We spent the rest of our family vacation off Lake Michigan, in a small town a drive outside Traverse City. I love being there. The Lake Michigan is beautiful. I mean absolutely beautiful. I took this picture out my window while driving right before the sun began to set. Beautiful.
There is nothing like waking up to a breeze in the trees & a lake view. I’m having withdraws right now as I write this. Our dream is to save up, pay down & move. I know, I know. Everyone has THAT dream. Blah, blah, blah dream. Easy to dream when you are only visiting, right?
Although…Hubby has wanted to move into this area since he was a kid & has been trying to talk me into it FOREVER!!!! I’m no longer in school, he is done with school, the land would be nice, we could figure out a more communal work/live space. Ahh…dreams. When we got home we did sit down & work through a budget for a long-term plan. Of course like all talk it would need to have action, we’ll see if we stay motivated enough to make it a reality.
What was most fun about this whole trip was that we, long before kids, started off in this same place (literally our first vacation was to the same place), 13 YEARS AGO!! WE once stood on this very spot on this strip of beach back when we were still young, naive & thought “what if.” Now we have our children standing & exploring with us. They ALL had so much fun!! Especially seeing the water & the sand off Lake Michigan. Except D-man he liked looking at it but he wasn’t so sure about walking in the sand, given he just figured out walking a few months ago.
It was a really nice time. Skipping rocks, sitting by the bon fire roasting marshmallows & eating s’mores, and just being. Hubby has had a lot going on at work & so I think the rest did him good. He looked refreshed. I felt refreshed even if there were still some stressful moments. Because you know the usual “He’s looking at me” & all THAT drama does NOT go on vacation it comes with you. Still it was REALLY. NICE. I mean REALLY. NICE. And now I’m back to having withdraws again.
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Holy wow. That is really gorgeous. What a lovely place. I imagine the lake is especially nice as it is less crowded than a traditional beach. SO pretty!
It is very nice & usually less crowded. On the way out of Traverse City it was pretty crowded but it was the big Cherry Festival. Normally it’s not that packed & if you are staying at a local place you can usually have a pretty open spot to just relax.
I have a feeling that if you sat down and made a long term plan then you’ll achieve that goal. So cool that you had the chance to enjoy Lake Michigan as a couple and then again with your children. Lake Michigan does look beautiful!
We definitely have a long term plan. And I think the more we talk about it the more we are realizing it’s really possible & that’s a cool feeling
The fastest way to realizing any dream is to take the first step. Husband and I are doing it – we bought land, we’re building a barn and next the house. It’s never too early or too late to begin.
I love that you are building a barn. I am a barn lover, I can’t help it. I agree never too early or too late to begin, I’m going to have to print that out & put it up so I can remember it daily!
My parents have a lake place in a small town north of St. Joseph. It looks like you guys had fun!
Liz, it’s really pretty over in that area too. I’ve only done a sight seeing venture through there but loved the area.
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