I flew back to Grand Rapids Friday night, and despite some annoying flight delays (believe me when I say I won't be flying Southwest again anytime soon) the weekend was absolutely perfect.
Saturday I drove over to the east side of the state to see my younger sister, Madalyn, who is in her final semester at the University of Michigan. She recently moved from a co-op to a small house with a few of her friends, which is really cute for a college house (minus the creepy basement/bedroom) and a HUGE upgrade from her previous living situation.
Todd met us and we headed downtown through the hustle and bustle of Art Fair to have lunch at Grizzly Peek Brewing Company. None of us had been there before but it's definitely a prime lunch spot. Their sandwiches were amazing - I had a Gouda and turkey sandwich and a Victor's Gold beer which was delicious.
After lunch, Tudd and I headed back to his house in Chelsea to spend the rest of the day on the lake. I mentioned North Lake in my post on my favorite Michigan things, and after this weekend, I think it deserves a spot higher on the list. Unfortunately, the weather was a little too cool and overcast to allow for swimming or wakeboarding, but that didn't stop Todd, his parents and I from enjoying the entire afternoon and most of the evening floating around. It was incredibly relaxing to just enjoy the sun, the lake, the good company, and, of course, the wine.
Since it was Tudd's last night in Michigan, we went to The Common Grill in downtown Chelsea for dinner. Their cocktails were amazing. Seriously. The lemon drop martini might be my new favorite drink. And in typical Tudd-ish fashion, Tudd forgot his ID. But the food was great too and the desserts just topped that.
Saturday I drove over to the east side of the state to see my younger sister, Madalyn, who is in her final semester at the University of Michigan. She recently moved from a co-op to a small house with a few of her friends, which is really cute for a college house (minus the creepy basement/bedroom) and a HUGE upgrade from her previous living situation.
Todd met us and we headed downtown through the hustle and bustle of Art Fair to have lunch at Grizzly Peek Brewing Company. None of us had been there before but it's definitely a prime lunch spot. Their sandwiches were amazing - I had a Gouda and turkey sandwich and a Victor's Gold beer which was delicious.
After lunch, Tudd and I headed back to his house in Chelsea to spend the rest of the day on the lake. I mentioned North Lake in my post on my favorite Michigan things, and after this weekend, I think it deserves a spot higher on the list. Unfortunately, the weather was a little too cool and overcast to allow for swimming or wakeboarding, but that didn't stop Todd, his parents and I from enjoying the entire afternoon and most of the evening floating around. It was incredibly relaxing to just enjoy the sun, the lake, the good company, and, of course, the wine.
After dinner we decided to head back out on the lake for a little night time boating. Having always lived in pretty densely populated areas, really seeing the stars is not a luxury I've often enjoyed. Now this wasn't the most amazing starry sky I have ever seen, but the sky was perfectly clear and the water was perfectly flat so the entire sky was reflected in the water.
I wish I had a picture that did the lake justice at night.
Sunday I met Megan, Marissa, Kevin, Jim, Diane, and Lydia for brunch at Sundance in downtown Grand Rapids. I highly recommend this place. So worth the wait. The food was phenomenal and the drinks were like meal on their own. The pomegranate mimosa came with its own side of strawberry silver dollar pancakes and the BLT Bloody Mary was topped with tomato, lettuce and bacon and served with a side of toast with mayo (not butter) so you could make your own BLT sandwich.
(Tell me that's not the best thing you've ever seen?)
After brunch we met up with Sarah and headed to the Downtown Market. This place is pretty new and I was pretty impressed with it. It is all indoors and features tons of little shops serving delicious food. I tried some of the mint chip ice cream and it was arguably the best mint chip ice cream I've ever had - it tasted like fresh picked mint from the garden, not the fake sugary mint flavor you usually get in ice cream.
Sunday continued with even more delicious food when I met my entire family for dinner at PF Changs. I know PF Changs is super commercialized and not authentic but that doesn't make it not delicious.
I spent the rest of the night swimming around in my aunt's pool and catching up with her.
Monday was spent lounging around my house before hopping a plane back to Boston... and taking selfies with Babcia.
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(She's so pretty.)
(Sky high sunsets)
(Back to Beantown)
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