Michigan family affair

Michigan has been a family affair for me. I had a wonderfully unproductive few days with my parents in Spring Lake, catching up and dodging rain storms. (I got a laugh when my mother walked into the kitchen while I was preparing lunch and watching the U.S. Rider Cup team lose to the Europeans and a dismayed look appeared on her face as she reproachfully asked "do you watch golf?", as if this reflected some previously undiscovered egregious flaw in my upbringing.)

Eager to continue on, after a few days, with the rains still rolling through, they dropped me off at my Aunt Julie's place in Richland, MI, on Saturday as they headed to Chicago for the weekend. Julie and I had a great time, too, as it had been over ten years since I had last seen her place. We enjoyed numerous long conversations (she's the "cool" aunt that everyone wishes they had) and watched a few college football games, and generally had a great time.