Rather than coming home for Jason to work one day here and then heading up to Lake Michigan to meet some friends for camping at PJ Hoffmaster, we opted for Jason to work from Utah on Monday and then make the 3-day drive, heading straight for our campsite. It saved a little time and probably a lot of effort. We didn't have to unpack for the evening and then pack again for camping. It was a little hard going "home", but not home yet, though we were excited to go to Lake Michigan for our annual trip there. Even better, to meet up with friends!
Lucky for us, our friends, the Clawsons, provided the main dish of chili, so when we arrived, a little later than we wanted because of the time change and the traffic through Chicago, we didn't have to worry about cooking. We contributed our fruit and chips and enjoyed the chili with everyone else. Chili also happens to be our traditional dish while at Lake Michigan. We made it one time while there and ate it on the beach, watching the sunset over the lake. While we didn't eat it at the lake this year, we did enjoy it with friends and then we all went over to the lake for an evening swim, which is also super fun in the setting sun!
The next day, besides playing around at the campsite and nearby playground, we were mostly at the beach. Everyone enjoyed borrowing our paddleboard and our boogie boards, we all enjoyed borrowing the Onofrio's sand toys, and we all went for 1/2 price milkshakes at the local Whippi Dip ice cream shop at 3. After dinner, we went back to the lake for the evening swim, before the nighttime fire, marshmallow roasting, games, and conversation.
It was a good time of relaxation and fun. It also helped us to start getting adjusted to the time here in Michigan, which is 2 hours different from Utah, and 3 from Vegas where we were only a few days before returning home.
Ready or not, school, here we come!
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| Victoria paddle boarding |
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| Friends in the water. |
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| Erik, Austin, and Noah |
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| Boogie boards! |
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| Sand dunes! |
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| We always find sand from Lake Michigan somewhere in our camper the next summer! |
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| Austin boogie boarding |
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| Kennedy and Victoria |
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| Lucy and Karissa |
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| Rachel makes very good dutch oven cakes! |
There is nothing more peaceful and beautiful than the sun setting over a body of water! I love the happy coincidence coincidence of your friends making chili. What a great trip to end your summer!
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