Saturday, March 7, 2009

Back to the grind

We had the most amazing time, it just went so darn fast! We ate good food, went on many hikes, soaked in the tub, and slept in every day. Fabulous. It really was the perfect week of relaxation. I will warn you - there are lots of pictures!

La Mesa had the best Mexican food and the best margarita:
Hurricane:




Frozen Lake Michigan:

Old Mission Penisula Beer:

Sleeping Bear Red wine:

Winery tour:

I want to live here:

Or here:

Us:

Sunset on Lake Michigan:

My baby:

Delish baked tofu avocado sandwich:

Such a comfy bed:

The lovely bathtub:

The bathroom:

Fireplace:

Surprise! Hidden TV:

This sign cracks me up:



Being goofy, as usual:

Local champagne. So. good.

Smiles:


Wide open spaces:

Garth loves the local beer:
Mmmmm lovin the local wine:

Fried zucchinni, AMAZING!

Little frog friend in the village:


So pretty:

Outside our room:

Bambi?

Skipping stones:

Floating ice and 40 degrees!

We heart Lake Michigan:

He makes me laugh a lot:

Love him:

Our cute village at night:

We ended the vacay with a beer sampler from North Peak Brewery;

74 comments:

Lindsey said...

So cute! I'm glad you had a great time! I wish we could go on a vacation right now!

Megan said...

I'm glad you're back! The pictures are very cute--glad you had a great time!!

Unknown said...

Fried zucchinni...yummy!! It looks like you guys had so much fun!

Jules said...

Aw, Lindsey it looks like you had a fantastic trip! I am so happy you enjoyed yourselves.

The pictures are really cute. The room looks amazing and you had some great food and drinks!

ashley said...

looks soooo fun and so many cute pics of you two! ps. loooove fried zucchini and those beer samplers are adorable!

tootie said...

So glad you had a great time!

P.S Your hat is so cute!

Sarah said...

Super cute photos! Glad you had a great time.

Melissa said...

Your pictures are great! I'm so happy to hear you had fun! Lake Michigan looks so pretty with all the snow!

Perfectly Imperfect said...

Cute pictures! Glad you had such a good time!

And I'm with Garth. I love sampling the local beer wherever I am!!

Pleasant Living said...

great pics! looks like you guys made some wonderful memories! I love your hair down and a little curly. very flattering!

Mrs. Buck said...

looks like you guys had such a great time!! thanks for sharing the pics

Casey (@ Chaos and Cardboard) said...

What a fun trip! The room looked perfect! And the food, mmmm...

morewineplease said...

It looks like soo much fun! Glad you had a great time, and you got some really fun shots!

Sweetbabs said...

I want a vacation!!! Looks like fun.

I love House number one oh and all the beer!!

Jon and Steph said...

It looks like you guys had a great time! Beer, wine and lots of good food! What a blast. Lake Michigan looks beautiful!

Anonymous said...

You two are adorable and look so in love! It looked like you had a great time - I've never seen floating ice before, that must have been breathtaking! :) Glad y'all had a great time & welcome back - you were missed!

The Pink Chick said...

I love your pictures! They are so great! You are your husband are such a cute couple! I'm glad y'all had fun!

~Mrs. Guru~ said...

You are so pretty and you guys are so cute! Looks like you guys had a blast!

Meagan said...

how fun!!! It looks like you guys had the best time!

Mrs. Southern said...

Looks like you had a great time! I love the hat you are wearing in some of the pics, it looks so cute on you! I'm glad you took lots of pictures but it makes me want to go on a vacation bad!!

Ron Centeno said...

Nice photos. Nice to see you had a great time. You both look so in love.:-)

KRISTEN'S PALACE said...

looks like you had fun!! =]

JennyLee said...

Glad your back! Your trip looked amazing!!!

Shea said...

It looks like you all had a great time! Glad to have you back well rested and relaxed!

Jessica said...

Wow, it looks like you guys had an amazing time!

Lucky in Love said...

Looks like you had a fabulous time!! I'm so glad you're back! Missed you!

Kelli said...

Cute pictures!! Looks like you both had a good time! :) I want to go on vacation now! Haha

Elyse said...

LOVE the picture story...glad ya'll had an amazing time :)
~Elyse~

alyssa said...

wow! your trip looked AMAZING!! love the pictures!!!

Leah said...

It looks like you had a great time. Thanks for sharing the pictures!

Naturally Caffeinated Family said...

That looked like an amazing time!! Fried zucchinni, yummy!! Great pics!!

jlc said...

You've probably heard this a GAJILLION times before but you two are an ADORABLE pair!!

You seriously compliment each other!!

Kassie said...

I love all of your pictures! It looks like yall had a great time!!

Bekah said...

the picture of you two kissing in the wind is probably one of the cutest pictures I have ever seen. Of anyone.

Minnesota Girl said...

Welcome back! We've missed your blogging!

It looks like you had a great time =)

Anonymous said...

Wow my brother is really wearing his winter fur. Glad you guys had fun!!

Megan said...

Looks like you had a great time!!! You look so beautiful in all of the pics! Glad you are back, missed you around the blog world!

Taryn said...

Glad you are back! Looks like you had a ton of fun. Brr!

I LOVE the sign abound unattended kids- super funny.

Kaitlyn said...

Oh wow, this looks like a wonderful (and delicious) vacation!

Ryan and I are thinking of doing a minimoon when we 1st get married, and following up with a "vacation" a year or so later. He doesn't realize that I already have the place in mind (where you went)!

The Blonde Duck said...

It looks like ya'll had a fabulous time! I love that sign. It cracks me up!

ELP said...

awww....looks like you guys had a great time! It looks so beautiful yet sooooo cold!

Liz said...

You look so happy and relaxed. Hooray for vacas!

Courtney said...

Looks like you had an amazing time! I missed you!!!

Mrs. Dirnberger said...

I LOVE Michigan now also! looks like you guys had a blast

Tabbie:) said...

Looks like yall had a GREAT time!!
You look amazing in everyone of those pictures. Vacationing looks good on you1!!
Beautiful!!

La Petite Chic said...

That looks like a fabulous trip! And those little beer samplers are so cute. I've never seen them in mini-mugs before, just large shot glasses. Very cool!

Ellen Mint said...

I want a free espresso and a puppy! I better get myself an unattended kid.

5th Belle Avenue said...

Welcome back!!! BEAUTIFUL pictures; looks like you truly had an amazing time!!

Mrs. Hibit said...

What an incredible weekend! I love that fabulous getaways don't have to be to the tropics.

Tara Gibson said...

love all the pics! looks like you guys had a fantastic time! you look adorable in that hat!

Tasha said...

Welcome back friend! You guys are so cute! Looks like you had so much fun on your trip! Thanks for sharing your pictures!

Sara @ Domestically Challenged said...

I'll live in either house with you. You know, to help keep ya warm and stuff. (I'm such a giver...)
Cute blog, thanks for visiting, I'm looking forward to coming back!

Rachel said...

I love all these pictures...best part you both look so happy! The beer looks yummy too!

Mrs. S said...

AW! So cute! I laughed out loud at the sign too...that would scare any parent! haha

Christie said...

This trip looks great! All the snow photos make me miss my home state of VT. And my husband would love all the beer tasting!

Shanny said...

Great pictures, looks like a lot of fun, I'm jealous!
I will take whichever house is leftover, OMG they are so pretty!

Sassy Engineer said...

I'm so glad you had a great time! I love your hat too - it is so cute on you! I wish I could pull off hats. I also love those houses :)

Mrs. Nurse said...

What exciting picture! It looks like ya'll had an amazing trip! The location looks goregous, as do you :) Glad ya'll got to get away!

Ginger said...

looks like you had a great trip!!

New Girl on Post said...

You are too cute in your hat! It looks amazing on you. :)

Also love the pics of you guys with your different drinks!

TexanCouture said...

I'm glad you had a great time, the trip looks so fun!

Emily said...

yeah:) Missed you:) Welcome back.. you and garth are absolutely adorable! I love all the pictures and the beer and wine pics are tempting me:) Only 6 more months:) Glad you guys had such a great time!

The Shabby Princess said...

How fun!!! It looks like a great time.

Adventures in Newlywed said...

That looks like it was such a fun time! I love your hat, by the way - adorable :)

LyndsAU said...

Those pictures are wonderful. It looks like yall had a great time!!! So glad!! You look great :)

With Love from New Orleans said...

GORGEOUS! Looks like ya'll had a blast! SO MUCH FUN!

With Love from New Orleans said...

GORGEOUS! Looks like ya'll had a blast! SO MUCH FUN!

Unknown said...

Hey! Thanks for the sweet comment, you have a new reader too. I love the wine, beer, food and comfy bed pictures...that is SO what I look forward to on a vacation. Glad you had fun, you and your hubby are too cute.

In This Wonderful Life said...

This pics are wonderful!!! I'm SOOO jealous! Looks like you guys had a blast!!

Mrs. McB said...

Looks like you guys had a blast!!!! :)

Brett Alexandra said...

aw, great pictures. looks like you two had a fabulous time:)

Jenny said...

Y'all are so cute!

Anonymous said...

How fun! Looks like a great trip! :)

Maria said...

I want to live there too! Great pictures! Glad you guys had a great time.