Traveling in June

I did a fair amount of traveling at the beginning of June.  School let out and maybe two days later we headed to San Diego.  My cousin had gotten married in April and they were having a reception. The reception was just a huge party in the park that was very casual.  It was great to just relax, hang out, eat, play games and not have to worry about being dressed up.  It was also a great time to stay with and visit my sister-in-law who conveniently lives in the burbs of San Diego.

The photo below is of:  my dad's wife, my dad, Aunt, and the groom and bride.

After we returned home, two days later my guild had a trip to Michigan State University to look at a quilt exhibit there (part of the Quilts and Human Rights exhibits).  We also had a chance to take a behind the scenes tour of their quilt storage.  The curator had pulled The Sun Sets on Sunbonnet Sue quilt for us to see.  It was really quite interesting (and some parts were a bit shocking and funny).

My friend and I had decided to make a road trip out of our travels since I needed to be in Indianapolis two days after the MSU trip.  So, we traveled to Toledo and made a stop at The Toledo Museum of Art.  I highly recommend a visit there if you are ever in the area - it's free and the parking is cheap!  Their collection is really great and they have a whole building dedicated to glass art, too.

From Toledo we traveled to Indianapolis.  I participated in the Indianapolis location National Kidney Walk in honor of my nephew.  My brother and his family, and some of my sister-in-law's family also participated.

On the way home, we stopped at the Albanese Candy Factory and Outlet Store in Merrillville, IN .  It smells like gummy bears, in the PARKING LOT!  You can also buy gummy bears by the flavor... I'm a cherry girl.  Need I say more?

It was a great time!  Although, after all of the traveling I was happy to be back home and sleeping in my own bed.