Monday morning, we went to work, but Selo was having a hard time. He couldn't think about work at all and his mind kept drifting to Will and the funeral/ memorial service. He was pretty upset, and after several trips to the car with him to help him calm down, I suggested (randomly and out of the blue) that we just leave and go to Michigan to visit his sister. Selo got quiet for a minute as he thought about it (okay it was half a second) and then called Sanny right away. I couldn't quite tell if one or both of them were in tears, but she immediately said yes and we started making plans. The emails started flying- Sanny for directions, Judy for help with the brand new kittens, and on and on. By noon, both Selo's boss and my boss had told us to leave and get on the road- we were too preoccupied to get any work done. We went home, packed, cleaned the house, finished other details (mail held, bank, ect) and we were on the road. It was a ten/ eleven hour drive and we made it almost without incident. (Thank you to Officer S, who was nice enough to overlook the crappy scandal at the dealership. He decided NOT to strand me in the middle of no where and put my husband in jail while impounding the vehicle. Stupid dealership) We finally got there around 4 am. Sanny and Selo were both crying as they held each other for this first time in over a year.
Tuesday we slept in and recovered from the long drive. Sanny walked us to a cute little grocery store nearby, and we had pancakes and strawberries with excellent syrup for breakfast. Once Gary got off work, we drove around and they showed us some of the sights. There was a beautiful church. I have some great pictures
Wednesday we layed around and talked all day long. We got up on each other's lives and played a lot of FFXI. When Gary got off work, we all went to the mall. We saw Surf's Up (so cute!) and we got to eat at Panda Express. <3 Panda
Thursday Sanny took us to the beach. It was different from any beach we had seen before! In Michigan, they have water parks at the beach. Free and open to all. Water sprays up from the ground and through pipes. It was so much fun! Selo and I played around in them (and with some of the kids that were there), and then we all sat and watched everyone play in the water. And I only got a little bit sunburned. Once, again, I have pics :) That night for dinner, Sanny taught me how to make Chicken cordon Blue, and WOW was it good! I can't believe how easy it is, but even more I couldn't believe how good it tasted. We were all in heaven.
Friday, Sanny spent the day online with me. She taught me about having her own website, graphics, PSP, dolling, frontpage, and half a million other things. She dolled this cute little couple for me of Selo and I. We talked about digital scrapbooking, and we DLed stuff all day long. We found SO much free stuff! lol With both of us DLing, we could get twice as much in half the time! Once I get the software I need, I am going to get start putting pages together, and Sanny has promised to help me. I swear, I have the best SIL in the world. Gary got off work early on Friday, so we all sat around for a while and relaxed. Then, we went to this fabulous restaraunt (I can't remember the name of it- help me out Sanny, please!). After I got over the traumitization of raw meat, I decided it was my new favorite place. Mmmm it was SO good. After dinner we went to visit a friend of theirs and stayed until late that night.
Saturday, we had a big breakfast again. We all played FFXI and Gary helped Selo and I with a mission (Windy 2-3). In the afternoon, they took us to Coney Island, a restaraunt with yummy chili dogs. After dinner, we went to a party at Paul and Terri's. We were there until late again, but we had a great time. Party all night long lol And again, I have some pics.
Sunday, Selo and I packed up our stuff, and got on the road. we stopped at Del Taco one last time (!!!), and we were off. We took our time on the way home though. We each called our dad(s), and Selo tried to call his girls, so he could talk to them for Father's day (didn't get to though :(). We stopped at Shoney's for dinner, and then I drove. Selo had DLed "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki to his PSP before we left, and we listened to that most of the way home. (Now as you know, I absolutely love financial books. I can't get enough of them. Well let me recommend this one. It was awesome. We learned so much- even the first ten minutes were incredible.) We finally rolled into our driveway around midnight. After visiting with the cats for a minute or two (they missed us a lot!) and checking on the cute baby kittens, we were off to bed. Set the alarm, say our prayers, and that was the end of our trip.
All in all, it was a great trip. Michigan is beautiful, we got to meet Gary, and it was so wonderful to see Sanny. (Sanny looks wonderful! I don't think I have ever seen her so happy or smiley or whatever you want to call it. She was almost glowing!) Selo and Sanny are so close, and it was such a wonderful thing to see them together again. Nothing compares to being with your own family. It was awesome, and we are already planning our next trip up there. The next time we visit, we will go to Canada, go camping, and to the Detroit temple. Between the four of us, things were a lot of fun, and it seems that we are all ready for more time spent together.
Tuesday we slept in and recovered from the long drive. Sanny walked us to a cute little grocery store nearby, and we had pancakes and strawberries with excellent syrup for breakfast. Once Gary got off work, we drove around and they showed us some of the sights. There was a beautiful church. I have some great pictures
Wednesday we layed around and talked all day long. We got up on each other's lives and played a lot of FFXI. When Gary got off work, we all went to the mall. We saw Surf's Up (so cute!) and we got to eat at Panda Express. <3 Panda
Thursday Sanny took us to the beach. It was different from any beach we had seen before! In Michigan, they have water parks at the beach. Free and open to all. Water sprays up from the ground and through pipes. It was so much fun! Selo and I played around in them (and with some of the kids that were there), and then we all sat and watched everyone play in the water. And I only got a little bit sunburned. Once, again, I have pics :) That night for dinner, Sanny taught me how to make Chicken cordon Blue, and WOW was it good! I can't believe how easy it is, but even more I couldn't believe how good it tasted. We were all in heaven.
Friday, Sanny spent the day online with me. She taught me about having her own website, graphics, PSP, dolling, frontpage, and half a million other things. She dolled this cute little couple for me of Selo and I. We talked about digital scrapbooking, and we DLed stuff all day long. We found SO much free stuff! lol With both of us DLing, we could get twice as much in half the time! Once I get the software I need, I am going to get start putting pages together, and Sanny has promised to help me. I swear, I have the best SIL in the world. Gary got off work early on Friday, so we all sat around for a while and relaxed. Then, we went to this fabulous restaraunt (I can't remember the name of it- help me out Sanny, please!). After I got over the traumitization of raw meat, I decided it was my new favorite place. Mmmm it was SO good. After dinner we went to visit a friend of theirs and stayed until late that night.
Saturday, we had a big breakfast again. We all played FFXI and Gary helped Selo and I with a mission (Windy 2-3). In the afternoon, they took us to Coney Island, a restaraunt with yummy chili dogs. After dinner, we went to a party at Paul and Terri's. We were there until late again, but we had a great time. Party all night long lol And again, I have some pics.
Sunday, Selo and I packed up our stuff, and got on the road. we stopped at Del Taco one last time (!!!), and we were off. We took our time on the way home though. We each called our dad(s), and Selo tried to call his girls, so he could talk to them for Father's day (didn't get to though :(). We stopped at Shoney's for dinner, and then I drove. Selo had DLed "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki to his PSP before we left, and we listened to that most of the way home. (Now as you know, I absolutely love financial books. I can't get enough of them. Well let me recommend this one. It was awesome. We learned so much- even the first ten minutes were incredible.) We finally rolled into our driveway around midnight. After visiting with the cats for a minute or two (they missed us a lot!) and checking on the cute baby kittens, we were off to bed. Set the alarm, say our prayers, and that was the end of our trip.
All in all, it was a great trip. Michigan is beautiful, we got to meet Gary, and it was so wonderful to see Sanny. (Sanny looks wonderful! I don't think I have ever seen her so happy or smiley or whatever you want to call it. She was almost glowing!) Selo and Sanny are so close, and it was such a wonderful thing to see them together again. Nothing compares to being with your own family. It was awesome, and we are already planning our next trip up there. The next time we visit, we will go to Canada, go camping, and to the Detroit temple. Between the four of us, things were a lot of fun, and it seems that we are all ready for more time spent together.
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