James left home on Nov 14th and went to Nashville to meet Auntie Anne and Uncle Dale and attended a Vanderbilt Women's Basketball game. The next morning Nov 15th, James and Uncle Dale left Nashville around 7 am and drove to the UP of Michigan arriving around 10:30 pm that night clocking in 850 miles.
James visited family and friends the first two days with the hight light being a 2 hr plane ride in his father's Cessna 172 airplane. (I am happy he enjoyed it since it's not my cup of tea). On Friday they headed 45 miles north to the Erickson Lodge (in name only) with the boys in the Hiawithia National Forest. The Erickson Lodge is a 120 year old Log Cabin with gas lights, wood heat, hand pump point for water and outhouse for restroom--yuck, most women aren't impressed!!! James enjoyed the weekend with his father, uncle, brothers and nephews during hunting camp. It was a boy's only weekend, thank goodness. They came out of the woods monday afternoon--can you say shower please!
James picked up Hunter in Nashville and they arrived home the night before Thanksgiving. We had a quiet Thanksgiving catching up and my Dad came over to spend the day with us.
I had 4 days by myself with the dogs and it was a nice "little break".
