Day 8 - Joanne and Don Currey, Chelsea, Michigan

We left Donaldson after going to Mass with Sr. Johnilda and headed off to the Ann Arbor, Michigan area where the Currey’s and our nephew Jamil live. We arrived at the Currey’s around 2:30ish and felt like we had arrived home. We were welcomed with open arms. The Currey’s lived in Huxley, and moved to Michigan about 3-4 years ago. Their house is beautiful (Rita: the walls are painted and decorations are up and “appropriate”).

We started our visit with wine and appetizers, and much conversation and updates. I think Joanne knew more about what was happening in Huxley than we did! LOL! She talks to our mutual friend Rita frequently and Rita keeps her up to date.

Then they took us on a driving tour of their town Chelsea. What a nice nice town! We hope some day to be able to visit in the summer when the town has a lot of outdoor activities going on. Actor Jeff Daniels lives in Chelsea and even has his own theater there. Currey’s said there are a lot of good plays there. Chelsea is also the hope of Jiffy – biscuit, corn bread, cake mixes. I understand they give tours, and throw boxes of their mixes out at parades (think candy – only boxes!). There are also several beautiful lakes in the area, so in some regards it reminded us of Clear Lake, Iowa.

We continued our conversations over dinner (NY strip steaks, green bean casserole, a baked home-fries type of dish, and salad. And then there was dessert: a mixed berry pie with ice cream– yummie!) I’m afraid we’re going to be gaining weight on this trip and we just can’t let that happen! We will need to find more time to get in some walks!

We hit the sack around 10 p.m., and for the first time in months (not just this trip), Sandy slept all through the night without getting up even once. We said our goodbyes as the Curreys prepared to leave for their jobs: Don in a management position with the Michigan Farm Bureau, and Joanne as the Executive Assistant to the President of an area retirement facility. Everyone goes to work on Monday except us! And we love it!