We’ve been back from our summer expedition for a few days now. It just took a while to get to some of the pictures from our cross-country trip (lesson learned: driving nearly 2,000 miles w/ a five-month-old is harder than we thought). Some quick notes (and pictures):
Our first stop was Chicago. Besides a short visit w/ family, we were also there for K8’s doctoral graduation ceremony from the University of Chicago. It’s a pretty famous school. Indiana Jones taught there, despite being denied tenure by Marshall College. Joking aside, the ceremony was great. And the bagpipes were a nice touch.
From there, we went on to Michigan. After a brief pit stop in Kalamazoo for lunch w/ some friends at Food Dance, we continued on towards Gladwin County (where my grandparents have had a cabin for more than 50 years). My parents were in from Bolivia. Javi also got to meet the rest of his cousins (Ayanna & Valerie), as well as my grandparents & aunt Kelly. Plus we also saw Sam & Novalí. Despite the weather, we all had an enjoyable time.
On the way back we stopped through Saginaw to see Matt & April (and their kids). Then on the road w/ a brief stop in Ann Arbor to meet one of K8’s friends for lunch at Zingerman’s.
After that, it was another 10 hours to Baltimore. At which point we needed some time to decompress.
Oh, and did I mention that I was part of the studio audience at The Daily Show on June 9? Well, I was.
