Memorial Day Weekend

The beach at the resort!!!

Our first picture at the East Bay on Lake Michigan

Dinner at the Red Mesa

Walkin' on the beach in the am!!

Will's new fav treats.....chocolate covered rice krispy covered in cashews!!!

Will got talkin to this hot dog vendor and he asked me what my name was... I told him and he created this cute liitle hot dot man with a smiley face and said this was especially for me!!

Will setting up our tent!!

Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes National Park....

On the dunes

Beach

This is called the Dune Climb....the picture doesn't even do it justice for how steep it is. People clim it and its funny to watch them crawl up it on their hands and knees.

Will found this golf putter(fish head) at a store and thought it was pretty sweet.

Roastin Mallows.....When the mallows flamin........

Linin up my putt at the Bay Resort Golf Course.

This is a little store in Traverse City with a BIG HUGE Bear out front.

Will showin off his hobo dinner cookin skills

Will and his main man Greg......just got done gettin their fire wood.

Now the mallows flamin!!

My fav pic

Will's torch

Grillin sausage on his pocket pal

Yikes.......I just woke up

trying to get a tan on our pale white skin

Will buildin us a fire

drive hom

Packin to head out

Okay so I know that I have not blogged in FOREVER......but please forgive me. I decided to forego everything that I missed blogging about partly because I can barely remember it and start again. So last Thursday, Will n I began out treck up to Northern Michigan for our Memorial Day getaway. We went out and bought a tent, camping supplies, new cooler, food, badmitten game and all the camping necessities that we didn't have. We left Thursday around 3 and headed to Traverse City. It was such a fun and pretty ride. There were actual mountains and the woodlines were so dense with huge trees. It took us about three and a half hrs to get up there. The first night we stayed at the Grand Beach Resort right on the beach. I couldn't believe how pretty the beaches were....it felt like being in California. We hung out that night in town. We went to Front Street(which is a cute little section of town with all these cute old shops) and we bought some homeade ice cream and Will had a chocolate covered rice krispy with cashews on it. Then we went backt our hotel and chilled on the beach and took some pics. We ate dinner at a great Mexican restaurant called Red Mesa and it was YUMMY. The next day we headed off to find out campsite at the Platte River Campground and to check out the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes. We were under the impression that Will would be able to ride his motorcycle at the Dunes so we had it serviced and ready to roll. We found our campsite and got a warning about racoons and BeArs!!! I was a little freaked out but Will assured me it would be okay. We set up camp and then headed to find the dunes. The Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes is a National Park and there was no riding allowed so we just toured the area and played in the sand. It was one of the most beautiful parks I have ever seen. Then we checked out Lake Michigan and drove around the area. We found a cute town called Honor and ate dinner there. We roasted marshmallows and made smores back at camp, rode our bikes and then hit the sack. We got up early the next mornign and packed up camp and headed for our next campsite which was back in Traverse City. On our way we found a cute golf course and decided to play 9 holes. We played a 9 hole par 3 course and it was so fun. A couple of times I hit the ball like five feet from the hole. The mesquitos were really bad thought. This campground was right across the street from the Bay out to Lake Michigan so the beaches were awesome. We set up camp,went and bought a volleyball and played beach volleyball. We went back to camp and Will and our neighbor camper man (Greg) went and tracked down some good fire wood and got a couple fires burning. Both our neighbors at the camp ground were offering us beers and one party even had a keg and when we turned them down they looked at us shocked and asked.....You guys don't drink? When we said no....they both said....uh well alright then but if you decide to start you can have one of ours. It was pretty funny. One lady said what are ya Mormons? and we both said yeah we are and she said well shoot....my bad. It was funny. Oh I forgot to mention the trouble with the Yukon. Basically the whole trip the battery was dying and we had to get jumps multiple times. Ne ways so that night Will cooked up some yummy hobo dinners and we made smores of course. I can't have a campfire and not cook smores. We walked across the street and down the beach at sunset....it was sooo pretty. The next day we got up early ate breakfast and headed out to find a basket for my beach cruiser. We didnt' have any luck but we did get to ride our bikes down the beach right at the waters edge and it was fun but boy do our beach cruisers need gears!!! We hung out on the beach all day and got a nice tan, played a little badmitten, did some shopping and chilled at camp. We both had sooooo much fun and it was soooo relaxing just to chill and camp and not have to be rushing anywhere. Now I am sitting at home trying to get motivated to do some homework for class tomorrow and Will is sound asleep!!! We loved this trip so much that we planned another trip up there next month!!! :)