Hanging with the Harrisons: Trip to Illinois

We had the opportunity to visit our parents places for a little over a week in Illinois. First, we visited Chad's family. They live in a little town in southern Illinois. We relaxed, did a little shopping in the small boutiques in town, and had a big family dinner with Chad's sisters and his nieces and nephews. As always, we ate delicious homemade food made by his momma! Chad got his fix of fried bologna sandwiches!

Next, we headed up to my parents house. Luckily, my bro was able to drive up and visit at the same time! We grilled out, spend a LOT of time in the pool, and took a day trip. We went to Michigan for a day to my mom's friend's winery. I didn't get to taste test (womp womp) any wine, but I bought some DELISH sparkling juice! We went into downtown St. Joes, MI and walked the beach, the pier, and ate amazing homemade ice cream! We also got to spend time with my "uncle" Jack and his wife Monika! We went to dinner in New Buffalo with them to a place called the Salty Dog. YUM!!

We had a wonderful time....and then...bad news! Our renter called and we found out the A/C died at our rental property. Needless to say, we had to spend our last day searching for a new A/C and furnace for the house and someone to install it for...wait for it...$3,000!!!! We knew this day would come, but it couldn't have come at a worse time!! As you could have guessed, I cried! Although, in keeping a positive perspective...it could have been worse! God is good and we are blessed to be able to invest in our rental house!!