In Utica, MI - Day 1
We’re finally here in Michigan for Rachel and Kevin’s wedding. We definitely had a fun trip. We broke up the trip by staying in a Days Inn near the half-way mark, in a city called Michigan City, IN. We turned on the TV, and what did we see? PORN! We were pretty shocked, and decided to go have some ice cream. When we got back, we needed to get some more towels from the lobby. Guess what was playing? PORN! After watching for a little while, we realized it was just a show on HBO.
Traffic for most of the trip was a breeze, even through Chicago. That was until we got stuck in traffic on I-94 in Michigan, about a half hour from Detroit. Luckily, we hit it right after the accident happened, so we only had a short delay and detour. Before we hit it, we saw some of Melissa’s relatives (Wendy, Paul, and Nick) pass us. We eventually found out that they stopped to eat, and hit the back end of the traffic. They had to sit in traffic for a couple of hours, were as we lucked out, and only lost about 1 hour.
Gary and Margie had us over to their place for a buffet supper. There was a lot of great food, and Melissa got to see a lot of relative’s that she hadn’t seen for a long time. Rachel opened up her gifts from the people that were there.
After the buffet party, we came back to the hotel, and checked out everyone elses room. We ended up with a pretty nice room, with a king size bed. We are right down the hall from Brian and Maxine. Melissa’s grandparents stayed at a different hotel, and were in a suite that Gary and Margie paid for.
Tomorrow is the wedding, so I’m sure I will have lots of photos and stories.