I did take a notebook with me, and my intention was to write things down each night so I would remember names, places, and feelings...
Right. So, since that didn't happen, I am using my pictures and the clothes I wore each day to separate the experiences. To my dear hosts/hostesses... please forgive me for errors in names and places. What I won't forget are the great times and the good feelings that still fill my heart.
Some of you "up north" have shopped at Meijer's grocery stores. I have been to one of the stores when visiting family in Ohio. Well, Mari and Bob took me to one of the top ten most amazing places I've ever been. There are acres and acres of beautiful gardens, full of flowers, plants, sculptures, water features for kids, and on and on and on. Oh my gosh... go there if you are ever in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Better yet, make it a destination and do it! Check out THIS LINK for more information than I can put here!
It was such a great day!
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Instead of laundry, I'll be doing some cleaning when I get home.
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!!
Awesome!!! I am so glad you got to meet Mari and her family, wait, I think I already said that. smiles
ReplyDeleteIt was another fun day and even without a notebook, I think you got it all right! :)
ReplyDeleteI am glad you enjoyed your time together ❤️ Terri.
ReplyDeleteYour trip sounds absolutely wonderful. Enjoy your day today too.
ReplyDeleteMy husband got me started on journals for vacations. It is such a good idea. You have it here at your blog now, so it is recorded. Have a great day!
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What a fabulous place Mari and Bob took you to, Terri. Wow! Nice that they had a trolley to cart folks around so you could see so much of the park. Have a great time at church!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures from Meijer Gardens are beautiful. What a wonderful place to visit! I am am fan of Chihuly glass. That chandelier was amazing!
ReplyDeleteYou are right, the small details are unimportant. It's the great times and good feelings which matter.
ReplyDeleteMeijer Gardens looks amazing! The sculptures are stunning and that horse is breathtaking, the size of it!
Wow, those sculptures at Meijer's Garden are amazing! Especially the horse! Wow! He's huge! Looks like you had so much fun and got see everything there was around there to see, plus the grandkids! So wonderful!!! You are blessed to be able to take these trips and meet such great people in person! Thank you for sharing it all with us, as I'm sure I'll never get up there to do it in person! I bet your kitties missed you!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an exquisite park! ... and it looks like the weather was perfect!
ReplyDeletePerhaps this little vacay will be the start of something wonderful!
Sounds like a fun day. I look for Chihuly art wherever we go. I love his work.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos!!! I especially like the one of the water cascading over the rocks--I could sit there for hours in the shade of that tree.....
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy Bob and like how he was leaning getting into the pictures. I feel you had a really good time!
ReplyDeleteI think I would enjoy going to those gardens - beautiful! The sculptures look huge!
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