Michigan Double Date

Friday, May 28th Dan and I went to Michigan with our friends, Jason and Rachel, for a mini vacation. The drive was only about 3 hours, so it was an easy trip.

After we checked into our hotel, the four of us drove to Holland. There we went shopping and had lunch. There was a darling chocolate and ice cream shop close by called Kilwin's, so of course we saved room for dessert.

Later that evening we went for a walk on the beach just before sunset. It was a gorgeous evening. It was cool, but not cold. Rachel had the unfortunate luck of stepping on a bee, which stung her foot. Dan was kind enough to help her get the stinger out. Once Rachel recovered from her little sting, we walked on the sand and on a nearby pier.

Before the sun set, Rachel and I made a stop for some coffee. We found a cute coffee shop and decided to give it a try. Oh boy, were we in for a delicious treat! I can't remember what all was in the coffee, but I know that it was something like mocha and white chocolate. Then, it was topped off with homemade whipped cream and white chocolate and we were given spoons that were dipped in white chocolate! Worth every calorie!

With our amazing coffee in hand, we found a lovely spot to watch the sun set. There were a lot of locals in the area who came out to sit and watch the sun go down. One was kind enough to take our photo.

Seriously, we couldn't have asked for a better first day for our trip. Well, maybe minus the bee sting. Sorry Rachel.

Saturday, May 29th we went checked out some local wineries. We tasted a few wines and came home with a few of our favorites. One of my favorite stops wasn't for wine... it was for fancy chocolate at Tabor Hill! These candies were very pricey, so we each only got one. Oh man, they were worth it! My chocolate was called "cupcake batter" and boy did it taste like it! It was kind of like Cold Stone, but with chocolate.
That evening we had dinner at Schu's in St. Joseph. After dinner we walked down to a different beach to watch the sun set. Once again, it was a great way to end the day!

Sunday, May 30th we packed up and started our drive home. On our way home we stopped at the Warren Dunes. The crowd wasn't too bad. We had no trouble finding a nice spot on the beach to lay our things. The water was cold, but we manged to get used to it and play some catch with a squishy frisbee.

Our mini getaway was another great way to get our summer off to a fabulous start!