Hello, My Lovelies! Happy September! Today my tote La Countess de Monet and I will be sharing with y'all our recent trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Mr. Bookish and I traveled to Ann Arbor to visit Shanley Belle and Christopher. They moved there in the spring, and we wanted to give them the opportunity to get settled in their new home and jobs before visiting.
Shanley Belle works for the University of Michigan, and Christopher is working for a pediatric clinic. One can walk to the "Big House" from their home.
Shanley Belle is a good luck charm for college football. The University of Alabama won four National Championships while Shanley was an undergrad and grad student at 'Bama, and LSU won one National Championship while Shanley Belle was working on her PhD at LSU. She is spoiled when it comes to football....her teams win!
Now that Shanley is doing a post doc at Michigan, will they win a National Championship?
Stay tuned!
But if college football isn't your cup of tea or mug of coffee, one can always visit:
Drip House Coffee Co. is across the street from the Big House.
They have unusual coffee drinks and delicious pastries!
I absolutely love Shanley Belle and Christopher's cute cottage home. I did not take many photos because we were so busy doing other things, and the weather was beautiful everyday we were there. Check this out:
La Countess de Monet is NOT afraid of heights, I'll have you know....
Shanley Belle and Christopher have a fantasy backyard, complete with a treehouse!
The treehouse is adult sized, and it's wired.
Georgie likes La Countess. He's trouble.
Inside the treehouse
While we were in Ann Arbor, we ate at several excellent restaurants, including:
and
...we visited a Hallmark town called Saline for their Summerfest! All Hallmark towns have festivals, don't you know...
We ate at Salt, a microbrewery located in an old church.
I have other photos I'll share in a different post because this one's long enough. I'll also take more photos of Christopher and Shanley Belle's home, too. She literally has the prettiest laundry room I've ever seen.
We look forward to seeing them during the holidays at some point!
Please visit all the other Tales of the Traveling Tote posts. Here are the links:
Debbie with Miss Aurora @ Mountain Breaths
Emily with Miss Courtney Childs@ The French Hutch
Patti with Miss Kenzie @ Pandora's Box you are here!
Jenna with Miss Coquille @The Painted Apron
Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda
Rita with Miss Luna C @ Panoply
Sarah with Miss Merri Mac @ Hyacinths for the Soul
Jackie and Miss Madi K @ Purple Chocolat Home
Ricki Jill and Countess De Monet @ The Sketchy Reader
*Cherry Kay and Carrie Ann Hall @ Entertaining Women *
The giveaway for September's TTT can be entered at the Entertaining Woman blog, link with asterisk above. Here's the fun prize:
Aren't they cute!
I hope you win!!!
Our next adventures will be shared on December 1st.
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
