Christmas in August???

 Monday, August 11:

Not much today.  I worked while Wes did video work.  After dinner we went to a local store Jack's Fruit and Meat Market.  We did a little video stuff and got some meat at the meat counter.  I finally found smoked pork chops that look like my Uncle Rodger used to make them.  I hope that they taste as good or close.  Then we went back and had a relaxing evening on the boat.

Tuesday, August 12:

Another quiet day working on the boat.  We had Aunt Gay over for dinner on the aft deck then a relaxing evening.

Wednesday August 13:

I took the day off so we could have a girl's day in Frankenmuth, MI.  Aunt Gay and Sherri picked me up around 0930.  Our first stop was Bronner's Christmas Wonderland.  There are some pictures of the outside and one inside.  I've never seen so many Christmas ornaments in one place!  I got some decorations for some of my family an a little tree for us on the boat.  Then we stopped at Bavarian Inn Restaurant for a snack.  They also have a gift shop in the lower level, so we looked around there and I found a trinket for our wall and also got some chocolate.  We went across the street to a bakery, then to the "mall" area, where we checked out the Popcorn Wagon.  Then we finished our day with a stop at the Cheese Haus, where I picked up some spicey smoked cheeses for Wes and a couple smoked cheeses for me.  It is a very cute town!  The whole town's architecture is German based.  I would recommend stopping there if you're in the area.  They dropped me back at the boat, then shortly thereafter, we got in the car and headed to Bay Harbor to pick up a couple fellow loopers, Mike and Laurie for dinner at H2O's.  We had a nice dinner and visit, had a quick drink on our aft deck, then drove them back to their boat.  It was a long day, so we went to bed shortly after we got back to the boat. 

 

Thursday, August 14:

I had a busy day at work with taking the previous day off.  Wes was busy working on videos.  We just stayed at the boat and had dinner on the aft deck, then relaxed inside while watching some TV before heading to bed. 

 Friday, August 15:

We both worked during the day, then I went to treat myself to a pedicure and hair cut.  I ran a couple quick errands, then back to the boat to make shish kababs for dinner.  Dinner was delicious and of course I had too much.  😂  We hung out on the aft deck for a bit then went inside and had a quiet night.

Saturday, August 16:

It was a hot partly cloudy day.  I spent a little time on the bow in my anti-gravity chair reading, but it was too hot to stay out too long, so I went inside.  Did a little around the boat, then we had Aunt Gay and Sherri over for dinner.  Smoked pork chops, cheesy zucchini and corn on the cob.  Sherri wasn't feeling well so Gay took her home, then came back and visited with us for a bit.  After Gay left, we went inside and relaxed.

Sunday, August 17:

Based on weather, we decided we were going to leave Tuesday to head to Tawas.  We both had laundry to do, so we pack up our laundry and headed to Gay's house for the day.  We enjoyed a nice day with Gay doing laundry, relaxing and visiting.  We had an early dinner, so we stopped at Mama Lupo's on our way back to the boat for some ice cream.  We also did our provisioning, so once we got back to the boat, we got everything put away then relaxed the rest of the evening.