Mitten Smitten

It's mitten shaped. Case
you didn't notice.

My friend Emily is visiting this week. Though she lives in Utah now, Emily still has major Michigan pride. On Monday when I saw her, she was wearing a t-shirt with a picture of the state of Michigan on it and our state motto, "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you." I have to be honest, I've never loved our state motto. It's just not tough enough, in my opinion. But it is true, I suppose. Michigan is a pleasant peninsula. Two peninsulas, actually.

I looked up some Michigan t-shirts the other day and my favorites were the ones that had these messages on them:

America's high five
America's first line of defense against Canada

The second one is kind of silly but made me laugh. Everyone in Michigan has at least a few cents in Canadian change in their pockets at any given time. And in much of Michigan, you can drive south to get to Canada! Pretty crazy, huh? There's so much more I could tell you about Michigan but I'll just convince you of its beauty with some pictures I've taken in the last year.


Thanks for letting me share some of my Michigan love with you all! If you're from Ohio, feel free not to comment on this post. ;)