5th of....

I celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a day long trip to Holland. Michigan, that is. I have half a million pictures of tulips, another half million of the Dutch Village, and plenty of silly pictures of statues, all of which will have to follow much later, sometime after I do the last set of TX pictures and sort through all those from Marquette. I played a life-sized game of checkers, chatted with a few random strangers, and ended the day with the most Dutch Subway sandwich I've ever had. By which I mean it really wasn't Dutch at all, but neither is any other Subway sandwich I've ever eaten.

Aside from all that, life in MI has been very quiet. I spent a week in Marquette hanging out with my brother and soon-to-be sister, sleeping in late, discussing wedding details, watching T.V., and now and then going out exploring. Since then, I've spent my time in Ann Arbor doing extremely mundane things such as cleaning my room and editing three years' worth of pictures. More recently I've also started fussing with hair styles and make-up to prepare for my brother's wedding, mostly unsuccessfully so far. As much as I miss the noise and bustle of every day life, and I really do miss it all, it's also been nice to take things slowly and have so little to worry about. It also leaves me with very little to talk about on a day to day basis.

The main point, though, is that I'm enjoying myself. And that there are plenty of pictures to come (yes, I will limit myself). And things will soon start getting busy again, as I cram in last chances to see people, a Tigers game, and then wedding events every day this weekend, culminating with a long drive home Monday and Tuesday. I wouldn't mind another week first, but no one's asking me, so... bring it on!