It's about that time..

TO MOVE! Yay!

Right now, I am sitting in the middle of an empty room -- typing on the floor -- because our apartment in officially empty. Marcus and I spent all afternoon yesterday and this morning packing our big truck and carrying stuff up and down three flights of stairs. Ughh, talk about tiring. But it is all finished now and all we have to do is pack my car and hit the road!

Other than that, today we are going to run some last minute errands, go out to dinner and celebrate at our favorite sports bar with our friends one last time.

Can't wait to see everyone. Love ya!

xoxox

I get by with a little help from my friends

My time here in Michigan is winding down and I am finally fully feeling the effects of not having my best friends close by anymore. Keely and Ashley, like sisters to me, have both moved out to California and I am left wondering when I will get a chance to see them again. Not soon enough, that is for sure-- but I have already researched flight options for the next 4 months to visit them. A tad premature perhaps, but oh well. I have known Keely since my first semester of college and Ashley almost as long, so it is VERY weird not having them around. And unfortunately, I still have more goodbyes to endure over the next week.

These pics are from my freshman year of college to the present of Ashley, Keely and I. Ahh, memories.....

Love you girls xoxox

Brunette is the new Blonde

After determining that two inches of growth is way too visible when you have eight different shades of blonde highlights, I made a trip Thursday to the salon to have my hair done (or perhaps fixed is the more appropriate term). I decided the best option was to do all-over color--for the first time in my life I might add-- and chose a dark brown shade close to my natural haircolor. The process took almost four hours, including blowdrying and straightening, and now I am again a brunette......or brunette/redhead. I think it looks red, but that might just be because I haven't gotten used to it yet nor have I decided whether I like it completely.

Other than that, I have two more shifts of work and then I am done and ready to finish up packing and saying goodbye to my friends....Nashville here I come!

Hope all is well with you~

Much love xoxox

It's Elvis Sunday!?

It's been a low-key rainy day here with not much exciting to report. I do, however, have one funny story to share...


Marcus and I have a Sunday ritual of going out to brunch and trying to find new places in the city to check out their brunch options. Today, we opted for the Northside Grill, a tiny diner housed in an old storefront that is usually packed with people. When we arrived, much to our surprise, we learned that this particular day was ELVIS SUNDAY -- which meant a well-known Elvis impersonator would be performing in the middle of the restaurant throughout the morning. In keeping with the theme, we ordered off the King's menu...Banana pancakes with peanut butter for Marcus and the Blue Hawaii omellette for myself (both very yummy!)


This occurrence is even more hilarious because, as most of you all know, I am a huge Elvis fan. I mean really, what are the odds?

Thank Goodness It's Friday

First off, the picture above IS a photo of my new house in Nashville. Of course, I will have many more when I actually see the place in person. It is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath with a 2 car garage, large backyard and patio. The garage will come in handy when I finally buy my dream car -- mustang convertible here is come :)

Yesterday was our day off and Marcus and I certainly took advantage of the free time. I got to go to the Y and swim for the first time in a while (for me, swimming laps it is one of the most relaxing things ) and then we drove to the Novi, Michigan mall to go shopping. Did a lot of browsing, but not much purchasing, which is good. Then we ordered Chinese take out and gorged ourselves.....sounds like a great night to me!

Not much happened today, but then again, I spent over 12 hours inside the Real Seafood Company's doors. Good thing I made some money today... I have also begun my countdown to my last day at the restaurant ----- only 10 shifts left!

Most importantly, however, Marcus and I have nailed down our moving date. We will pack up the truck and leave Ann Arbor on Sat, Aug. 31st. We plan on stopping off in Dayton/Cincinnati until the 4th, which is the earliest we can move in. I would love to hear from everyone about their availability so we can plan visits during those few days!

And now a glass of Reisling is calling my name, so until next time, much love xoxox

My first ever blog entry

Alright, so this is my first blog on this new thing - and quite frankly, I don't even know where to start. There a so many things going on in my life right now and changes that have occurred over the last several months that it would take forever to sum up. So I'll just jump right in!

Yesterday was another rollercoaster of emotions day for me (there seems to be too many of those lately). After waking up to learn that we were unable AGAIN to be approved for the townhome we wanted in Nashville, Marcus and I had to go back to square one in this quest to find a place to live. The stress of house hunting was going to kill me, so I am very thankful that Marcus was able to find us a home while I was working yesterday afternoon. How irritating, though, that I work for 2 months and nothing pans out but he is successful after 2 hours. I find it very difficult to concentrate at work and be pleasant with my tables when all I can think about are the loose ends regarding our move to Nashville; hopefully, our finding a house will keep the stress at bay. We were also very busy at work last night, given the plumbers and pipefitters union in town. Hooray for big tips!

I am meeting my friend Karina, whom I haven't seen in months, for lunch today and running errands before work this evening. Should be another exciting day!

(I just finished a great book, The Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards, and I highly recommend it!)

I intend and hope to update this thing every few days or so with stories, interesting tidbits or simple mindless chatter, so until then.....