Showing posts with label Up North. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Up North. Show all posts

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Happy 175th Anniversary to Michigan!

I make no secret of the fact that I am kind of obsessed with Michigan (hence the subject matter of this blog)!  There is no where else my husband CJ and I would rather live- unless, of course, we won the lottery, in which case we would immediately move to Oahu, build a giant beachy mansion, forget what snow is, get breakfast at Ted's everyday and drink mai tais all day long until the end of time...


ANYWAY, I digress.

Back to the Mitten.  Where the fun never stops.  Seriously.  Where else can you...

SEE THINGS LIKE THIS!
Ambassador Bridge, Summer 2011
Hockey Night at the Joe- go Wings!
CJ: Corktown.  Detroit, MI
Lake Charlevoix- Sunset.

The beautiful Depot- Detroit.

Me with a vintage beauty- Boyne Falls, MI.
CJ captures a scavenger's work- Southfield, MI.
Self explanatory- Up North!

GO AND EAT *THINGS/AT PLACES* LIKE THIS!
Lafayette Coney Island
Lake Street Market- Boyne City, Up North
Hard Luck Candy Vodka- made in the Mitten.

Astro Coffee, Corktown, Detroit

Polish Village Cafe, Hamtramck 
Super patriotic cakes (made by me) with Michigan berries

Dutch Girl Donuts- 7 Mile & Woodward

HAVE FRIENDS & FAMILY LIKE THIS!
Me & Mom- Up North!

The Fam- X-Mas 2011
NYE 2011

Me & Sis (full disclosure- not in Michigan, but NYC)
CJ & I in an X-Mas eve pile up w/ Jaclyn (best sister in law ever!!) and our crazy cousins!
Jess & me- Pine Knob, where it all began...
Future Homemakers of America Club- me & Erica
CJ with Pruitt.  One of his best friends...
...and one of mine!
Me & CJ on our first date- Michigan State Fair.  xo

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Michigan: America's high five...

The great state of Michigan is an amazing place.  It's got lakes, and cars, and beaches, and snow, and Woodward Avenue, and cherry trees, and Up North.  

It's got the seasons- all four of them: white out winter, green gray spring, yellow summer and golden fall.

It's got heart.  It's got soul.  It's got Motown, and rock and roll.  

It's got Detroit- that's right Detroit: the new frontier, the Paris of the Midwest, that gorgeous old city on the river with its brick streets, ancient statues, endless history.  The city that people are trying to revive, renew.  The place that people are rebuilding brick by brick, house by house, garden by garden, street by street.  

And most importantly, Michigan's got the the people we love (not all of them- definitely not all, but a pretty good amount of them)!

This blog is an account of our life and the things that we love in this great state.*
*and sometimes other places too!

Spring- time to come out of hibernation!
Summer- great lakes, great times.
Fall- time to eat: candy, "turkey", donuts/cider & Polish popsicle (pickle on a stick)!
Winter- a complete wonderland.