Interlochen Day Two

Terry slept late, while I was awake early.

We had some yogurt and fruit for breakfast and then went to Omelette for an early lunch.  We went to their second location, which is much larger and newer.

When you come in and have to wait, they give you a card with the name of a famous person and call that person's name rather than your name.  The back side of the card has some of the person's bio.

We brought half of our lunch home and will have it for breakfast tomorrow.

Next door was another Cherry store and we did a little sampling and purchased a little gift.  Their downtown location has a Cherry Republic Store around the corner.

We came back to the room to refrigerate the leftovers and then I drove and Terry walked to campus.

We looked in the shop on campus and nothing caught our fancy.

We sat down by the lake for awhile in rocking chairs.  That whole area has been redone with new steps and fancier furniture on the landings above the water.  We stayed until it looked like it was going to rain.  We both rode back to the cabin and napped for a bit.

We then had our leftovers from Boone's for dinner.

After dinner, we drove over to parking lot M, and walked to the Harvey Theater to see the play Alice.

At Intermission, we looked at each other and decided that we had seen enough.  It's an hour of our lives we will never see again.

I suggested that we go to Moomers for ice cream.  We drove over to find the line two deep.  Okay, Plan B.  We did the Wendy's drive-thru and each got a small vanilla frosty.

We are now reading.

Interlochen - Day One

Terry had to be out of her garage by 7 a.m., as they are redoing the roadways in her complex, so she loaded her suitcase and came to my house, where we had a light breakfast and then left at 8 a.m.!

We drove to Saugatuck and lunch at Coral Gables.  After all of these years, we discovered that they have parking to the side of the restaurant.  We ate inside as it was a little windy for us.  We had perch sandwiches in memory of our friend Mary Jane.

Terry drove for a little while, with a brief detour and one lane of traffic.  But, our GPS kept saying it was still the fastest route.

We arrived at Interlochen to discover a lot of new security around Kresge (performance venue).  Got our keys for our Penn Colony Suite.

About a block from the lake and out where the scholarship lodges had been.  New/air conditioned/WIFI.  This is my idea of camping.

We unloaded the car and then went to Boone's for dinner.  We have enough food left over for dinner before the theatre tomorrow night.

Terry took some photos of the Penn Colony Suite (it's one of two units attached).

Washington to Home

We left the hotel early (of course) and asked the "doorman" for a cab.  He got us a "limo" which proved to be $10 more than a cab.  We will be writing the hotel!!!!!

I got a pastry at the airport and Terry got a banana (guess she's back on Weight Watchers this morning).

We arrived at O'Hare and an American Blue Car picked us up.  Again, he did not know it was two stops (Des Plaines and Skokie).  Then when I wanted to pay with a credit card, he gave me a manual credit slip to fill out (which I would not do and have my full credit card number sitting in his car).  He told me it was "illegal" for American Blue to have a swipe machine.  Even though a few days before, the American Blue driver had a swipe machine.  Another call or letter!!!

We both got our mail.  Terry went to the Library and Mariano's to discover that they did not have shrimp there (color her disappointed).  I went to the Township to sign checks.

We both unpacked and are attacking our desks.

Great Day and Wonderful Weather

We got up and went downstairs for a good breakfast.

After breakfast, we took a cab over to the National Portrait Gallery and loved it!!!

After coming back to the hotel to rest, we went to a party on a rooftop, hosted by MRED, the MLS System.  Fun catching up with old friends and new ones too.

Below are the portraits that we loved and some photos from the day:

The Ladies of the Supreme Court

(Terry) Jack Kennedy 

Bill Clinton (Marilyn)

Barack Obama

Eleanor Roosevelt

Marian Anderson

Albert Einstein

Michelle Obama

Gates - Melinda and Bill

Ann Landers

Katherine Hepburn

Katherine Hepburn Oscars

Bobbie Kennedy

Marilyn Manroe 

We had lunch in the courtyard and it was just delightful!

After the Gallery, we went back to the hotel to rest and then took a cab over to the 1717 K Street Roof Top for a cocktail party sponsored by the MRED - MLS.  Below is a photo of some of the North Shore Barrington Association of REALTORS Group.

We grabbed a cab to go back to the hotel and as we entered the lobby, we decided that we needed dessert, so we went into the restaurant and had apple tarts with ice cream.  (That was my third apple tart in three nights)!!!!

Washington, D. C. Day One and Two

American Blue picked me up and then Terry and we got to the airport in plenty of time to go through security and walk the mile to Terminal 2 to our gate!

We checked into our room at the Churchill Hotel.  Poorly designed room with a "couch" that had no light over it and is ugly and uncomfortable as sin.

Took a cab over to the Marriott to register and get a quick bite to eat before taking a cab over to the Hart Senate Building to meet with Senators Duckworth and Durbin.  Quick meeting with Illinois Delegation.

Cab with NSBAR folks to Hilton and crossed the street to our hotel.  Where we rested and then met Marty for dinner.

Fell into bed and got ready for an early morning meeting for Marilyn.

Day Two - May 15, 2019

Marilyn headed out to cab over to the Marriott for a 7:30 a.m. meeting.  Grabbed a cup of coffee over there.  Terry had a nice breakfast at the hotel!

After the meeting, I sat in the lobby talking and then went to the Omni to meet the NSBAR group for a cab ride over to Bullfeathers for lunch.  Terry met us there.

We then walked over to Jan Schakowsky's office and met with Jan, Robert Marcus and Katie Durkin.

We took a cab back to our hotel and rested before meeting with Brian and Rori.

Brian and Rori met us at our hotel and we walked over to a great Italian Restaurant - Sette Osteria, about 4 blocks from the hotel.  We had drinks, dinner and dessert.  Glad we walked because we ingested a lot of calories.

They came back and visited with us at the hotel before leaving to pick up a friend's car for the weekend.  They will be dog sitting for a friend who just lost her father.

On the Road - Day Three

We had no Internet service so I was not able to answer student questions.

We had breakfast at the Baymont and then got on the road by 9:30 a.m.

It was a dreary day, but no fog, rain or other weather conditions to slow us down.

We stopped at Denny's, in Lafayette, and had to wait for a table, but the food came fairly quickly once we were seated.

Made our usual rest stops and then got on I-80/I-94 and went to Terry's house and unloaded her stuff.

I then made my way home and unloaded.  My smoke detector battery was chirping and the building's cleaning lady was in the building and was kind enough to change it for me.

I went grocery shopping (which I think was Terry's plan also).  I'm so spoiled with having my cook with me, having to fix my own meals will be an adjustment.

I still have to unpack my clothes - most other stuff is put away.

On The Road - Day Two - FRIDAY, March 1, 2019

We had breakfast at our hotel, Hyatt Place, Smyrna, GA. and hit the road.

We left about 8:30 a.m., which is early for us.

Lots of FOG and some rain.  Going through the mountains in the fog was interesting.  Everyone was driving carefully.

Stopped at Cracker Barrel for lunch and looked at things in the store, but bought nothing.

Arrived at the Baymont Hotel, in Elizabethtown, KY and the hotel clerk asked if we would mind being upgraded to a suite.  Of course, we did not mind.  However, compared to the Hyatt Place, well it does not compare.  There was a couch in the room, but no light over or next to the couch, so reading while sitting on the couch was not going to happen.  Also, whomever installed the toilet paper holder must have had either a sense of humor or VERY long arms.

We rested before meeting Ethel and Steve at the Texas Outlaw BBQ, walking distance for all of us from our respective hotels.  Everyone had ribs but me - I had pulled pork and chicken.  We sat for awhile and talked but there were people waiting for tables so we left.