The Move: Part One

This trip was nothing less than exciting, it started off quite interesting right when we passed Indy we got caught behind a car accident where a helicopter had to park on the highway. The first thing we did when we arrived was meet the landlord, and Alex signed the lease and got the keys. Luckily the washer and dryer ended up coming with the unit, but the walls still had to be painted. So we unloaded all of his stuff into a straight line in the middle of the studio, and after 5 attempts successfully set up the futon we would sleep on. Then off to dinner with his parents.

When we got home we decided we still had enough energy to build the bar-cart I impulsively purchased because of a great clearance deal! Of course my mother packed us a 5th of Bacardi Zombie from the family cook out to put on it. With us being us, we made a drinking game of it. A drink after every step of the building we completely. How that thing turned out functioning and together still puzzles me.

The next day the painters along with Alex's brother and sister-in-law arrived, so instead of being able to unpack and use the extra hands we ended up at Target shopping for furniture and exploring the city. After a nice dinner with everyone on the river, we went to forth street to taste the best of Louisville Bourbon. His parents went back to the hotel and the four of us enjoyed a true southern bar full of cowboy hats and a mechanical bull.

He left me with a Rose

So coming home from work today was a little daunting. I was sad it would be Alex's last night with me in East Lansing before heading to Louisville. Luckily Alex knows me oh too well, so he decided to start the night off with bringing me this beautiful rose to make sure I had something to smile about. Which was quite successful. Then it was off to Harper's for drinks and ended with dinner at Alex's favorite place BWW. 

A quote that has been stuck in my head through out all of this is: 

"Love is greater than distance."
&& I can only pray that it'll stand true for us.

Last Michigan Tour

Traveling upon traveling...

Poor Alex made a Tour around Michigan this past last week he was here.

Running back an forth from Lansing, to his hometown and mine, and mini trip to Detroit. In his hometown he went golfing and grabbed brews with his friends, and waited for me so he could show me around, where I was happily mistaken for a native. We spent the night at his parents before heading to Detroit for Tigers game, which ended up being quite chilly. A great game that ended with a firework show, where I squeezed Alex's poor arm the whole time because those darn things scare the hell out of me.

After a good relaxing night in we headed to my hometown so that my Uncle's could finally meet the boy who I had been talking about before he left. First lunch with my Uncle Jack and his partner Doug, we had some fun stories shared, and a great time feeding the chipmunk's around the table. We relaxed and had drinks with my mom until it was time to go over to my Uncle Roger's for a cook-out and boat ride on the lake.

Let's just say this great guy passed with flying colors.

Louis where to live?

   Blinded by the glare off the Ohio River we crossed the bridge and found ourselves in Louisville, KY. We started our adventure not even with dropping our bags off at the hotel but going the The Body Exhibit at the city museum. Which might I say is one of the most interesting things I've ever seen. After that we headed for the fanciest place in town at the top of 4th street itself (our hotel). So instead of looking for apartments we scoped out the area and found the coolest bars and restaurants around us. Then we planned out the places we wanted to see the next day and explored 4th street for the rest of the evening!

The next day ended up being a lot more of a train-wreck than we anticipated. With every apartment place closing at 5, and getting off to a late start, (not to mention city traffic). We were chickens with our heads cut off to say the least. Rushing from place to place trying to remember all the questions we were supposed to ask, was a challenge. Feeling drained and not hopeful that we found the right place, we call a last minute Craigslist post we see. The landlord said he'd be willing to meet after-hours and show us 2 different properties he had. We debating going but figured why not, we were leaving tomorrow and should see all the options. After that we ended our long day at a way to expensive restaurant, and with lots of laughs and drinks thanks to Howling at the Moon (A dueling piano bar), and a cool bar that was literally a fish tank, we crashed.

On our last morning we made the pro's a con's list of each place we liked. Of course,  we left the city defeated and Alex apartment-less, given his indecisiveness. It wasn't until we got back home in Michigan, Alex decided on the small one-bedroom close to the nightlife. Only to find out that the one we wanted was the last available and had gotten signed for it the hour before. So having his heart set on the city, Alex called the landlord that so generously met us after-hours, and signed for the studio we were too tired to really remember.