First, a friend invited me (and some other friends of ours who couldn't go when we did) to the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair. It was like the Black Swamp Arts Festival in BG or the 4th Avenue Street Fair in Tucson, but MUCH bigger. The vendors stretched out over a large part of the beautiful college campus and the downtown area, and we spent most of the day browsing. Although I didn't buy anything, it was fun to "window" shop. We also stopped for lunch at a little Korean restaurant near the fair. It's been really fun to get out and see some of the events and try some of the restaurants nearby, and I'm so thankful that this friend of mine always thinks to invite me along! I think I'd like to go up to Ann Arbor again to see the campus without all the fair hoopla--it seemed really beautiful.
Second, and most exciting, Mark and I have just celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. It's kind of hard to imagine that we've been married for 7 years already! We've certainly experienced some wonderful times, some difficult ones, and everything in-between. And I couldn't be happier that he's been with me through it all. God has certainly blessed me through our relationship and the love, stability, and happiness it has provided. Saturday, 7/23 was the actual anniversary, but we continued celebrating this week with a 2-night getaway in Perrysburg. We didn't think ahead enough to plan a bigger trip (like going to Niagara Falls, which is a contender for next year), but we thought it would be nice to do something more than just go out for dinner (which was basically all that we had in the budget in previous years). So, we looked at some Bed and Breakfast options nearby, and then I remembered the commercials I'd seen for Belamere Suites. They offered a great weeknight special, so we booked it! We enjoyed a little break from the ordinary, but realized that we didn't really need a relaxing get-away in the middle of the summer (like we might during the more hectic times of the school year). Still, we're glad we did something different. And, we did celebrate on our actually anniversary with a house favorite--homemade pizza:
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