07.15
—————————————————————————————————–I had the most tranquil weekend I think I’ve had in my life.
Amazing because there were some hiccups. But nothing seemed to get to me. I literally was at 100% peace. Even though,
Tawas Bay
- I had some flashbacks, nostalgia, visions of an alternate life
- We lost power the first night we were there after spending $80 at the grocery store (luckily it came back on before anything went bad)
- Scooby jumped off the boat at the pier and wanted to play with 5 mini yorkies that turned agressive on themselves and their owner was freaking out (this could have been WAY worse than it was)
- The van broke down as we were getting on I75 and we had to call a tow truck and wait at the dealership for a couple hours for them to fix the problem, thus incurring $400 we weren’t expecting to spend
I still can’t believe how easy everything seemed, even when things went bad. I wondered for a second if these things were bad karma for me, because you know I deserve some bad karma, but I don’t really think so. I kind of just coasted this weekend, let things come as they might and dealt with them.
waiting at the Chevy dealer for the van
I didn’t even feel a bit of irritation when we got on the freeway and promptly had to pull over when C knew we should have gotten it fixed in Tawas.
Liko’s insistent whining couldn’t even break the calm. I’m not sure who that person was up there but I hope she sticks around.
I have a secret too. Every single time I’m up there I don’t want to leave. I just want to be. I want a simple life. One that allows me to take Nani out to the water on a whim to watch her eyes become excited when she sees the water. It feels like home up there. I don’t feel rushed and I don’t feel pulled in 100 different directions. I just am.
I didn’t have internet withdrawals like I thought I might and we didn’t have a tv but I was perfectly content with reading a book and just relaxing.
Of all the places I’ve been this might have been the most relaxing vacation I’ve ever had.
I’m still in my zen-like state today, but I also don’t feel like talking with anyone.
*more pictures to come
I wish for this for myself. I do not have it, and for some reason I like the anger and I want to be more angry.
But when I found myself wanting to hit Max and divorce N| even before we’re married, I knew there’s a problem.
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wow beautiful first picture. do you believe in past lives (saw the mention of alternate life)?
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Hey Ria, this sounds incredible. Especially given everything that happened- I’m really happy for you guys! Hey, can you do me a favor? Can you email me the cabin that you stayed at in Michigan so I can check it out. It’s very short notice but I go on vacation the end of this month for 10 days and I’d like to get away myself.
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Wow! The peacefulness in this post makes me so happy for you! We all need places like that, and it sounds like y’all had a good time despite so many things going wrong. Sometimes, those are the best vacations.
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i think we all have those zen places or places we wish we could stay at forever. (for me its Collegetown) I look forward to more pics! Glad you had a great time away!
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Sounds like it was a good vacation because you were able to relax through everything that happened!
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that pic of the water looks so good, i just want to jump in. looks like my vacation will probably be on a tour bus and not anywhere near an ocean or lake, but i’ll just be happy to get away for a while. glad you had a relaxing time!
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