michigan weekend!

friday afternoon i hopped on a plane to detroit, michigan, to see one of my dearest friends. brittany (or brg as i call her) and i worked together in atlanta and quickly became inseparable to survive our workplace environment. i moved back to charlotte in april 2011, and brg moved back to michigan in august that same year. she came to visit me in charlotte for a weekend before she left, but i haven't seen her since then - almost 2 years! so i decided to make an extra long weekend and go see my brg!

 

i got in around 8:30pm and smiled big when i came down the escalator into this trippy weird light tunnel. i had been to detroit once before, but forgot about this little treat!

 

britt picked me up and we headed home to her new adorable house that she bought at the beginning of may - i can't believe how much she already had done! her house is about 30 minutes outside the city in royal oak, michigan.we spent the evening catching up & drinking sangria before crawling into bed. britt had the guest room all finished for me & even put one of my CHEERSPORT blankets on the bed to make me feel at home!

 

saturday morning we woke up and went to bodypump class at her gym, powerhouse gym. it ROCKED. now i understand why brg is so obsessed! after class we ran some errands including the most awesome place ever, westborn market. it was like the farmer's market // whole foods // earthfare all rolled into one place. after showering & prepping for the cookout, britt's two best friends came over for lunch. brg made a delicious marinade from scratch & we hung out on her back porch until it was time for the tigers game!

 

{ market & my colorful lunch plate}

brg works at the renaissance marriott in downtown so we parked there & ran up to her office to print our tickets. her office has a great view of the river! we walked to the game & i loved how close the baseball & football stadiums are to each other.

{ center building is brg's hotel // view from her desk // ford field // tigers stadium}

 

we enjoyed a beautiful afternoon of baseball & beer! the stadium is gorgeous.

{brg & i // brg, darcy, me & lisa}

 

after the game we headed to a detroit staple in greektown, new parthenon. of course we had flaming cheese! we headed back to royal oak & called it a night.

 

{oompa!}

 

sunday morning we woke up late & went to brunch at what crepe - holy yum! i had the mexican with chicken instead of sausage - it was delicious!

 

after brunch we rand some errands and then drove down to the river to meet brg's friend ron. he took us out on his boat & we spent the afternoon drinking & laying in the sun - it was beautiful!

 

next stop was a cookout & bonfire at two of brg's friend's house - jerry & clio! they were wonderful hosts & fed us yummy burgers & clio even let us wear her clothes cause we were chilly. thanks for a great evening!

 

{we never wanted to get out!}

 

monday morning we slept in (again!) and made this frittata from scratch. we had no idea what we were doing, but it turned out to be really yummy. brg had been wanting me to paint a sign for over her bed - so we spend the next few hours doing that - i really like how it turned out!

after we finished arts & crafts, we went to royal oak brewery for lunch & beers. we had  pitcher of their vidal saison and really liked it. then we stopped at bastone brewery where i tried both of their seasonal beers - the smoked porter & the raspberry tart. extremely different beers, but i enjoyed them both!

tuesday morning came & it was time for me to head back to charlotte. i had such an amazing time & loved spending 4 days with my brg. when you're lucky enough to have friendships like ours, it doesn't seem to matter how much time passes between visits, it's like we never missed a beat. thank you britt for showing me around your city & letting me get a sneak peek into your life for a few days - i love you & miss you already!