It's a Small World

We had a really great family get away! The world got a little smaller by end of the weekend.  Here is synopsis of our weekend activities~

• FRIDAY- We left a little later than we wanted too, but luckily the laundry got done and Jeff finished the taxes. Yay! Packed up our Prius, picked up the dog sitter and headed off for Ann Arbor. The Holiday Inn Express was nice and we were looking forward to using the pool. First we  had dinner at the Mexican restaurant next door and went to a concert at Concordia University.  It was a nice start to the weekend. Ice Cream at McDonald's and swimming finished out the first night. We got pretty silly in the pool, played sharks and minnows and marco polo at night! 
• SATURDAY- 8 am came early, but I had to be in Flint for my state bowling tournament.  First we had  breakfast and dropped Mary off at Brandon's so she could spend the day with him and attend the alumni concert at 3 pm. The bowling tournament was a very new experience.  The house was pretty crowded and smoke-filled. I got a nice pin and bought a light blue shirt. My bowling wasn't what I hope for, I had high expectations!  My first game was less than 100 but my second and third games were around my average of 120.  It was fun participating. Matthew spent a lot of time trying to win some money out of an arcade game.  Had lunch with Randy and Norma at a Fuddcucker's!  I didin't know there were still any of those left.  The burgers are still delicious! We got back to Ann Arbor by 5:30 pm and ate dinner with Mary at a pizza place a few blocks from the Hill Auditorium.   Mary reported that the alumni concert was very good.  Now it was time for the the 150th Annversary of the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club Spring Concert, I couldn't wait to hear it! It was awesome!!  The songs were from around the world!  Songs sung in Chinese, Russian, German, Polynesian, Ethiopian and some American pieces.   Of course the concert always begins with the "Laudes", and ends with the singing of "The Yellow and  Blue".  I was happy that the audience was invited to sing along for the last verse.  It was phenonmenal.  Brandon  received a scholarship from the Glee Club Scholarship board last night along with some other clubbers.  What a nice surprise! It  was pretty late when we got back to the hotel. Just some time for searching for church times for the morning.
• SUNDAY- Woke up around 9 am, got showered and packed up to check out. We decided to attend services at University Lutheran Chapel just a short distance from central campus.  The pastor there was a classmate of Jeff's while at the seminary, and his sister and her family were members at Mount Calvary in Greenville!  What makes it more exciting is that the pastor's new baby was being baptized, so we got see the whole family at church. What a coinicidence! What a small world!  Sure was nice to see them again.  Met some other folks that have ties to Lutheran Haven in Oviedo!  The service was very nice!  We went to the contemporary service with a great musical team, piano, violin and guitar. The sermon was very good and it was just nice to be able to worship together in the same pew! The chapel has a coffee house downstairs named the Common Cup, Ongoing bible studies, breakfast and lunch on Sundays between and after services, and even a their own  Chamber Group!  After service and some fellowship, we took Mary and Brandon out for lunch at Zingerman's Delicatessen.  The food was very good and everyone found something that they liked. Time just flew by, and we dropped off Brandon at his dorm, and headed back to Greenville. Jeff had an elder's meeting and tonight was position night at bowling.   We won three points tonight and I ended up the season with a 145! Jeff had a good night of bowling too. We didn't move up any tonight, but we didn't go down either! Next week is fun night with bowling and food.

Spring break for the kid's is officially over, and they are back in school in the morning.  Matthew has a double header baseball game at the home field in the afternoon. Mary starts her job at McDonald's tomorrow after play practice.  She hasn't been feeling very well lately.  Her cold has moved down to her chest, hope we can prevent any pneumonia! NO fever, just lots of coughing. Jeff has had some sinus trouble too.  Matthew had a cold, but is better.  I am staying pretty healthy for now, not including my painful feet. I have choir tomorrow and  really need to do some planning for the theatre boosters. I work Wed, Thur and Sat this week for a total of 18 hours.  Not bad at all.   For now, I had better hit the sack, it is getting late!

Gracie

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