Ten Reasons Why Michigan is a Magical Place....

1. My Mother

          She's not only my mother but my best friend as well. Cheesey I know but very true. You all know I'm the biggest mama's girl. She moved to Michigan nearly seven years ago and I haven't been too fond of that idea. Luckily enough I have a large family who keep popping babies out so she comes back to Logan pretty often. I just love her.

2. TREES

I have this secret obsession with trees. I think they are so beautiful and Michigan is filled with them! This picture is not of Michigan trees, this is of the sacred grove but I love this piture too much to not add it.

3. Edward and Jacob

When I went out to Michigan in October of 2008 I was going through the hardest thing I've ever experienced. My mother and Gregg picked me up from the airport and had two little kittens they had just picked up as well. This was all Gregg's idea because he knew it would make me so happy. Sadly enough Jacob didn't make it through the next week. :( We think he was too young to leave his mother. Now I'm back in Michigan and Edward is about ten times bigger than he was in this picture, he's also a complete wus which does not make me very happy. What happened to the little kitty who would run at me, leap, and attach himself to my leg. It was painful but too cute to get him to stop.

4. The People and the next door neighbors

I have met so many amazing people out here in Michigan; Sarah and Louis, Nancy W., Nancy T., Karen, Ariel... and yes even the cows next door. It's strange how much I really love my mothers house because it's out in the country and I kind of hate the country. But I LOVE it here!

5. church sites - as well as some not so churchy sites

Nauvoo, Palmyra, Kirkland, Macinaw Island, Carthage Jail, The Sacred Grove, Cedar Point....
Of all the places we have had the joys of seeing my absolute favorite would have to be the sacred grove. What an amazing place where the spirit is so strong. It is so beautiful and peaceful, I could have stayed there all day.

6. morning fruit smoothies

My mother pretty much loves me and makes me daily fruit smoothies every morning that are DELICIOUS!!

7. Cities; Chelsey, Hell, Frankenmuth,

Chelsey is a small town about fifteen minutes from my mothers house that just so happens to be my favorite town in Michigan. You really would have to see it to realize its greatness, I should take pictures. This town is home to the Jiffy factory as well as Jeff Daniels. Then....there's Hell. A very small and quaint town that really does freeze over every year. It's kind of a fun place to visit. I disagree with the popular country song that says, "If you're going through hell keep on going." I say spend some time there. Take some pictures, eat some ice cream.

8. Books on tape

I spent the entire month of October in Michigan in 2008 which was a much needed break. My mother and I did absolutely nothing yet so many things all at the same time. We quilted, scrapbooked, watched movies, read so many books. My favorite of all the things we did however was listening to books on tape. We listened to three of the four books in the Uglies series. Now let me just tell you how lame these books truly are, but when listening to them with my mother they were just about the funniest things I have ever heard. I mean come on, Talliwa is so amazing! lol.

9. creatures; fireflies, prehistoric birds, frogs, racoons

My first time ever seeing fireflies was in Michigan and it really is magical. All of these lighted creatures flying around you. Cupping them in your hands and seeing how they glow, amazing! Also there are these cranes that seriously look like they lived when the dinosaurs lived, kind of creepy but so cool.

10. slimey water

It sounds really odd but I absolutely love my mothers slimey water. She has well water so they have to put a lot of water softener in it which is what makes it slimey. Sure you don't want to drink it because it tastes beyond awful, brushing your teeth kind of sucks. But when you shower to take a bath it makes you super smooth. Therefore the reason why I like it. You don't even need shaving cream to shave your legs. It's great.