Annual Girls Weekend in Mackinac

Once again I headed north for a fabulous girls weekend with my BFF Trish and a great group of girls.  It is not the greatest timing to be gone but I sure do have fun!  I was able to take off a little early from work so that we could catch the 6:00 ferry to the Island.  I picked Trish up in Kalkaska, which is always nice to have a buddy to chat with while you drive.  We had our famous plank white fish dinner at Village Inn and then enjoyed a drink at Pink Pony before turning in for the night, we did have a race to run.

love this girl

view never gets old, love the stormy looking clouds

The Grand Hotel, amazing

We made it!

It was actually a great race for me. I was nervous as I hadn't done a ton of running in the last few weeks.  I had done 8 miles the Sunday before so I knew I could do it but wasn't sure how well it would go.  Trish started us off fast and I never slowed down.  I was pretty happy with my results, 9:14 pace and finished it in 1:13 min.  After the race we headed back to the room to shower up and get ready for our afternoon and evening.  The tradition that my friend Allison's mom started was you each bring a snack/appetizer to share and sit out on the lawn at Mission Point, where we stayed, in the white chairs.  It is so relaxing and enjoyable as we munch and chat away.  Always some great little snacks to hold us over till dinner time.

enjoying the sunshine and good company

shopping with my bff

arch rock pic

amazing

trish, me, allison, and maureen

my ship came in but I was having too much fun

silly girls, we sure do like to have fun

even more fun

crazy runners

ran into my cousins son Josh and his wife enjoying their weekend away from kids, Trish and I interupted that.  It was nice to sit and share a beverage with them and have some good laughs.

On our way back to the mainland with our cute decorative coffee sleeves.  

Allison's mom made them for us along with ties for our bags so we can identify them, so thoughtful.

Always a great time with this chick!