It has been awesome to have my sister, Sue, home for a week. Sue lives in Pennsylvania so I don't get the chance to see her that much even when I am living in the states. Since my sister shares the same fondness for our hometown of Holland that I do, it is especially fun to have someone to hang out with and revisit some favorite spots.
For Sue's first day we went to the Holland State Park for some swimming and sunning at the beach and later we had a pizza picnic by the channel to watch the boats come in off the big lake. Tuesday and Wednesday we hung out downtown, went to the farmers' market, visited Hope College and the pony farm, and had lots of delicious homemade meals on the porch.
On Thursday, Sue's boyfriend, Lucas, arrived from Ohio to spend the weekend. The whole gang loaded up into the van and headed for downtown where we had burgers and hot dogs at Froggys and then walked the strip.
Two different things were going on down town: sidewalk sales and the street performers. The sidewalk sales happen once a summer and you can usually find some pretty great deals. The street performers happen every Thursday night from June to August and are always highly entertaining. Eighth street was packed with people out shopping for a bargain and others watching the performers. There was a strong man, mime, clown, magician, jugglers, dancers, singers, musicians, balloon animal makers . . . etc. It was a lot of fun. We finished off the night with homemade nutty paddle pops from the Peanut Store, a classic Holland tradition.
Lucas is a true buckeye through and through and wasn't that sure about coming up to the evil state of Michigan. He told us that his dad said that the best part of Michigan is "the part that is underwater." Hmmmm. I'll do my best to change his mind and after a weekend with the Sandersons in Holland I'm pretty sure he'll come around.
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