Tag / Michigan

December sure flew by. With a bittersweet sense of life moving way to fast, we turned off the Christmas tree for the final time in 2011, gave Dobie a festive scratch behind the ear, and jumped in our cab headed for SFO and family festivities.

Jeff and I spent a week in Muskegon leading up to the 4th of July.  Our visit started off with a major snag…a freak summer storm in San Francisco, a cancelled flight, and comedy of United ineptitude.  Long story short: rather than fly to Muskegon, we had to take a red eye to Dulles (yes Dulles), circle back to Chicago, and then DRIVE 3.5 hours to Muskegon.  Fun times, to be sure.


















But yes, we did make it…no worse for the wear.  This was an extra-special 4th of July visit for us, because it marked my parents’ first visit to Muskegon to meet Jeff’s family.  A full-on family adventure!


So, I went a bit crazy (as usual) with the photo edits.  So, I’m going to test out the WordPress “gallery” feature and see if this is an efficient way to show lots of photos in a shorter space.  Fingers crossed.


Below, the careful observer will catch scenes from the White River; food pics from U.S. 31 BBQ, G&L, and Hobos; a serene nature walk; family and friends…and pets 🙂  Oh yes, check out the fireworks!!

So, I wanted to end with this whimsical shot of my dad.  This pretty much sums up our collective mood at the end of this special week.  G’night 🙂