vacation in grand rapids

j. and i spent 8 days on vacation with old friends and various members of his family. we visited his bro in cincinnati where we tried lots of delicious food, watched the phillies lose to the reds and hung out with hundreds of animals at the zoo. we also went to the beach [lake michigan!] on a gorgeous clear day,
watched really good fireworks, took walks, ate fam dinners, explored downtown grand rapids a little, talked, relaxed, and had our first wedding shower!

the trip included 15 hours in the car just the 2 of us. we still loved each other after all that driving... good sign, i'd say...

i decided that i could get used to seeing j. all day every day. good thing, huh? since that will be reality starting november 20th!!* last night i went to bed without saying goodnight. and this morning i ate breakfast without him. this could be a long long week; i think i'll try to stay busy.