How was your Memorial Day? Did you do anything fun? I spent the first three days of the weekend at work. It was interesting, to say the least. I had Monday off though, so I spent the morning relaxing, and my mom and I went up north in the afternoon.
In the morning I worked on some writing and I did laundry and painted my toenails using OPI's You're Such a Budapest. After lunch, I colored a picture and hung out waiting for my mom to call me to say that she was ready to go.
Our first stop (just south of Egg Harbor) was Bay Trading Company, which is an antique store with lots of little booths. This is where I bought my set of goldenrod and white Pyrex bowls! I didn't buy any this time though.
We drove into Egg Harbor, and my mom wanted to look at some of the eggs that they have on display for the summer. At least one of these buildings is the Cupola House.
I just really liked taking pictures of the flowers!
Here are two of the eggs on display!
I love all of the old buildings! This is the Cupola House. The detail is so pretty.
Some more flowers! I love all of the bright colors, especially the purple tulips. We also checked out a couple stores, including Greens 'n Grains and the Pink Umbrella. My mom wanted a snack, so we headed a little bit farther north, and we stopped at Wood Orchard Market. She didn't find what she was looking for there, but I got some honeycrisp apple chips and a postcard. We decided to continue north, and I wanted to go to Wild Tomato for dinner, so we ended up there for an earlier dinner.
We had a pizza with ham and pineapple. Their pizzas are woodfired, and taste so fresh. The pineapple was really sweet, and the ham was in big chunks instead of little slices. It was so delicious. We felt bad that we couldn't finish it, and we would have taken it with us, but I didn't want to chance getting food poisoning because of the car temperature, so I hope that waiter put it in the fridge for himself like he said he would. There were going to be scattered thunderstorms, according to the weather app on my phone, and it started to sprinkle as we left.
My mom wanted to stop at the ShopKo Hometown in Sister Bay, because she was looking for a curtain. I didn't really want to go in there, but I looked around at the kitchen stuff anyway. I want to get some thicker dishtowels. I ended up buying a shelving unit that I wanted for my laundry room/pantry, a new pair of Nikes, and a set of glass Pyrex containers. The Nikes and Pyrex were both on clearance, and I scored such a great deal on the Pyrex!
Of course, you can't go to Sister Bay and not take pictures of the goats on the roof at Al Johnson's! There were four of them up there, but these two were the funniest.
Because of the little bit of the storm that just passed through, the sky looked really cool, so we walked across to the marina. It wasn't as dark as it looks in the first picture, but that's how magical it felt.
On our way south, we had to stop at Wilson's in Ephraim for dessert.
Their ice cream is from Cedar Crest, which in my opinion, is the best for ice cream shops. The summer before my senior year of high school, I worked at a candy store in downtown Sturgeon Bay, and the ice cream that they had there was also Cedar Crest. I got the Caramel Collision {caramel ice cream with swirls of caramel and caramel cups}, which is a flavor we always had at the candy store, and I remember sneaking spoonfuls of it throughout the summer. Wilson's puts a jelly bean on the top of the scoop of ice cream, but my mom told the girls that I could have hers so I got two. (:
I love all of the little details of this vintage diner.
We headed south again to go home, and when we got into Egg Harbor, one of our friends was driving in front of us. I was so confused when it appeared that he was waving at no one on the side of the road, but then I realized that he was waving behind him at us, and then I realized who it was. haha.
We went to Target when we got to Sturgeon Bay, and I bought cling wrap, washi tape, and mascara. I was looking for a racerback tank top, but I didn't find any that I liked. I then needed a car wash (even though it was supposed to rain more) because of the dead bugs on my windshield, so we went to Shell for gas and a car wash. My mom wanted to get a copy of the Peninsula Pulse, so we stopped at the Door County Visitor Bureau. They have some really cute rocking chairs on their front porch.
When I got home, I put away my new stuff and I put together the shelving unit for my laundry room. It's five shelves, and that's too tall, so I'm only using four of them. It's going to be nice to have some extra storage space.
xoxo.
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Friday, December 20, 2013
Winter in Door County
I took a wintery drive up north a few days ago. I was hoping to catch sunset, and I did, but it was pretty lame, with only a little gold and blue. I had actually set my alarm that morning with the intent to take pictures at sunrise, but I looked at the weather on my phone when the alarm went off, and I decided that seven degrees was too cold. Oh well, there's always another day.
These first three are from the Baileys Harbor Marina. Lake Michigan was not completely frozen yet. It was so pretty here, but it was cold, and my gloves were being annoying. {I later switched to fingerless gloves, but then my fingers were icicles. It was a lose-lose situation.} You can see the snowflakes falling in the third picture!
This one is from Schoolhouse Park in Sister Bay. I'm not really sure how this is a park, but there is an old schoolhouse here that looks like it's from the 1930's or 1940's.
Anderson Dock is located in Ephraim. The top photo is actually from a store and gallery across the street, and they have some really beautiful artwork and jewelry in there. I believe the barn in the bottom photo is also a gallery.
Ephraim Moravian Church is so beautiful! They're located on a hill that is just above the main highway (42) that goes through Ephraim. This birch tree was behind the church in their parking lot.
If you have never been to a drive-in movie theater, you are missing out and should try to find one in your area! The Skyway is in Fish Creek, and I hope I am able to see a movie there this summer. It's been a few years since I have been there.
It seems like I get a lot of hits from the search term "Chateau Hutter," so here is a winter shot for you guys. (: There was another car parked here, so I'm guessing that someone ventured down to get some pictures at sunset. I hope they were able to get some great shots! I would love to go down there for sunset pictures {and perhaps a portrait session} someday, but I am too freaked out to go down there alone!
I got down to the Door County Boat Launch with plenty of time to watch the sun set, but as you can see, it wasn't very much of a show. Those dot-like things in the first picture are actually an ice covered scalloped metal edge of the dock. It was pretty icy there!
xoxo.
These first three are from the Baileys Harbor Marina. Lake Michigan was not completely frozen yet. It was so pretty here, but it was cold, and my gloves were being annoying. {I later switched to fingerless gloves, but then my fingers were icicles. It was a lose-lose situation.} You can see the snowflakes falling in the third picture!
This one is from Schoolhouse Park in Sister Bay. I'm not really sure how this is a park, but there is an old schoolhouse here that looks like it's from the 1930's or 1940's.
Anderson Dock is located in Ephraim. The top photo is actually from a store and gallery across the street, and they have some really beautiful artwork and jewelry in there. I believe the barn in the bottom photo is also a gallery.
Ephraim Moravian Church is so beautiful! They're located on a hill that is just above the main highway (42) that goes through Ephraim. This birch tree was behind the church in their parking lot.
If you have never been to a drive-in movie theater, you are missing out and should try to find one in your area! The Skyway is in Fish Creek, and I hope I am able to see a movie there this summer. It's been a few years since I have been there.
It seems like I get a lot of hits from the search term "Chateau Hutter," so here is a winter shot for you guys. (: There was another car parked here, so I'm guessing that someone ventured down to get some pictures at sunset. I hope they were able to get some great shots! I would love to go down there for sunset pictures {and perhaps a portrait session} someday, but I am too freaked out to go down there alone!
I got down to the Door County Boat Launch with plenty of time to watch the sun set, but as you can see, it wasn't very much of a show. Those dot-like things in the first picture are actually an ice covered scalloped metal edge of the dock. It was pretty icy there!
xoxo.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
June 2013 in Pictures
how is the year already half over?! there was so much going on this month that caused it to go by so fast! here are some pictures from this past month (:
xoxo.
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| I received my 2014 planner in the mail! |
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| OPI's Can't Find My Czechbook + Maybelline ColorShow Pedal to the Metal |
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| lilacs in my front yard |
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| Max was like, "what are you doing?" |
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| I'm in love with the two pairs of boots on the left. |
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| more lobby flowers |
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| Delaney Davidson |
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| Steve Smith, Geri X, Wally Ingram, & Greg Roteik - Monument |
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| Ruby James |
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| Sister Bay |
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| Sister Bay Marina |
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| photo by Abi |
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| photo by Abi - Door County Boat Launch |
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| Door County Boat Launch |
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| homework |
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| I got a hair cut, and my lovely hairstylist also curled my hair a little (: |
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| New Zealand's one and only Delaney Davidson |
xoxo.
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