For months, Izzy has been hoping and wishing and pining for a girls' night out. We recruited my mom for a quick, one-night trip out of town this weekend. There were a few requirements Izzy had for making it a "perfect weekend" and to her utter delight, we managed to fulfill them all (she's nothing if not realistic!)
She wanted to stay in a hotel on a high floor. With a pool. And hike or walk a nature trail. She wanted to see a movie and eat curly fries. She added on "shopping" after her list had been deemed complete but we managed to make that happen too.
We took a short drive to Grand Rapids with the intention of hanging out in the hotel Saturday night and spending a few hours at
Frederik Meijer Gardens the second. As it turned out, she was exhausted by the second day so we ended up skipping it (boo.) My mom and me have big plans to make a day trip out of it soon though. This trip really could have been done at the Holiday Inn that's 5 minutes away with the same results but the road trip is part of the fun, no?
A few highlights:
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| Fulfilling her most fervent wish for curly fries and salad. |
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| Checking out the view from the "high" floor (floor 2.) |
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| Making herself at home. Note stuffed animals and a robe hanging from the bedpost. (Her comment when I took this photo: what are you calling that one? Hashtag perfect bed?) |
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| Izzy and grandma strategizing (or, possibly, checking out the knitted dog pattern book Izzy brought along.) |
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| Exploring Grand Rapids. |
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| We're calling this "nature trail." |
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| Hotel pool fun. |
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| More good times with grandma. |
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| A stop by Frankenmuth on the way home to check off the "shopping" list item that was added last minute. I live less than 30 minutes from here and have never been. It's totally charming (where I was expecting super touristy - which it also is - but manages to pull off both somehow. We'll definitely be making another trip there this summer with the boys. |
And finally, the video I discovered that she made while we were driving home.
