A Weekend in Lansing

Hello Loyal Readers!

This edition comes to you from the car on the way home from a fabulous weekend in Michigan. We are so excited to be heading North permanently in the next few weeks and are blessed to have so much love in Michigan – friends and family are a gift that should never be taken lightly.

What an exciting weekend. We got in Friday night, unloaded some of the car and played with the dogs for a bit, then headed straight to Maru Sushi! We got to sit at the sushi bar, which was really fun. All of their sushi rolls are almost a work of art, so we enjoyed watching them get made! We chatted with the people who were seated next to us, and decided that people from Michigan are definitely more friendly. :)

Saturday, we didn't have anything to do until 6-8 pm, so we headed out for some adventure. We headed straight over to Mid-Michigan Cat Rescue to drop off some donations. We came home, readied ourselves for the day, and went to the Lansing City Market! The new building is very nice, and we browsed and chatted with the people working there. There have places for lunch, and also farm-fresh produce and flowers and artisan work. It was beautiful.

Next, we drove around downtown Lansing, and checked out Cooley Law School, but they were having a memorial service, so it was a bad time to ask questions. Instead, we headed to the Michigan Historical Museum, which was FINALLY open during a time that we were there. We had tried to go twice before, during holidays, and it had been closed both times. We were there almost two hours, learning about Michigan and the history of the state. It’s interesting how we really had three separate economic times; mining, lumber, and then cars. Everyone was really friendly and we had a great time.

That evening we went to a birthday celebration with our friends Pete and Sara, who are dating and have birthdays very close together. We were supposed to have a bonfire, but anyone in MI this weekend will know that it was a bit rainy and cold. So instead, we went out to dinner and then came back and played an epic game of Apples to Apples. As an aside, Apples to Apples is a really fun game and everyone should try it if they have the chance.

Today, we had lunch with Trevor, Courtney and Dave, and then went to see Thor. We had P.F. Chang’s, (try their lettuce wrap appetizers, they make a great light lunch) and got to catch up with everyone.

After the movie, we headed home and hung out with Mom and Dad for a while. So many people blame things on their parents, but I gotta tell you, mine are just the coolest. We talked though a lot of things that we had gone through in the past week, and made future plans for the next few months. Nate will be starting to work “remotely” on June 1^st, and then we'll be free to go where we please (as long as we can find an internet connection). We hope to move out of Richmond soon after. Yay!

We're so excited for the life changes that are coming, and are looking forward to seeing family at Torch Lake in July!

Love to you all!

-Justine & Nate