Project Pacific Islander

  Retroactive Upload for Thursday Feb 10th One last walk for Joan and I with the Mickey pup before we head out to Guam. Temperature is 30 degrees F. Some last min packing and off we go. 

2/9/2021 - For many of you, it will be a surprise to see a post from Michigan today. A little pivot due to a family emergency, thankfully everything is all good and we are heading out Friday morning at 6am. Joan and I went to Roxy's Cafe in Jackson with her cousin Beto. Great food, I would recommend if you are in the area, have the eggs benny! Just a couple miles off 94 as you head west. We are making the most of the day.   

  What a day of packing, its been a flurry for Joan and I as we run errands and button everything up. Part of our Michigan close out is dropping off the Focus with Mr. Snyder. Great thanks to Dave and Michelle for babysitting "Sparky the focus". 

We are packing up  and putting things away in the storage unit. It is really crazy to know the wedding is complete and Joan and I are well on our way. Great thanks to Anne and Joan for working on getting us prepped. We head out Wednesday at 6 am. Just a few posts away from being in Guam!

  1/30/2022 - I have fallen a bit behind this week. Not quite in the swing of posting once a day but we will get better at this. Joan and I visited her grandparents today, it was really fun to see their new place and spend time together before the big day and trip. They gave us a really neat gift from the Vatican, a framed mosaic, stamped with the seal of the pope.  Thankful for the grandparents we have in our life, very special moments. Joan is so fun, she recycled the gift wrap by placing the bow on my head. Fun to come. 

1/25/2022 -  Tuesday Night Dinner - It was my turn to cook dinner at the Campau Residence. I decided to pull out a recipe that I did one time at home, Italian wedding soup. This is my new favorite. Fresh meatballs made at home, and pasta that cooks in the bowl. Joe and Pete also enjoyed. Add a Hopslam on top and it was a grandslam of dinner. For those that don't know, I have been graciously hosted by my soon to be inlaws during Covid. We have had many a fun evening just like that. Anne reminds me its day 701... and that I have been here too long (an inside joke). 

  1/23/2022: So I know this next post does not carry the same excitement as the first, but I thought it was important to document our starting temp here in Michigan. At the time of this walk with Mickey, it was 18 degrees F, the low for the night is 10 degrees. We will see a huge shift as we head to the island, 90s almost everyday. I can't wait, and no that is no winter tan you seen in my face, red as can be as we walked around the park.