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[manda2119]

Where exactly has the summer gone? I was looking at the calendar today, attempting figure out my schedule for the next month and a half and it occurred to me that we're halfway into July. I don't like getting older, it seems like time passes so much faster. I don't even have a tan yet, that's just uncalled for, it's been gorgeous all summer...I may

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[manda2119]

I met Jeff Daniels when I was younger, I went to school with his niece and his brother-in-law was my youth soccer coach, small world, lol.

And I love it up north, really, I know people think I'm crazy when I say I'd probably choose going up north to the Traverse City area (or anywhere way up north) or my cottage over pretty much any other vacation. But I just love it.

Here is the old cottage that used to be there:




And this is the other cottage that's still standing, my great grandfather built it in the '40's. And see, me as a baby on the steps...I'm lucky that it's always been in my family and I've been able to spend summers up there.

[truekat]

Such a pretty girl! :) The old cottages are so pretty, but your new one is outstanding! And Labor Day really isn't all that far away.

I used to love spending all holidays up north, too! We used to make an annual trek to Mackinac Island! OMG! I adore the island and the ferry ride over! I think #1 son will be doing that next weekend! I guess tradition must be handed down - or something like that! There just isn't anything quite as pretty as the North land! :)

[manda2119]

I'll miss the old cottage because it was so perfect, the stereotypical summer cottage. But there was no hot water, no shower (yes we showered in the hose outside, lol) but it had a lot of memories so it's sad. But I'll love those hot showers when we're up there early in the season in May when it still dips down into the 30's at night.

I haven't been to Mackinac in quite a while. My mom and a few of my aunts started to do an annual girls weekend, but with small children it's been hard to schedule it lately. I really want to make my way up into the UP in the near future, I've been to Tacquaminin (sp?) Falls once but we didn't spend enough time up there for my liking and I was a bratty teenager at the time, so of course I didn't appreciate it at all. But I've been reading a bunch of Steve Hamilton novels and they all take place up in the UP in Paradise, MI...so now I want to go there and see it all, lol.