Indiana Trip Photo Summary

Our recent trip to visit our son and his family in Northern Indiana near South Bend, was as always so very enjoyable.  I find it most memorable to record it with pictures that I can play back as often and as long as my heart desires.  So let me share a few of them with you.

On Friday night, our son's youngest, Mary-Elizabeth graduated from high school.  Prior to joining her friends for a meal prior to graduation, they allowed me to take a few pictures to memorialize the day and their sweet friendships.

They will all be going their separate ways and building new friendships, but these bonds will never be lost.

Because of the size of their school their graduations are held at the Purcell Pavilion on the Notre Dame Campus.

We found each other among the almost 900 graduates and hundreds of family members.

She graduated with honors and we are so proud of her.

Happy Day Family

Xavier University will be fortunate to have this sunshine girl this fall.

One day we took a road trip up to South Haven, Michigan.

It is such a neat little village right on the beautiful Lake Michigan.

 There are so many quaint little shops and I think we went into every one of them.

After walking to the marina and back we were ready for lunch.  Clementine's is in an old bank building that still has the original tin ceiling and light fixtures.  The food was quiet good as well.

For dessert we simply walked around one of the chocolate shops and just smelled the delicacies.  It almost took more restraint than we possessed to walk out empty handed.  But, we did!

We happened upon this little coffee shop, "The Living Room of South Haven," and Dick and Michelle are not known for passing up an opportunity for a cup.  This one smelled wonderful and is actually a Christian based business.  Not only do they offer a wide variety of coffees and teas, but a place to play board games, a small library and a quiet, comfortable reading room in the back.

We noticed this huge map on the wall with hundreds of pins stuck into places all over the world.

When we asked about it, we were told that since they opened two and a half years ago, they have had over 2,000 visitors from all the places where there is a pin.  It is unbelievable that the Lord would bring people from so many parts of the world to this sweet little spot where they can experience His love.

We just happened to be the first from Shreveport, Louisiana.

I loved this beautifully painted mural on the side of one of the buildings.

There were several outdoor restaurants along the Black River which flows into the lake.

And this is the mode of transportation for the wealthy.

We then drove down to another little harbor town, New Buffalo where we ate at the neatest place.  It is the Stray Dog Bar & Grill.  It got it's name from the owners family dog who has been memorialized in this painting which hangs over the fireplace.  All of the wall decor is pictures of their client's dogs.  Really a neat place and the food was delicious.

This place definitely caught our attention.  It is a church that had to close it's doors and sold the building to a local brewery.  We learned that it is called "The Beer Church."  Not your common sight and seemed a bit sad to us.

We laugh and say any road trip with John driving is an adventure and this held true for this trip as well.  However, it was a great day with our kids and being shown how fast a Tesla can go made it even more exciting.

This is where I spent a good bit of my day time.  The weather could not have been more perfect and this place makes me happy.

Next time, I will show you some pictures I took on a little excursion into Mishawaka.