We were fortunate enough to be able take a trip to Michigan this past week to see my sister. An 8 hour car ride, once a seemingly impossible task, is now taken in stride. Alan and I consider long stints in the car to talk things over very therapeutic.
It was nice to see Alex and Stephen, of course, and good to be in a different place if only for a few days. In Grand Rapids you can drive for 15 minutes and still be in GR; if you drive that long in Wilmore you end up in the next county! We took advantage of the big city experience by eating hippie food and taking in the local culture (i.e. Alex let us watch a rehearsal of her upcoming show). She'll dance the Arabian solo in this year's nutcracker, a part I always thought she'd be good at and she is.
When you enjoy the company of your syblings you don't need to do much to have a good time. We just ate a lot, watched TV, helped Alex and Stephen around town. Stephen kindly showed us his studio at Calvin so we could see his latest painting series. Lucy had a good time with both of them, bossing Auntie and "See-wee" around whenever they let her.
It is a meloncholy time of year, in my opinion, so it was nice to get away and spend time with my sister. I'm looking forward to advent, am nervous about Alan getting into a good program, and can't decide if it is more important to use my free time to sort out the clutter in my house or in my sorry little head! Such is the coming of winter.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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I'm not sure the words "fortunate" and "Michigan" can really go together, but I guess I'm glad you had a good trip. We're sorry and sad that we missed you though. Tell Lucy hi for me.
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