I have come to the realization today that I need to treat myself better. You know, take a breather every now and again. Take some time out to do nothing but relax and do something for ME. So here I am with freshly moisturized feet and a face mask on, sitting in bed and writing in my blog.
This past Sunday, Corner and I returned home from a 10-day vacation to Michigan. It was a much-needed break from the website redesign project at work, and I was pretty excited to see my family again (especially KC, who I hadn’t seen in a YEAR!). It was a bit of a crazy time with 5 of us staying in Mom’s condo, but everyone somehow managed to remain somewhat sane.
The first Saturday we were in town (August 8), we drove down to Indianapolis with Eric to see the DCI World Championships. Cathy was on staff with Phantom Regiment this year so we met her down there. The Glassmen got 10th place (YAYYYY it’s not 11th!) right behind Phantom Regiment, who apparently had a bit of an off year. The Glassmen’s new uniforms look very snazzy in person.
Sunday we hung out with Dad. It was perhaps the hottest day of the summer in Michigan and we spent it at the pool. We had pesto cavatappi for dinner, which I was really excited about because for some reason I haven’t been able to find cavatappi noodles since we moved to California (??).
The rest of our time there flew by so fast that all of the days blend together. We went to East Lansing and I got my hair cut at Douglas J for $16. We also went out to Woody’s with Sam & Kyle and after some sangria, Stoli around the world, and French Kamikazes, we visited Chelsea and got bubble tea at Udon.
We ate so much good food on our trip! We went to BDub’s twice. Mom & Les took us out for sushi twice; we went to Sushi Zen in Brighton and Sagano’s in Flint. We also visited The Winery and the Sagebrush Cantina in Fenton. We went down to Ferndale for the Woodward Dream Cruise and saw some cool old cars. Before the Dream Cruise we went out for dinner and I had an AMAZING chicken lemongrass pho bowl at The Fly Trap). This place was great — apparently it’s been on the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”
The second (and last) Saturday we were in town was Cathy & Eric’s wedding. Best wedding I have been to so far. It was a pretty small crowd and there was only top-shelf booze at the reception. And the DJ played Beyonce’s “Single Ladies [Put A Ring On It]“, which is still on my list of favorite songs of all time. Not to mention we went to Big Ten Burrito beforehand and Bubble Island afterwards (see? I told you we had lots of good food). Oh, and KC helped me straighten my hair beforehand so I was rocking an unusual ‘do (for me, anyway).
Nigel stayed with Rachel & Clayton while we were gone. They have been living in the area for a few months now, which is totally random considering I only lived with Rachel while I was in West Lafayette last summer and was pretty sure I would never see the 2 of them again. Then [surprise!] Clayton joined the army and ended up stationed in Monterey. They got married and now they live a few miles away. The world is so small.
I ended up shipping 7 more boxes of stuff from Mom’s basement to California (all the boxes arrived today, actually). My trumpet now resides with me, in addition to the mic stand leftover from Shelter[ed] days, which is now going to be used with Wii Rock Band.
So hi to all of my Michigan friends I got to see: John, Eric, Cathy, Ashley, Jessica, Sam, Kyle, Heather, Chelsea.
And hi to my Glassmen friends who hung out with me in Indy for a few short hours (Geoff, Hardik, Chris, Mike, J-Fran). I miss my G-fam like CRAZY and wish I could bring you with me everywhere!
And to all of the friends I didn’t get to see (including but not limited to Matt (the Legend), Matt (the Master), and Emma), I better see you when I am in Michigan for Christmas!
