Last Friday I loaded up all five of my darling offspring and drove the 1 hour and 22 minutes (not that I was counting) (fine, yes I was) to lovely- dovely Holland, Michigan.
I didn't take this photo. source |
We went to see my bloggy friend Rhonda's new casita, stroll the quaint streets, chat, hang out, give our kids a new adventure...you know, all those things that people do.
{pretty}
Y'all. Her house is gorgeous. Seriously. With the columns and the woodwork and the floors and the built-ins and the high ceilings. As if I wasn't already over this ramshackle tent of a ranch style house of evil we reside in. Gosh it is so pretty.
{happy}
Tres awesome toy store downtown with tres awesome castle containing tres awesome train table made the boy tres tres tres tres happy. Just catchin' a smoke break while he sets up the safety signs...
{funny}
Fabulous candy store bursting at the seams with every kind of sweet treat you could possibly imagine...and my small ones choose tootsie pops. Tootsie pops! Tootsie pops. I'm so ashamed.
{real}
Typical.Also typical.
I live in Holland, and right near the lake (well, kinda like both of them actually)!! It's a beautiful place to live or visit. Yum for the candy store, so many good candies live there. Thanks for coming, it was nice to have you!!
ReplyDeleteOh, we should start a Holland-area Dweej Fan Club!
DeleteHey, I love Tootsie Pops!
ReplyDeleteMore than any other candy ever created in the history of the universe??? Because they had all those. I swear.
DeleteIs the Saint Nicholas Center a place one can visit? I know they are based in Holland and have all kinds of awesome stuff. I bought a puppet, an Advent calendar and my Christmas cards from them this year!
ReplyDeleteLoL, tootsie pops! I know that feeling: you take them to a buffet, with just about every imaginable thing and they eat.....pepperoni pizza.
ReplyDeleteSeriously! What, you don't want Ritter Sport? Or Twix? Or even a dang Kit Kat????
DeleteTaking 5 kids solo on an hour + drive?! I can't think of the last time I went out alone with everyone beyond my comfortable 10 mile radius. Looks like fun too. You're a rockstar and I raise my lighter to you.
ReplyDeleteThe raising of the lighter image just totally made my day.
DeleteThe only comment I have on this is that I was immediately attracted to the giant Georgia G flag at the candy store. It' beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt's* (I promise that us Georgia grads know how to write.)
DeleteI probably would have picked something lame like a Tootsie Pop when I was five, too. Fear not- my tastes are a bit more refined in adulthood.
ReplyDeleteAlso, whoever thought of that castle with a train table? Genius.
Holland sounds lovely!
ReplyDeletewhat a great afternoon! thanks again for hosting, rhonda. just a question though d, the last typical: is it us standing around laughing, us surrounded by children, or my lizzie taking all day to make up her mind. i'm sort-of feeling all 3, but just wondering...
ReplyDeleteAll three for sure, girl!
Delete