A jaunt

...a short journey, esp. one taken for pleasure.
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Back into the swing of things... Brad and I got back last night from our little beach getaway with some dear college friends. We rented a house- for 3 nights- up in Door Co., Wisconsin {the "finger" into Lake Michigan}. The house was right on the beach. The first night there, we homemade pizzas and built a campfire along the shore. We toasted our friendship with a little champagne... and had smores for dessert.


On Saturday morning, the girls relaxed and chatted at the beach. After lunch, everyone explored one of the lighthouses on the peninsula, went letterboxing and toured several of the little towns. We decided to experience a Door County tradition and attended a fish boil for dinner. After little Niko went to bed, we made a toasty fire in the fireplace {it was chilly and rainy}, opened up some wine and watched "The Great Outdoors" {hello 1988- ha!}. We wrapped up the evening playing some board games.


On Sunday morning, we relaxed at the house again. A few of us went hiking at a nearby State Park and then we all met for lunch at the county brewery. I found some treasures at this architectural salvage/antiques shop {more to come}. Everyone took a lazy Sunday nap, we made dinner together... and built another cozy fire.


Monday morning greeted us with a chilly rain. Vana and her family took off a little early. The rest of us lingered on the peninsula and had a late Swedish breakfast {Alyssa's suggestion}. We went to the restaurant with the goats on the roof {in the picture above} and then said farewell. Brad and I took the back roads out of the area and then headed back to Chicago. As we pulled down our street, we noticed a little neighborhood ice cream social gathering at the church across from our apartment. It was a small-town/ big-city moment.


It was a lovely getaway though a bit on the cool side. Not quite summer-beachy weather.. oh well. Thank you ladies for organizing this whole trip via email- ha! I'm very grateful for our friendship and I'm so glad our husbands get along so well, too. xoxo

***Vana posted some GREAT pictures on her blog. :)