A Million Dollar Sunset

Top of Mackinac Island


Mackinac Bridge
Sunset Park

Stone arch on Mackinac Island
The Grand Hotel

one of many beautiful sunsets


Jimmy looking for petoskey stones
our hotel....Stafford Perry Hotel


Jim and I went up north courtesy of Bluegreen Resorts.... I often forget how beautiful upper Michigan is, until I arrive there and am reminded of the breath taking scenery. We drove up to the most north-western section of the lower peninsula, which is Petoskey. We stayed at the famous old Victorian hotel called Stafford Perry Hotel, and spent our days shopping at the quaint shops on Main Street, and hit the casino at night and never missed the million dollar sunsets that took place here. We also had some time to visit very wealthy Harbor Springs and did a quick drive-by tour of the beautiful houses along the bay. On our way home, we drove up to Mackinac City and took the ferry across Mackinac Island, where we took a horse carriage tour of the entire island. After the tour, we briefly shopped in the downtown area of Mackinac island and sampled the famous fudge produced here. After leaving the island by ferry, with only a pound of fudge; we proceeded to drive toward home. The next stop will be in Frankenmuth to receive my free birthday dinner offered at Zehnders. After dinner, we walked off some calories before the drive home to see our pretty girl, Asia.

He did it!! MBA 2008

Jim just recently graduated from Baker College with a Masters Degree in Finance with honors. It amazes me how dedicated Jimmy is toward his education...he has been in school the whole time we have been married. He gave up so much to pursue his goals... I'm so proud of him, especially this couple of months when he had all those papers to write while working 50-60 hrs. a week.



We had a nice gathering for Jim's commencement and afterward we had a quick lunch at Applebee's follow by Shane's Baptism and a steak and chicken dinner at the Belknap's.

We are planning on having a party mid September.... I'll post all the information later.

Very Funny...we could all use a good laugh now and than

Two sisters, one blonde and one brunette, inherit the family ranch. Unfortunately, after just a few years, they are in financial trouble. In order to keep the bank from repossessing the ranch, they need to purchase a bull so that they can breed their own stock.
A man on the other side of the state has one for sale, so the brunette decides to go and check it out. Upon leaving, she tells her sister, 'When I get there, if I decide to buy the bull, I'll contact you to drive out after me and haul it home.'The brunette leaves with $600, all the money they had left.
When she arrives at the man's ranch, she inspects the bull, and decides she wants to buy it. The man tells her that he will sell it for $599, no less. After paying him, she drives to the nearest town to send her sister a telegram to tell her the news. She walks into the telegraph office, and says, 'I want to send a telegram to my sister telling her that I've bought a bull for our ranch. I need her to hitch the trailer to our pickup truck and drive out here so we can haul it home.'
The telegraph operator explains that he'll be glad to help her, then adds, it will cost 99 cents a word.' Well, after paying for the bull, the brunette realizes that she'll only be able to send her sister one word.After a few minutes of thinking, she nods and says, 'I want you to send her the word 'comfortable.'The operator shakes his head. 'How is she ever going to know that you want her to hitch the trailer to your pickup truck and drive out here to haul that bull back to your ranch if you send her just the word'comfortable?'The brunette explains, 'My sister's blonde. The word is big. She'll read it very slowly.... 'com-for-da-bul.'