We spent a week in the midwest with Jon's family over Thanksgiving. We started out in Chicago and spent time with all three sisters over amazing food. Jon felt "free" again in the big city, and all of his "big city accents" started coming out. As you can see - it was pretty grey and cloudy and I was COLD!
The next stop was Muskegon, Michigan to visit Jon's grandma (his mom's mom). We swung by Lake Michigan for a few photos:
On Tuesday morning we were headed to Grand Rapids. As we drove into the grey, foggy abyss, I thought: why on earth would we ever want to move here????? (yes, we are still considering GR as a possible "home")
But there are some nice things in Grand Rapids. We actually had a great time. We were on our own for the first couple of days, and then Jon's family came in for Thanksgiving and the weekend.
For Thanksgiving meal, Jon, his mom, his sister Allison and I went to an amazing buffet at Charley's Crab. Look at that dessert spread! His other sisters and Dad had not come from Illinois yet - we ate great food with them the next two days!
The main reason we went up to Michigan was for Jon's grandpa's 90th birthday celebration. He is an amazing man with an amazing legacy! 6 kids, 24 grandkids, 20 great-grandkids - so many of them doing remarkable things. The Ippels have changed the world for the better, folks!
Hanging out with some cousins after the birthday shin-dig. The one picture is of me and two of the other ladies married into the Ippel family. We are proud to bring the freckles into the mix!
No trip to GR is complete without a snack at Yesterdog! Ah - brings back memories of hot dogs at two o'clock in the morning after night of studying at the library! (or NOT studying at the library!
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If I would have known you were so CLOSE, we could have come to see you guys! Next time tell us. Oh, no baby yet... this seems to be taking forever!
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