Springhill Suites By Marriott Lansing West

The English Inn in Eaton Rapids (outside of Lansing Mi) is where we got married one year ago October 4, we went back to celebrate our anniversary and recall that "day of days". It was a little warmer this year but still a nice cool misty October afternoon / evening. Here are a few photos from this year, we will post some photos from the wedding in a few days.

Love to All, Tom & Donna

... she long jumps over to the left side in everyday conversation. She was all for me picking up and going to Spain (and for saving me $150).

After favoriting this site with the search that was ideal, I sat on it. I thought about how I could bring this up to my family that I wasn't going to be around for Christmas nor for New Years, in fact, I wasn't coming home at all for those holidays. I would leave from Detroit and return to Detroit, filling in the gap between my two ...

... thrown in! And, to be honest, sometimes you are just too darn tired to think and write!

The other obstacle has been actually putting the entries online. We have been in areas without cell service for a majority of the time – which means that our air card won’t work. By preference, we have stayed in a lot of National Forest Service campgrounds, because they are more scenic, less crowded and a lot more ...

After a hectic weekend with graduation and parties, it's finally time to head overseas. I've been planning this trip for almost a year now, hard to believe it has finaly arrived. We depart DTW at 3 PM, make a couple stops on the east coast in Baltimore and Philly before we fly into Dublin. We will be there Tuesday morning. We are staying at the Ashfield House, located in the city centre. More info to come later.

... this was a gift from Pam's sister, Pat. Yes, we know, this was a very generous gift, one which we can't reciprocate but for which we will be forever grateful! Italy was all of (and more than) what we hoped it would be -- an overload (in a good way!) of magnificent sights, delicious food (yep - gained 4 lbs!!) and fun companionship.

We had a fantastic journey with Tauck Tours. This was our first experience with a tour and we ...

After a long, crazy week of wedding planning and our wedding (!), we are trying to find motivation to study for our last three finals each. We both have two finals tomorrow and one on Tuesday morning. There is so much cleaning to do! Our apartment is in shambles, laundry is everywhere, the fridge may be housing toxic mold, along with text books and wedding gifts ...

... That day we were tired, hung over and had no clue what we were doing in a new land. Our room was not ready so we found the King's Arms and went in for a pint. We had no idea what the money was worth, so when ordering our first round, the bartender said "that will be X pounds", I just held out my hand and asked him to take what he needed. As I looked back at that moment, I realized how far I had come in travel, 17 years and 60 trips to Europe later. My visit to ...

... Paris and then to Detroit and Lansing. The Air France flight was delayed around 20 minutes so by the time I got to the Northwest gate in Paris I had about 10 minutes until boarding. Nice flight to Detroit. This time the guy next to me spoke around 5 words to me, which was fine as I slept for about 3 hours after the meal. Arriving in Detroit, my bag was about the last one off the plane but I got through customs and went to the Northwest Worldclub to await ...

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... and wings of the US Capitol. Its interior walls reflect the work of many artisans, muralists, and portrait painters. Ransom Eli Olds, who built and marketed one of America's earliest automobiles, started the city's industrial growth. In the Transportation Museum, see Oldsmobile, REO, Star and Durant autos, and a display of Olds' Victorian home. Michigan State University (42,000 students), the country's first agricultural college ...