Mini College Reunion

A few months ago, Becky, one of my best friends from college called and asked what I was doing May 27. I told her we'd be in Detroit. She replied "Me too!" Dustin, Joel's college roommate, also had been trying to get out to visit us for a few months and it just so happened that it was the same time Becky was coming. Since, Canaan is also a friend from college we had a mini-college reunion plus one---Kyper. It was great to introduce Becky and Dustin to Kyper.

On Thursday, Becky came in and we had some Becky/Julie/Kyper time. We spent an amusing hour at the Verizon store getting Becky a new cell phone. We learned that Shaun--the Verizon guy was closing on a house and that there was an aerobic studio above the store. (It sounded like the ceiling was going to crash in on us.) He learned that Becky was from Seattle, her sister was in DC, and her dad was in Panama.--the country. He also learned that Becky would move back to to MI because of the weather. Who moves to MI, because of the weather?

Later that day, Canaan picked Dustin up from the airport and they came up to our house. We enjoyed a grilled steak dinner once Joel was home from his ER shift. After dinner, we spent the evening hanging out and having fun.

Joel and Becky--American Gothic

Friday, we had a delicious breakfast and then headed to downtown Detroit to show Becky and Dustin some of the sites. We walked the Riverwalk and saw the Ren Cen, the Joe, and Canada. We also rode the people mover. After the Riverwalk, we headed to the old train station--Canaan's favorite old building in the city. We headed back to our house and ordered pizza. Becky headed out to the west side of Michigan to see some family that evening as Dustin, Joel, Canaan, and I went to a Detroit Tigers game. It was wonderful. (A friend from church watched Kyper--babysitting co-op equals wonderful!) They had fireworks after the game. Also, Joel needed to work a night shift on Saturday, so he and Dustin stayed up late and did a late night breakfast as roomies.

The group by on the Riverwalk

Dustin and Joel on the stairs of The Joe--Redwings play here.

The guys in the water fountain

The girls in the fountain

One of the stops on the People Mover.Jumping in front of the Ren CenAt the Tigers' Game

At the Tigers' gameFireworks!

Dustin and Canaan left Saturday around noon and the rest of Memorial Day weekend was very low key due to Joel being on nights and Kyper coming down with a little cold.