I'm back from my little break! I had a wonderful time with blog friend Terri from Your Friend from Florida. Terri flew in to Grand Rapids on Monday morning and left on Thursday afternoon. I can tell all of you that know her through the blogging world that she's just as sweet in person as she is on her blog. Here's a few of the things we did while she was here in Michigan.
We went to Laura and Aaron's house so she could meet Alaina and Ruby.
We went to Grand Haven to see Lake Michigan and the lighthouse.
We went to Meijer Gardens and Sculpture park and checked out some of the Gardens and took a tram ride to see a lot of the Sculptures.
One of the most famous sculptures there, is this DaVinci horse, made from drawings done by DaVinci. There is one here in Grand Rapids and another duplicate in Italy.
We went to Heather and Andrews house to meet Cassie and Connor!
We went to Windmill Island in Holland
You feel like you are walking into a town in the Netherlands.
It's the home of DeZwaan Windmill; the last windmill that the Netherlands allowed to leave the Netherlands. It's now 250 years old, it came to Holland in 1964 and it's still working.
One last shot of Terri in the Windmill Island Gardens
After Windmill Island, we went into the City of Holland to see this display honoring The Wizard of Oz. The author, Frank Baum had a cottage here and his family said much of the story was written in Holland.
There were also sculptures of characters from The Wizard of Oz, including Dorothy and Toto
and of course, the Wicked Witch!
We did a little shopping in Holland too.
We had several days of fun and also relaxation and talking. What a wonderful time together and such a joy to meet another blogging friend!
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Hi Mari, I have known Terri since my old blog...Linda's Peaceful Place that I had from 2012 to 2017!!! She and I followed each other's blogs back then and I was so happy 😊 to have found her again a while back and now we continue to follow each other. She is a wonderful person. So glad you got to spend time together ❤️ Your photos are lovely. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hi Mari! Looks like you and Terri had a lot of fun. It's so fun to finally meet other blogging friends, because, even though we haven't met, we sure know a lot about each other! Looks like you had an awesome time together, and Terri got to meet the whole crew. Charly and I have often talked about making a trip to visit some blogging friends when I retire, and you can bet that you will be on my list! Have a good week. See you again soon!
Hi Mari, sounds like you had a great visit with your friend Terri. You visited some nice places!
Thank you, Mari, for your wonderful hospitality and for capturing our adventures so well!! I had such a great time getting to know you and Bob, and also meeting your sweet grands and two daughters (and sons-in-law)!! It feels like we have know each other for years!! It is such a blessing when we can meet blogging friends in person! Thank you for a lovely time!! I will get a few posts done next week, as I am in Illinois, now, with Elaine and Jim. Love and hugs to you and yours!! xo
Windmill Island looks amazing! And the wizard Of Oz display is so awesome! You have so many wonderful things near you.And you always treat your visitors like visiting royalty!! I don't know her, but she was so lucky to get to meet you.
It looks like you had a wonderful time Mari!!
The gardens must be a fantastic sight!!
How beautiful to see people coming together and having a great time together!
What a great visit you had with Terri. You took her to see some wonderful sights that Michigan has to offer. I did not even know about the author of the Wizard of Oz, nor did I know about the windmill being the last one the Netherlands allowed to leave. Janice
AWESOME!!!! I am a little jealous she got to meet the grandkids, smiles. I am so happy you guys met up.
What a fun time you have had with Terri! I'm so glad that you had this opportunity. It looks like you packed in a lot of things in those few short days. xx
Oh, I am so happy for you and Terri to finally meet in person! I am blessed because Terri is the first of our blogging friends that I've met, not just once, but several times, since we both live in Florida! She is a wonderful person and I can see that she had a great time with you and your family and seeing all the beautiful sights around your lovely area! What a joy!! I'm so happy for both of you!!
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