Spartan Family

It’s time to Spartan Up

So much to say about the holidays and the year that is quickly wrapping up.  But here in the Cook home, there is only one thing on our minds.  The Rose Bowl. We started the school year in Michigan with a visit/reunion to our alma mater, Michigan State.  We even got to peek at football…

2013 Road Trip Adventures – Part 3

So tired… This will be a marathon blog post people, so grab a glass of wine and settle in. We are home.  It was a wonderful vacation.  I wanted to blog more along the way but there wasn’t time and there wasn’t great internet.  And frankly, I was exhausted. You can read Part 1 and…

Funny Michigan Billboards

One of my favorite things to do on a road trip, find the funny in local billboards. It’s not hard to find the funny in some of the signs along I-94 in Michigan. Not sure what happens when you get near Jackson, MI, but the signs are just too much…. Not sure what sort of…

Great Lakes Tour 2008

The Cooks continues the Great Lakes Tour 2008- hitting popular destinations including: ChicagoDeerfieldGlenviewNorthbrookGurneeNow- we’re onto Michigan…Dexter, Dearborn, Plymouth and East Lansing- and I’m sure some others along the way. We’ve been busy- and have eaten a lot! Here’s some of the excitement… Friday started early with the plane ride and landing in Chicago. We went…