Small Town USA

Today has been a whirlwind. It started out with me being impulsive and wanting milkshakes! If you know me this won’t surprise you. I decide I want something and goodness gracious anyone in my way might want to back away. (Ask poor Bridget about the time we drove over an hour for pitas! It was worth it though btw).

I didn’t just want any milkshake. I wanted to try out M Street Bakery’s Milkshakes. They are up in Howell Michigan and if you haven’t followed them on insta be prepared. You will wind up driving out there and having to have one.

The three of us piled into the civic, set the GPS, and an adventure began. It took over an hour to get there and we saw a little bit of everything on our way from a lake in the middle of no where to a big city center. When we finally arrived it kinda felt like driving into Stars Hollow where everyone knows your name and your life story but in the best way possible.

Poor Dex didn’t enjoy the next part but he waited impatiently in the car while Grant and I went in and explored the menu. I decided to go cookies and cream whereas Grant went strawberry shortcake.

Once we had our order we grabbed a pup from the car and sat at the patio tables. They were amazing over the top milkshakes that left me thinking sweet lord can I move or am I going to be living my life from this table for the next ten years? (Punch line I did move.)

Once we had eaten all we could Grant spotted this little boutique shop up the street and we went in to check it out. If I weren’t stubborn in my ways about no fall decor in our house yet I wouldn’t have been able to resist the urge to load up. The homemade candles, the cute towels, the trinkets! Omg I was sold. We did manage to make it out without a purchase but only because I refused to give into fall.

Then from there we walked around the town and grabbed a bench where Grant and I read books with a puppy sun tanning at our feet. While I am very clearly a big city kinda girl this was really nice and if we ever decided to relocate to a small town I think I could be okay with that life decision. (Stop the panic; I said I think I could not I would be or I’m going to do it!)