Rainy Day

Rainy Day on and off.

Lunch and gas at a Denny's somewhere in Indiana.

At Baymont Hotel in Elizabethtown.  Warm but windy walk over to Texas Steak restaurant.

In jammies and watching TV.

Christmas

We are enjoying Christmas at Stacy's!

Interlochen to Home

Started out at 8:30 am and went for breakfast at a little place on the road toward Behula.  Don't remember the name - it starts with an "S"

Took Hwy 115 to get on Expressway.  Nice ride!

Made good time for a few hours. After a stop at a rest stop, Terry started to drive. All was going well for awhile, we saw dark smoke in the distance and traffic was stopped.  We were at a stop for close to an hour!  Once we got up to where the accident was, after the hour, there was a burned-out semi truck.  We don't know the whole story but the truck was completely destroyed.

We stopped to get a bite at McDonalds.  Our plan to have lunch with Laura and Joe went up in "smoke."

Marilyn started to drive and things were going well until we got off for gas, seeing another tie up ahead.  The gal at the gas station said the tie up was in Illinois and a multiple car accident. We got back in the car and Terry programmed the GPS to find a detour.  The detour got us to I-90 and it was smooth sailing until we got near downtown Chicago.  Traffic was slow until we got onto the Edens Expressway.

We FINALLY got to Marilyn's home!

Interlochen - Day 4

Breakfast at remodeled cafeteria.  Food not great.  Waffle sticks were like hockey pucks.

Listened to rehearsals when Martha texted that she arrived.  We met her and sat and talked before going to Rico's for lunch.

This flag at Information Booth.  Martha is going to order it for her flag collection.

Concert in the Bowl with large choir, orchestra and 4 opera singers.

Ida and Martha went to a organ program while Terry and I napped.

We met for dinner, from the tent on campus, another excellent meal.  They should give lessons to the cafeteria.

Young pianist was the evening performer- he was marvelous!  Great program.

Interlochen Day 3

Bagels, lox and cream cheese at L'Chaim in Behula.

Everyone doing their own thing.  Marilyn at Bowl, listening to a rehearsal.

Behind the Bowl - Jay Leno's transport???

Lunch at Moomers for hot fudge sundaes.

Here we are eating again out in the camp center.  Cheeseburgers!

Tuning up at Corson - World Youth winds.

Sitting on benches out in the center of camp listening to Lindsey Starling, we've never heard of her - but, big crowd!

Interlochen Day 2

We met at 9 o'clock to go have breakfast at the omelette shoppe.

Walked over to Cherry Republic and made a few purchases of then walked around downtown Traverse City.

We then went to an AT&T store to get a charger plug as one of Marilyn's was not working.

Back on campus everyone did their own thing and we met up for dinner out in the center of campus.  Finished dinner with a soft ice cream cone.

The bear in front of Corsen Auditorium.

Ida with her shirt with the map of Interlochen.

Stage set up for Jay Leno - funny funny show.

Interlochen

Typical of this group we stopped for donuts before getting on the Edens Expressway heading to Michigan.

Ida, Terry and I got a little lost on the detour to get to 94 in Indiana but our GPS found us the right way and we were back on the road without much delay.

Found parking in Saugatuck after going around the block a few times. Good lunch at Coral Gables, no shopping this time.

Took I 96 through the middle of the state toward Interlochen.  Again the GPS wanted to send us down a dirt road but we persevered and didn't fall for it this time, followed our MapQuest and found Interlochen without delay.

New security gate as we enter the campus, new entrance to the cafeteria and air-conditioning now in the lobby of Stone Center.

Dinner at Boone's, very noisy, but good dinner.

Now listening to the final night of the Democratic convention. 

A little rain after we got back to Stone Center.