A WEEKEND IN JUNE (June 12)

 

WEDDING WEEKEND Also wishing one of my younger sisters a Happy Birthday this past weekend!  Hard to believe we are the "older generation". My brain is still wired to my early 20's (or younger) for some reason. Of course until I try to gyrate to Dancing Queen or walk across a field, essentially, for a wedding ceremony on my treacherous right knee. One has a choice -wear the sparkly matching heels and sit a lot or slide around in non-matching flip flops.  Well you know what I chose... and we left early LOL. However we did win first place on the "anniversary dance" (more of a shuffle for me) as being the longest married couple by six months. Now that is a sobering statistic. Kind of a win-lose situation. 

We were then asked to provide advice to the newly married couple. My "bon mot" as Dad would say, is "when you have pork & beans you always anonomously let the lady have the little pieces of pork". As I explained to them later, its' the little things one does that mean the most. His, with my prompting was "she's always right" so there you have it. I also explained to the couple to forget the BS about not going to bed angry-you will- and have energy to continue the next day. Sleep is important.

EXCUSE FOR SMALL VACAY Cruising the back roads one finds interesting scenery. One store in the so-called boonies advertised "Bakery - Deli - Furniture". That about covers the necessities of life consisting of fresh and processed food and a place to sit while eating it. Sometimes the only indication of a little town or hamlet is a lower speed limit, farm implement suppliers and their local version of an ice cream shop. When traveling I consider frozen treats a lunch equivalency as calories do not count on the road. I enjoy watching the hordes of children and the "caretaker" who use the moment as a mini break from entertaining. Unfortunately short as the youngsters plow through ice cream treats like hungry raptors not withstanding the amount that falls on their shirts. 

With time to kill we donated some money to the local Native American enterprise even though the Security Guard swore about the generosity of a particular machine aptly named "Last Chance". I wonder if he gets a cut....That and the fact that it required a maximum bet each time should have offered some clues. Not wanting the day to be a total "loss" we hit the closest vineyard (they are everywhere up there, even gas stations sell wine) and enjoyed a selection of libations overlooking the Grand Traverse Bay.  Of course the host seated us at the top of their double-decker patio. Apparently he was in a hurry as he far outpaced my one step drag the foot up the steps modus operandi due to my current lame position. He informed us we have a generous 75 minute respite before I toil down the three flights of stairs again which was nice. I do alright with rest periods, but this is getting old. Ready for the next phase of treatment or a robot leg if it lets me do the electric slide and dance with my sisters to Sister Sledge. 

WEDDING CON'T Speaking of being the "older generation", I complimented the DJ on all the 60's music he was playing. His response was they play that duirng dinner as no one is really listening,  I bristled and said I had a different opinion as I will sing motown with my mouth full if need be. You trashing Dylan and all our revolution songs? No, no he says, I think it's great music too.  Too late.  I later saw our "anniversary" competitors out on the dance floor doing whatever the hell we used to do at sock hops and realized "yeh we be old". Like I said earlier there is a brain-body disconnect. Also saw another little "Kristen" out on the floor dancing in pure joy until she wore out her shoes-memories of another little girl who danced until she fell exhausted at midnight and was carried off to bed. 

SAD Switching gears as I tend to do and I'm tired. Why do we come home from a vacay more tired than when we left? Anyway driving near Grayling it was pouring the proverbial kitties and puppies (almost forgot what rain looked like) but you could still actually smell the wood smoke from the fire that ravaged the area a couple of weeks ago. Mother Nature and Climate Change wait for no one. 

AND BACK TO THE...Another humorous side note. As we came out of the hotel all gussied up a shuttle pulled up blocking my handicap exit. He jumped out and asked if we're going to a wedding as he was chauffering guests to and from. Surprised that my sister-in-law had not mentioned the service we were about ready to jump in when the OH says "which wedding?" Oops-pertinent question as it wasn't the one we were attending. Disappointing as we heard they were having tacos,

However, I believe the highlight of the day were the two little nephews under 5 who preceded the bride with fully loaded multi-colored bubble guns!! Especially as they amused themselves from the front row between Grandma and Grandpa shooting bubbles at odd moments. We giggled every time. After seeing that I always want to witness a wedding through bubbles. It was awesome. Peace out...💕