Michigan ...In a Nutshell

So blogging kind of gets pushed out of priorities when you are doing so much and having so much fun....and honestly, rather than racking my brain to remember what we did everyday, I'm just going to post some highlights from the trip.
We have celebrated many things: birthdays, graduations, acceptance to intern programs etc. Mrs. Joy had a birthday so we treated her to presents, cake, and balloons.

To celebrate the occasions, we had dinner at a place called Boatwerks. The food was delicious (company great obviously) and macaroni and cheese to die for. We had a bowl of mac and cheese to split between the table with bacon and grilled chicken (def. not healthy but tasty , some of the best ive had actually)

Boatwerks also served Mrs. Joy a complimentary dessert....for which Walt threatened to devour....

While here through family I made a new friend, precious little Emily, she attached to me the first day and didn't let go till the day she left. I miss her already.

While here, she lost a tooth, and got 24 dollars!!! (pitched in from everyone of course) mostly because she spent forever trying to get that tooth out.

Emily, Eric, and I spent some time together Wednesday afternoon while the adults went shopping. We had a pajama party (compliments of Emily's imagination) and took pictures, played music, danced, and colored....I think Emily liked my drawings for her since I got replicas of them from her :)

Okay, now onto the short food section (since I forgot to snap alot of pictures) Michigan has several delicious dishes (especially for breakfast) which I can't believe we haven't thought of in the south..
First on the list, Hashbrown Omelet....this is an omelet that is inside a bed of hashbrowns...healthy? definitely not...delicious...YES!

Also, The Shoes giant cinnamon roll. DELICIOUS....for the record this was not my breakfast..
well bummer, that photo won't load...sometime later I suppose..
The other delicious treat here is slurpee....I totally wish we had these in Memphis.

Puzzles were many ...especially since Eric and I bought Disney puzzles at Barnes and Noble for a steal..

And so were games..

and of course sunsets..

PEACE