Michigan

It is now July and we are about halfway through our summer. It seems like we have done so much already but there is still so many more places to visit before August. When we arrived in Michigan I got a phone call from the school district that we work for in Houston. They wanted me to come in for an interview. I could not be hired by my school if I did not come in. We were a LONG way from home and had NO intentions of driving back especially for such a short visit. I needed a job so we decided we would go. So most of the time we were in Michigan I was preparing a lesson to teach and Dean was trying to fix a four wheeler. Unfortunately, he never got it fixed. We did get to enjoy our time visiting with Dean's family before we had to leave. We went fishing with them one night and Dean decided to go swimming in this ridiculous looking inner tube. What a great vacation!!





Our anniversary actually fell during our visit in Michigan so we decided to take a little two day trip to Mackinac Island. It is a great little island on Lake Michigan. There are only two ways to get around the island. Horse or bike. We took our rollerblades because we thought that we could rollerblade all around but we weren't allowed to rollerblade in town. We didn't know where our hotel was so we decided to walk there. It was a long walk and we got turned around a couple times but we finally found it. It was called the Stonecliffe Inn. An old mansion on a cliff overlooking the lake. There was no air conditioning and no TV. It was great. We walked back into town and had some delicious fudge. Mackinac Island is famous for their fugdge. They say there are two smells on the island. Fudge and Horse poop.






The next day we decided to go horse back riding. There are lots of trails all around the island and they even let you take unguided rides. Dean and I went off on our own and had a great time. We were definitely wishing for our own horses after that.


After we left Mackinac we headed into the Upper Peninsula to Tahquamenon Falls. They were pretty falls and a very coppery color. It was a nice little side trip before we headed back to Dean's parents house.



I finished up my lesson and we headed for home. We stopped in Iowa to drop off the dirtbikes and then hightailed it home to get there in time for my interview. We were there for about 24 hours.Then back to Iowa to rest up and finish the summer.If you were wondering I got the job!!