It’s been awhile, readers, but here’s what I’ve been up to this month:
Even with my birthday this month I don’t often find myself writing about a lot in February, but this year has been much different. First, I celebrated my birthday on the 16th this month… last of my twenties, even… and I wasn’t really looking forward to it. The last two years that I’ve been here for my birthday I’ve been alone or working all day long, and as much as I tried making the best of the situation, was still sad about not being able to spend the day near my family. However, a friend of mine recently reminded me that I am not alone. There are lots of people who find themselves in the same predicament, have a birthday near a holiday (ie, Valentine’s), and just feel a little overlooked. I decided that I would try harder to make my birthday fun this year. So, I invited every islander I knew (on facebook) to a get-together at Cawthorne’s Village Inn the Friday before, to celebrate in style. It turned out to be a very fun night.
The next day, Megan, a good friend of mine from college, and I went over to Marquette Park for some sledding. I had recently bought an inner tube and was excited to be able to use it out on the snow, since one of my birthday dreams was to be pulled around on the back of a snowmobile while in an inner tube, and ride around the island. Megan and I realized that Marquette Park wasn’t quite as hill-y as we thought, so we gravitated towards Fort St. and built up the courage to start all the way at the top and sled all the way down. Now THAT’s what I call a sledding party!
Unfortunately, we got so tired afterwards that my snowmobiling-inner tube plan did not work out. Let’s save that for another day, I thought, and Megan and I went downtown to enjoy the chili cook-off that was happening at the CVI and The Mustang, hoping to find that one amazing chili….
Heather Chloe May 
Happy Belated Birthday! We’ve had tons of flurries in Indiana this winter, but not quite enough accumulation to go sledding. It looks like you had fun!
Happy Birthday! Sledding down that hill must have taken some courage!
Happy Belated Birthday. I am a February baby also. I celebrated a big one this year, unlike you I’m starting a really big one (70). I wasn’t thinking when my husband and I were planning our wedding. My birthday is the 11th and we picked the 8th. Oh, and then there is Valentine’s Day on the 14th. I blew it all in 6 days. I have a great husband and he makes sure we get away for a few days every February. Your birthday celebration sounds like a good time was had by all. The sledding looks like lots of fun.
Just started reading your blog after having seen Brenda reference your blog; on her blog………LOL! Good read, I enjoy the pictures and story. I try to come up to Mackinac every summer. Happy belated birthday as well. Mine is on the 12th of Feb. Looks like you had a great time though! No snow where I live and work, but I do miss it since I moved from MI years ago. Take good care UP there, and I like forward to reading the next edition.
Love the photos! Thanks so much for having me over…I was so glad I could make it for your birthday, and I had a great time sledding with you…it’d been ages!
Fun and interested reading. Thank you for sharing. I worked a summer on the Island at Woods Restaurant, was such a great time! Ive always wanted to move to the island year round. Year round employment seems difficult there. What are the options, if any?