Heading north
July 1, 2008Widget and I are heading north tomorrow for the 4th. Northern Michigan is my absolutely favorite place to vacation. Full of my own memories and those I hope to create for my children. It just reflects the quintessential summer vacation in a cottage on the lake and its small town celebrations of the 4th of July are great.
It is just going to be different this year with my parents’ divorce and my sisters with kids not coming up either. Both of my parents will be up there, just at different places. We are staying with my dad at the cottage he rents, probably the better choice than my grandparents’ where my mom will be. I debated about not going but I don’t know that any other time this summer will work for T and we both like to spend a few days up there in the summer. I have to cope until Thursday night without him, but then he will be there until we go home on Saturday. I suspect we will spend much of our time together sans my mixed up family dynamics, doing our own things as a family.
Of course, I haven’t packed anything yet plus I need to do some laundry and clean the bathrooms before I go.
It is probably a good thing I have an appointment scheduled with #5 for Monday ;)
Have a wonderful and relaxing time! Make some new memories and enjoy! Being “up north” just makes the summer complete!:) Love, Aunt Dee