe app. We didn't realize until the next morning that we had been DEVOURED by mosquitoes.

Union Pier, A retrospective

We had a wonderful 48 hours in Union Pier, Michigan - thanks to our great friends Mike & Sara Smith, who let us stay at their BEAUTIFUL summer home on the shore of Lake Michigan.

It took us no time to get into vacation mode after a long week. And with no computer, and no cell reception, we were completely disconnected from the outside world. Like it or not.

Here are a few pics to share from our weekend.