Mike and Linda
Mike loves his big sister.
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We left Tom and Linda's around 10:15 am to head to East Lansing. We planned to have lunch with Nick at Cosi's (our favorite lunch spot in EL - the nearest one in Ohio is 90+ miles away). We picked up Nick and off we went. To our surprise, it wasn't very busy. Mike's great friend, Larry Sernick, dropped by to say "hello" before the Spartans hosted the Michigan Wolverines. Larry does the stats for the radio broadcast. He is a HUGE Spartan fan. Unfortunately, my camera was out of battery and I didn't take any pictures.
After Cosi, Mike, Nick, Tim, Julia and I walked across the street to Michigan State and walked to a tailgate hosted by Mike's good friend, Denny Mayer and his brother, Brian. It was great to see Denny and Brian.
Next we found my cousin, Dan VanKirk. He was at the game with his awesome girlfriend, Jessica, who graduated from MSU. We got to meet Jessica's family. It was great to see Dan and have a beer and Screwdriver with him. Mike knew a lot of people that Jessica's mom went to high school with! (small world) Dan was dressed in his Illini sweatshirt and Bears ball cap. All I can see is, GO GREEN! Mike went to the football game with Denny and Nick, Tim, Julia and took off. We had people to see.....ha! (BTW, congrats to Linda and Kaitlyn on the Wolverine victory.)
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Then we drove Tim over to his best EL friend, Colin. Colin and Tim met in 2nd grade and have been friends ever since. I didn't get a photo of Colin. Colin had Tim (well, can we say Tim invited himself) over for a sleepover. Colin had three other friends there, so Tim got to catch up with them, too! Tim had a GREAT time.
While Tim and Julia were off having fun, I got to spend time with Sara. Sara and I have been friends since Kaitlyn and Nina were in Kindergarten together (they are now 21 and each going to graduate from Univ. of Michigan soon). She is a GREAT friend and I miss her very much! Nick dropped Sara and I off at CapCafe and we drank coffee and caught up on each other's lives. I love you Sara and hope I can see you soon!
While Tim and Julia were off having fun, I got to spend time with Sara. Sara and I have been friends since Kaitlyn and Nina were in Kindergarten together (they are now 21 and each going to graduate from Univ. of Michigan soon). She is a GREAT friend and I miss her very much! Nick dropped Sara and I off at CapCafe and we drank coffee and caught up on each other's lives. I love you Sara and hope I can see you soon!
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After the football game, we went to Pizza House. This is Tim Weiruch and his wife, Jan. Tim worked with Mike at the MAC and Mike likes him so much!
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Carl and Paula also came to Pizza House. It was so nice to see them and celebrate "life." It was just a fun evening. Megan Garrett and her son, Brandon, also stopped by. Larry and Cathy Sernick were suppose to, but Larry was too bummed after the MSU loss to come.
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It was just a wonderful weekend. I miss our Michigan friends and family, but know that God has us in Cincinnati for this season in our lives. I like it here! I think it's my favorite place I've ever lived.
Karen
12 comments:
Great post!!! You make my blog seem a little sick!! ha ha
I am so glad that you had such a good time in Michigan.
Great photos!!
Hugs
Karla
Great post!!! You make my blog seem a little sick!! ha ha
I am so glad that you had such a good time in Michigan.
Great photos!!
Hugs
Karla
Kait:
Hmmmmmmm......you look SO happy!!
Love you lots,
k
Haha Karla, hmm yes I do look happy. why could that be..?
Family, I'm so glad you had such a great weekend in Michigan. I thought you were crazy, but your whirlwind weekend turned out pretty awesome:) It was great to see you 4 on Sunday morning for breakfast!! I LOVE YOU ALL soo much and I miss you!
-Kaitlyn
Hi Combes family!
Sure looks like ya all had a fun weekend! Kait--you do look awfully happy! I'm glad for you! :-) Karen, it is really good to hear how much you like Cinci!! I sure wish you were all coming for Thanksgiving! We will miss you guys!
Take care,
Kelly
Nick:
I really like your short hair!!
Hugs
Good heavens! I can't imagine anyone else putting that much into one weekend! You are an amazing family and I am SO GLAD that I can keep up with you through this blog!
I hope that Julia DID have a good time; I think she understands Nastya's stress-effects pretty well.
I forgot to tell you what a good time Julia and Zhenya had together! They really do seem to enjoy one another's company, too.
Karen,
Wow, we did all that in one weekend. No wonder I am so exhausted. I am tired, but I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Seeing my precious sister and wise bro-in-law, having a tailgate and watching the game with one of my best friends in life (Denny Mayer), seeing Dan the man at the tailgate and having a big "family hug" with him, meeting at Pizza House with family and special friends (Carl, Paula, Tim, Jan, Megan, Brandon and Sara) and family, having lunch with Nick and sleeping on his dorm room floor and having lunch with Kaitlyn. It's all priceless as they say.
Mike
I am just glad we got an extra hour so we do this much! It was such a fun weekend!
Karen,
Ha!! Without the daylight savings "fall back" we would be dead right now from exhaustion. The power of an hour.
Love,
Mike
I still felt dead from exhaustion. I'm too old for that much excitement!
Yea!!! It makes me happy to see pictures of Julia. Please hug her for me and remind her that I love her.
I'm glad you like Cincinnati, and trust God knows what He's doing. I do miss Julia on Sunday mornings, though!
Loving Jesus,
Karen
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