For reference, here's an aerial view of the lake our rented cottage is on. Note the lack of anything really resembling a city. Although you may notice a golf course directly to the northeast of the lake. Chris was happy.
Top Ten Great Things about our Michigan Vacation
1. Being unreachable by phone or email. Because the cottage didn't have a phone, we couldn't get cell phone service, and the only people we knew with internet only had dial-up access.
2. Standing on a dock in the water and feeling like you're moving instead of the water.
3. A 5 year-old catching her first crayfish with a Barbie fishing net.
4. Another 5 year-old running from a crayfish screaming "Crab!"
5. Buying 24 jars of baby food carrots for $1 at the Gerber Factory Store.
6. My husband and brother-in-law fishing on the lake in their trusty watercraft, "The Mackerel." However, I never actually saw any fish.
7. Bonfires with various family we haven't seen in 4 years.
8. S'mores.
9. Beer.
10. Wildlife I don't see in Columbus. Like buffalo, wild turkeys, and large herds of deer behind fences on a deer farm.
Top Ten Not-So-Great Things about our Michigan Vacation
1. Being unreachable by phone or email. Because the cottage didn't have a phone, we couldn't get cell phone service, and the only people we knew with internet only had dial-up access.
2. Driving 6 hours with a 10 month-old baby.
3. 37 mosquito bites in one night.
4. Poison ivy (just Chris, thankfully).
5. Wet sheets, floors, pillows, furniture, etc.
6. Lauren's first cold/allergy attack/snot geyser.
7. 7 people in one 2-bedroom cottage for 3 days.
8. Packing. Note: this is not unique to the Michigan vacation. Packing always sucks.
9. Staying in a hotel on the way back with two different wedding parties in the same hotel, complete with two different Bridezillas.
10. Only getting one hour to soak up some rays due to crappy weather and other various commitments.
All in all, it was a good time but I was exhausted by the time I got home on Saturday. Give me a year and I might be ready to do it again.
And no, I don't have any pictures. Refer to #8 on the Not-So-Great list.
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