Llamas, Turkeys, and Men Dressed As Nuns

Matthew and I had the opportunity to road trip a little this past weekend. He made the horrible mistake of putting me in charge of the itinerary!!! Although, the vows do say "until death do us part". The vows mention nothing about crazy roadtrips and my inability to tell left from right or east from west.

But, seriously folks - I think I planned an awesome trip! Within a 2 hour distance from our home there is so much fun to be had. First stop - a llama farm!

Matthew had no clue where he was going or what the plans were. The only information he received were the directions to the next destination.

We had pulled off onto a rather desolate area. All farmland, of course, with dusty dirt roads. We made our turn and at the end of the road there were four-legged creatures staring at us as if to say, "Hmmmm...what curious creatures have stumbled on our neck of the woods?"

62 llamas. 18 of them pregnant. One spotted chicken. A couple dogs. A couple cats. Matt and Eve.

Next stop - wine!!!

This one I think he was somewhat prepared for as we were in Southwestern Michigan Wine Country and had passed several vinyards so far on our trip.

Dinner was costly but nice, and the wine was tasty!

We wandered to our final destination - a friend's summer home on a lake. Spectacular views and a great place to rest.

But the next morning's waking happened quickly - on the road! Arrangements for the next events had to happen fast. Bad directions aside, we arrive at our destination 10 minutes before the curtain rises on an all male cast of "NunSense!"

The dinner theater atmosphere was packed with little old ladies and little old men from the local Baptist churches, as the men dressed in Nun-drag sang - "I'm Holier than Thou!"

A-men.

And then there were turkeys and a calf...which was not too exciting but we have great pictures.

No air conditioning on the Caddy - driving to nowhere in particular was a hot scenario.... Landed us in Kalamazoo where we proceded to do what?

Drink wine of course!!!

There must have been 100 + girls running through downtown Kalamazoo for some kind of benefit. We watched and took pictures as we wandered through historic downtown Kalamazoo. We found ourselves feeling like a happy gal and fella when we went to a restaurant that served great Paella!

Then - a quick stop at the grocery store and off to our resting spot on the lake. At dusk we sat together on the dock...

Off we went on the road to Saugatuck to a friend's wedding. Gorgeous blue skies anointed the day. Wildflowers bloomed brightly and the bride wore a skarf not a veil. Guys in suits, not tuxes.

Prior to arrival, we had a car full! Rummage sailing through the backroads of Michigan - greeted by interesting stories and stuff to buy. "One person's trash is another person's treasure." A $10 table, a $2 modern lamp and shade, a $15 leaf blower + vacuum, and a River Boat that played "Moon River" were just a few of the noted garage-sale finds found on our (long) way to Saugatuck. A wrong turn, turned into a quick visit to the beach and a great view of the coastline.

Dancing, dancing, singing, and reminiscing the night away! Then home to the sounds of John Williams and the music of Star Wars: Episode I (tape cassette).