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17 July 2020

FRIDAY FAVORITES....VACATION EDITION

I cannot stop thinking about our beach vacation and wishing I was still there. I’m telling you, nowhere have we felt safer from Covid and been more impressed with social distancing, than in northern Michigan. Today, I’m sharing some of my favorite activities from Up North! 
MY FAVORITE Friday Favorites of the Year so far! 

KIDS
We only got two of our kids for three days, but we sure did make the most of it! We had lots of beach fun. 
The boys had seen this on TikTok, it’s where you place 4 tallboy cans of alcohol in brown bags, you get half of them that are really yucky and half of them that are decent and you mix them up and see which one you get!  Of course, I got a yucky one, and no, I didn’t drink it! Mr. Nine is not a fan of Papst Blue Ribbon either, LOL

We had a fun alfresco outing at a distillery. 

And at a Brewery


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And played a new game that Mr. Nine's sister got him for his birthday, and it was so much fun called Molkky from Finland

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KIDS AT HOME
Not only did we come back to an immaculate house and mowed lawn, but one of our sons surprised us one day with the YouTube of him and his girlfriend being my guest hosts for the Yeti Bartender and creating the most wonderful cocktail called the Frankfort Sunset, which was the town that we were in. I’ll link it up here now so you can check out their amazing video and cocktail if you haven’t yet!


KAYAK DAY
I think our kayak day it was one of the best we’ve ever had because we kayaked a new lake and were pretty much the only ones on the lake, had a beach picnic and found an inlet where we kayaked right out to Lake Michigan.  

My pictures do not ever do it justice but much of Lake Michigan is as blue as the Caribbean!
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DAY TRIP to CHARLEVOIX
We’ve been to many towns in upper Michigan, but We’d never been to Charlevoix! Boy, were we in for the treat, not only was it a gorgeous day but town was precious, and my favorite parts were watching all the boats, eating at an amazing Cantina with the best margarita....



And finding this darling flower shop for a photo op! 
Next year, I’m going to wear a pale pink dress in front of those flowers, LOL! 
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And oh yeah, the mushroom houses!


And the fun didn’t stop after Charlevoix, we went to a really cool place called Mammoth Distillery where we were pretty much the only ones in there taste testing.

Then ended the evening with a beautiful sunset and our favorite fries from a place called Frank’s!



ST. AMBROSE CELLARS
This amazing place has been around for a decade, but it was our first time visiting! It was all outside and tables were about 12 feet apart, they had a food truck where we tried jackfruit for the first time, which tastes like pulled pork but it’s fruit! A great singer was playing music in the barn and my slushy made with their rose and mead was delicious! A delightful evening. 
The food above looks like pulled pork but it is JackFruit and it was soooo good!
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TRADITIONS
Traditions on our annual vacation are always very important to us. While there weren’t as many this year because not all our fam was there, we still partook in some of the best. Like Ray's Burger Joint in Grand Haven on the way up and way back.

Walks on the Pier


Friday Night Fish Dinners from the Port City Smokehouse 

Delightful Lemon Custard Ice Cream at the Frankfort Dairy Maid.


And My annual creme brûlée frappe on the way out of town at the Conundrum Cafe!
 

Taking Our Time Heading Home
We are never in a hurry to get home, so we take the scenic route and this time we stopped at a yummy Creamery. Got some chocolate milk and came home with cheese and cheese filled beef sticks. I was really hoping that cow would've been bigger, lol! 

Missing Our other "Home"Already!
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CHEERS to a Sweet JULY weekend to you all!! 


xoxo





31 comments:

  1. Looks like a great vacation and makes me want to visit Michigan so badly! You had adorable vacation style but your smiles are the best! Have a wonderful weekend!
    xo,
    Kellyann

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  2. It's no wonder you can't stop thinking about your trip and wishing you were still there! Sounds like you had a really wonderful time.

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  3. That vacation looked positively blissful and perfect! Thanks for sharing. The guest YETI bartenders did a great job. Isn't jackfruit a good sub for bbq?!

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  4. Looks like a blast! A break from reality is always needed, but probably more so now than ever. This looks like a nice reprieve for sure!

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  5. So happy that you had an amazing vacation! It was fun to watch on stories. Your son and his girlfriend were so sweet to do a Yeti bartender episode. Happy weekend Andrea!

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  6. I can’t wait to go to Michigan in a few weeks-you make it sound so fun!!

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  7. I don't think I can pick a favorite thing to talk about from this post because I loved everything you wrote about! So glad two of your boys could join y'all and I loved that your other boy took over your youtube--so sweet!!! I'm so glad MI was great at social distancing--FL was not! They did good in the restaurants but not so great anywhere else haha!
    Sarah at https://meettheshaneyfelts.com/2020/07/friday-faves-27.html

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  8. Looks like the perfect vaca and I love that Summer sweater!!

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  9. I never knew Northern Michigan was so "beachy" until you started talking about it. Looks like a great vacation so close to home! -M

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  10. What a wonderful vacation to your favorite place. Your guests did a great job with the Yeti bartender drink! I enjoyed looking at the the photos of your trip. 😊

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  11. I really want to plan a vacation to northern MI before the end of summer! Those mushroom houses would be fun to see! Loved the Yeti series your son and his girlfriend did while you were away!

    Jill - Doused in Pink

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  12. Really great recap of your time on vacation. I'd love to know where you stayed and whether it would be easy to get to from Dallas, TX.

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  13. Looks like you guys had a fun and safe trip! We've done some road trips, but I sure do miss flying. :)

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  14. Your trip looks like it was lots of fun!

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  15. Oh y'all had so much fun! The flowers over that flower shop are gorgeous! And so is that picture of the sunset! And, of course, all of your drinks and desserts looked amazing! I'm so glad you were able to get away. <3

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  16. Love love love that summer sweater! Looks like such a fun time away!

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  17. I couldn't stop laughing at the Pabst pictures. I haven't had Pabst in a long time. Loving all the yummy drinks you had. And I love that Summer sweater.

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  18. Everything about this vacay is so fun- not sure which part I loved reading best! The food looks so good (and that cute cantina!), the lake, the games with the family, your outfits...love it all. So happy for you! Have a great weekend my friend xx

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  19. You've got me primed and ready for our vacation!!! Yours looks like it was picture perfect! XOXO

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  20. Looks like you had a great vacation. We haven't done much. We went to the beach for the day. I love that Beach please hat. You always find cute stuff.
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  21. I have been amazed at how beautiful Lake Michigan is! Seems like you all had a great time. We are looking forward to our vacation in a week: choosing an outdoorsy place will give us plenty of adventures and lots of social distancing!
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  22. You look like you had so much FUN! I'm so jealous! All of the food and weather looks amazing! And I love all of your adorable outfits! I'd love to try jackfruit sometime! It sounds so interesting! Glad you had a great vacation!

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  23. COVID aint keeping you down from enjoying life :) All the fun
    Kayaking - I guess you've seen teh video of that alligator knocking someone out of the boat..... OH MY GOSH - can you imagine????

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  24. It really looked like the best time! I had to live my vacation this summer through you, since we cancelled our Tahoe trip next month. Major sad face. It's always the BEST family time, but I'm so happy that you still got to enjoy all of your special family time on this trip!! It makes me so happy!

    Shauna

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  25. What a fabulous get away Andrea. You always looks so relaxed and amazing.
    XOOX
    Jodie

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  26. Oh my gosh you made me so hungry! And I want to go to the sea now! Fabulous trip!

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  27. It looks so beautiful and like you had a great time! I really need to play tourist in my state and get up to Charlevoix!

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  28. Oh, Andrea, your trip looks like it was absolutely wonderful! I can see why you are so sad it all ended! I loved watching the guest hosts of your Yeti Bartender... they did great. :)

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  29. I had so much fun following along on your vacation in stories. It sounds like you guys had a blast! So glad two of the boys could join you while you were there. Loved the guest yeti bartenders too!

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  30. What a FUN trip! I would love to visit one day! Love all your darling outfits too!

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  31. This summer sweater is SO cute on you! And you guys look like you had a blast- so glad the boys were able to join!

    -Ashley
    Le Stylo Rouge

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