Monday, Monday

Despite all the gloomy rain and cloudiness, I'd say that we managed to have a solid weekend here on da UP.

We kicked it off with a hike in the sun on Friday afternoon after I was out of class. Me, Cayc and Chelsea headed north to Copper Harbor, and found a trail that goes up the side of Brockway. After meandering around for an hour or so, we decided to hop back in the car and find a nice beach to lay on in our long pants and sweatshirts.

Trail up to Brockway

On the way back home, we then made a pit stop to Louies, the brand spanking new grocery store in Calumet. After being spoiled with several free samples and lots of welcoming conversation from the friendly people of Calumet, we bought some stuff to make pizzas and headed back home to make them.

yummy yum

Finished product!

Once we indulged on our homemade pizzas, Caycie and Chelsea were off to see Bill Cosby, who made an appearance at a show on Friday night at Tech's hockey arena. While the entire city of Hancock and Houghton was attending this, me and Celeste met up with Frank and his friend to go hit some old golf balls off the shores of Superior. Fun night to say the least!

Teeing it up with Frank

I woke up to rain on Saturday morning, so I slept till 10:30 or so since there was honestly nothing better to do. Once I rolled outta bed, I spent the remainder of the dreary day to finish decorating my room and such. Our 4th roommate, Kelley, also began moving in.

Later on, Travis and Hayden came over and hung out with me, Caycie, Chelsea and Chelsea's boyfriend Sean. We probably laughed and chatted till 2 AM or so, then hit the hay.

I got my solid 8 hours that night too, and rolled over to a text from Hayden asking if I'd be down to drive up to the tip of the Keweenaw for the day with him and Trav. Well of course I'm down, I've got nothing else to do on this cloudy but humid Sunday, seeing as I got my work done for the weekend on Friday. So I hopped into the truck when they came to get me promptly at 12:30.

The three of us spent the rest of the day driving around on logging roads in the Keweenaw, mobbing through mini lakes and lots of muddy puddles.

Boys being boys.

 We got out and tried to hike down to Lake Superior several times, and were halted by flooded swamps every time except one. We eventually made it out there, and braced ourselves against the chilly winds while exploring the rocky beach for an hour or so.

By then it was 6, so we all hopped back in Hayden's truck and set off for home.

Now I'm sitting at the kitchen table, getting ready for class in an hour. We've got a busy week ahead of us with this client project, but once the week is over, I'll be headed to our cabin for some time with the fam, then before I know it, I'll be on a plane to Tallinn. Whew! Still so much to do on my "before I leave Houghton for the summer" bucket list, but I have faith that we'll get a lot crossed off. Bring it.