Backblog – Sunday, April 12th, and Monday, April 13th
Easter Sunday was fairly mellow. There is a small church in Bridgman that Mer and I like called Olivet Congregational Church, and we decided to go there for Easter. It is a very small church; even with me and Mer and Ellen, the congregation was under 20 people. I’m not sure why that is – the preaching was fine, and the people were friendly, and the music is much fun – the music is provided by the congregation sitting in the first pews, and included saxophone and trumpet along with the piano of the church. The pastor was easygoing without being informal, and he chatted with us (Ellen and Mer and me) from the pulpit to welcome us. I really liked the church, so I am not sure why it is so small.

After church we went home and I made brunch – I served up strawberries and then made French toast. Marc’s brother makes maple syrup, and Mom and Marc gave us a mason jar of it. So, a brunch was certainly called for! I managed to pull it off, and it was tasty. Mom and Marc’s kitchen is open to the dining and living rooms, so the three of us were able to chat while I played chef for the morning.

The rest of the day is a bit fuzzy. There is an excellent chance that I took a nap while Mer graded and Ellen worked on her doctoral dissertation. At some point, we went down to the beach again so that we could see the beach without freezing. We did not attempt a sunset again, having experienced a rather lengthy one the day before. I expect a game or two was played at some point during the day as well, but all in all, it was a quiet day.

We had to go back home on Monday. We did take time to swing by Sammie’s for breakfast again. We then headed back to get Ellen home to Hillsdale, but we did manage a Dairy Queen stop just before getting to the town. Ice cream is always a welcome pit stop. Sadly, we could not really stay long at Ellen’s – we had school the next day, so we mainly just dropped her off at home and used her bathroom and were off again. We had no issues getting home, and it was good to see the kitties. It was a quick weekend get-away, but a very happy one.