July 7, 1994: Chicago Trip

Mom and I took the Amtrak train from Holland to Chicago for our summer vacation.    We got to Chicago around 10:30 a.m.  The past few days, I have had to do step aerobics in gym class and my legs were not used to it.    Anyway, I had a hard time walking around Chicago as I hurt one of the muscles pretty badly.    

We stayed at the Rafael Hotel on Delaware St.     We had a gorgeous room with a mini bar.    We took a Gray Line Tour of Chicago.    We went shopping at Navy Pier.  

We went for dinner & show at "Tommy Guns Garage".    We were greeted by a man dressed like Al Capone with a gun.   He asked us for the password. The password was "oil change".    During the entertainment, they took my mom up on stage. It was so funny.  She got 2 free tickets to Al Capone's museum and a bullet that whistled.

July 1, 1994: Gretta Bugee Trebilcock's Wedding Reception

Took Kara and Sue to Gretta's wedding reception at the Mormon Church in North Muskegon.   The reception was done in red, white, and black.  The centerpieces on the tables were fish bowls with red crystals on the bottom and black fish.   Gretta's husband, Jon, worked as a construction worker during the week and a DJ on the weekends.   The ceremony was held at the Mormon Temple in Atlanta, Georgia.   Gretta's family moved to Roswell, Georgia in December 1993.   

June 29, 1994: Body Posture and Weight Control Class

I signed up for a Body Posture and Weight Control class at Muskegon Community College.  I found out my measurements.  My bust was 32 1/4", 26" waist, and 36" hips.  I did 53 situps and 30 push ups.  I am medium boned and supposed to weigh 110 pounds, of which I am 13 pounds over.   The worst food to eat is Lunchables, salt and saturated fat.

June 28, 1994: Training of New Employees at Plumbs

My supervisor, Christina Merrill, in the deli wrote me a wonderful letter about how well I had trained Dacia Lange.    She asked if I would train another girl the same way I trained Dacia.    She said that everything looked nice and to keep up the good work. That sure made my day.      I always believed that training was the most important part of the job.  I wrote out directions and approximate times as to when things should be done in the deli.   I was not trained very well when I worked at my first job at Burger King

June 16, 1994: Beach with Matthew

It was another warm day in Muskegon, so I took Matthew and his friend, Derek, to Bronson Park to go swimming in Lake Michigan.     I saw Regina Kuhn down at the lake.      Matthew found a big rock and took it home.     Then, we got ice cream at Frosty Oasis.    Then, ran in the sprinklers with Matthew.    He was like a little brother to me.  

June 15, 1994: Ashley's First Time at the Beach

Sue and I took Ashley to Bronson Park, now called Krause park. The water was cold.   Sue and I had fun playing with squirt guns in the water while Chris played with Ashley.   This was Ashley's first trip to the beach.    Ashley was such a cute little girl.  I had so much fun hanging out with them.  

May 28-29, 1994: Memorial Day & Grandma Gonyo

On Friday,  I went to Grandma's house at 1845 Manz St and she took me for lunch at Caroline's Place, which was around the corner from her house on Laketon.     She told me she and Helen Speiss tried marijuana years ago when they were at a house that was growing marijuana plants.  Grandma said she hated it.   

My Mom, Marianne, George, and Joy came to Grandma's house on Saturday.   The women went shopping at the JCPenney store on Henry St, while George went biking down to Lake Michigan.   We had ice cream at Frosty Oasis.  In the evening, we all went to see the musical fountain in Grand Haven.   It was very windy and cold there.    Joy stayed at our house for the night.  

On Sunday, we met Grandma at her house and headed up to the cabin in Baldwin for the day.    It was so sad up there without Grandpa Gonyo.    We went shopping in downtown Baldwin and had ice cream at Jones Ice Cream.   We stopped at Peggy Katt's antique store which was in a little yellow house. It was named the Painted Pony.  

We all took what we wanted out of the cabin, as the cabin was up for sale.     We sure had some good times up at the cabin over the years.    We loved going to Ben Franklins, Jones Ice Cream, canoing on L-Lake, swimming, riding the 3 wheeler, playing ball, cards, watching TV, and visiting with Ken and Peggy.

I remember Kim, Wendy, and I used to fight over sitting in the tall yellow stool.    We used to go to the carnivals and parades up there.