Traverse City, Part Two

When we weren’t lounging around our Artist’s Retreat, we also had the chance to explore The Village at Grand Traverse Commons (the former mental institution), head out to the peninsula, walk around downtown and the pier, shop, and eat delicious Mexican food. There is so much to do in Traverse City that we definitely felt like we needed more time. If we ever get rich, we plan to have a summer home there. Traverse City is gorgeous!

Five Years

Friday was our fifth wedding anniversary. Shawn brought home two lovely bouquets of flowers and a card and my parents stopped over with a delicious cake (that I forgot to get any pictures of before we all tore into it). 

On Saturday we went out to our favorite local restaurant - Pizzeria Vivo. Their food is amazing!

I totally meant to take pictures of our incredible lunch (we had goat cheese dip with toasted crostini, a side of baked mac and cheese, and pesto veggie pizza). It was delicious! So delicious, in fact, that this is all that remained by the the time that I remembered to snap a picture. Oops! 

And, finally, what could be more romantic than taking in a film together? 

For the record, Shawn is not a horror film fan and was not amused, but he went along because I LOVE Evil Dead and I was so excited to see the remake. Go see it! Maybe not for your anniversary though :-)