Michigan Vacation + House & Wedding Updates

There's been so much going on, I haven't had time to stop and update the blog so this will probably be a long post - forewarning!

Joe and I headed to my parents' house in Oscoda, Michigan for July 4th and took some much-needed time off of work to enjoy the nice weather and good company. The house sits just off the Au Sable river, so we canoed up the river for a few hours on our first day there and jumped out right into the back yard. Despite our canoe buddies tipping their canoe over, we had a good trip up the river. Saw a few bald eagles, too!

View of the river from their backyard, with Bailey photo bombing

We also took the pontoon boat out for a few trips which was a blast - Joe even got a semi-tan! We had a great time out on the water relaxing and soaking up the sun.

View of the Au Sable river near one of the dams

We stopped by the new house on the way back from Michigan to see what progress was made while we were gone. They had all of the drywall put up, and this weekend they finished patching, taping, and sanding the walls which will be ready for texture and paint this week. Yay! We have our final walkthrough on August 9th, and our closing date is August 12th. Less than a month til we have a new house!!!

Front of the house

"AYO!!!" it's a staircase!

Dining room

Morning room

Living room looking at the office

Kitchen

Pantry and stairwell to the basement

Basement under the morning room

Basement under the living room/kitchen

Upstairs guest bathroom

Master bedroom

Looking through master bedroom to master closet

Master shower

Master shower

We also took pictures for our Save the Date announcements for the wedding while we were in Michigan - we got my mom to take the pictures for us. We ordered them last week and they should be in on Tuesday, so I'm excited to see how they turned out! Here's the proof -

Still have a long way to go on the wedding planning, but at least we're making progress!