Showing posts with label Mackinac Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mackinac Island. Show all posts

Monday, September 12, 2011

The Shoes that beat out Mackinac Island Fudge!

remember we went to Mackinac Island the last week of our summer vacation? 
(are these homes dreamy or WHAT? do people that own these places know how lucky they are? 
well, then again...there is NO Target on the island, so lucky??...)
if you know anything about mackinac island in michigan, you know about their FUDGE!  they're kinda famous for it. fudge AND horse poop. 

because of course, there are no motorized vehicles on the island. ok, there IS a fire truck and an ambulance, but duh, ya kinda gotta have those. ok, where was i going?  oh yeah... the fudge.  there are fudge shops everywhere on the island and it's practically illegal to leave the island without purchasing it.  i'm not a huge fan of fudge, i like a tiny little bite, the kind they give free on the end of a toothpick, but a chunk of fudge? tooooooooooooooooo sweet!  so anywhere, darling and i are going into every shop on the island while the mister hangs around outside answering his phone.  we stop into "Decked Out", the most fabulous clothing, shoes, and accessories shop!! 
(photo by darling. weird face by me)
i yell to darling "go get daddy", 'cause we need some $$, of course!
(oh, who thinks he's a comedian!?)
they have a fan page on facebook if you want to check them out: Decked-Out-on-Mackinac-Island 
so anyway the whole point of this long rambling story is: i bought shoes at this shop and left the fudge behind, the end.
so lets move on to said shoes, cause they are awesome!


perhaps i should have wiped the bottom off...?
don't worry, darling did get a sweet treat on the island
although once we got on the boat to go back, we noticed they shorted us 2 pieces and it wasn't as pretty as the pieces in the showcase. oh well, it was some sweet, sugary stuff that she loved!
Happy Monday!!

Friday, September 2, 2011

10 Random Vacation snippets!

Get ready, it's like your grandpa's vacation slide show, only BETTER!
1. We got home from vacation this morning at 12:30ish
Vacationing can be hard, or rather, coming BACK from vacation is hard!

2. We were in Northern Michigan and then went into the UP and over to Mackinac Island!

3. We didn't eat at any chain places the whole trip.  The Mister suggested we try only mom and pop restaurants and it was a REALLY great idea!



4. One place we didn't eat and not ONLY because it wasn't open...
If you have a small dog, you might think the same thing we did... Coming Soon: little dogs poops on buns!

5. Traverse City got crochet bombed




6. While in Traverse City I saw: the receptionist where I use to work and hadn't seen for 7 years! I also saw a friend from High School that I hadn't seen since 1987!  

7. Look at this place on the beach...
We got the low down from some people we met on the beach... there was a LOT of local drama surrounding this house.  It took them over 4 years to get it built, apparently the locals weren't thrilled about this McMansion.  Hey... isn't it their $ and their property?...

8. We took a horse drawn carriage ride all over Mackinac Island, here is our view

9.  I think this lady got left behind...

10.  My darling starts 3rd grade on Tuesday.  She is excited, I am a tiny bit sad...the years are flying by!  The good news: the blog will get back on track! I'll be back to blogging on a much more regular basis and hope to be better than ever.  I've spent a lot of time thinking of what direction I want to go with my blog and with my etsy shop (who died a slow painful death over the summer).
Have a wonderful weekend and we'll chat SOON!!
Oh yeah, and here's a bonus for the weekend!!!!!
a 50% off coupon to Michael's good thru Monday the 5th
coupon HERE!
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