Apologies for our cyber-absence...
...but we've been busy the last few weeks. Actually, there are two reasons we haven't been blogging during the past few weeks. First, we have been busy with the move. Second, we've been trying to keep our recent news a secret from Barb's dad. It was his 60th birthday party yesterday and our being in town for the party was a surprise for him. Obviously, we couldn't be posting about the move when we were trying to keep the move a secret! So, here's the latest on the move.
We packed our stuff into the truck and turned in our keys on May 19th. We stayed the night at some friends' (Chris and Angela Wilke) and left their place at 5.00 am on the 20th. (We couldn't sleep any longer so we just got up and left.) We made it to Nashville by 7.00 on the 20th and stayed with another friend (Steve Campbell). Steve is also starting at UM in Sept. Since we were moving some of his stuff in our truck and since he needed to find an apartment as well, he followed us to Ann Arbor in his van the next day. We made it there by 5.00 pm, checked ourselves into a Motel 6 and planned out the next day of apartment hunting. Our original plan was to look for a 3 bedroom to share (for reasons of cost-effectivity). In the morning, we checked out a couple of 3 br places, but neither of them felt right. We eventually discovered that there were some 1 and 2 brs that were reasonably priced and well located, so, in the end, Barb and I leased a (larger) 1 br and Steve got his own 1 br. We're in the same complex, which will be nice. Our location is great--we're just north of campus, about a 25-30 min. walk from the philosophy building, a 20-25 min walk to downtown, and a 15-20 min. from the historic market district (Kerrytown). Our area is kinda secluded and quiet. Anyway, we move in there Aug. 1 and will be there for at least 1 year. We'll see after that.
After finding the apt, we moved our stuff out of the truck into storage. Most of the stuff survived the cross-country trek, but a few things didn't make it. Fortunately, those things won't be expensive to replace, so all-in-all, we did pretty well. Once we finished our business in A2*, Steve drove us to St. Catharines, where we'll be based for the next two months. Steve spent the night and then headed back to Nashville Wed. morning. The drive from A2 to St. Catharines ended up being shorter than we anticipated. We originally thought it would be a 5-6 hour trip, but it's more like 4-4 1/2 hrs, depending on how things are at the border.
For now, we've moved into the loft above my parents' garage. Great digs for the summer. We have a few tentativ e road trip plans, mostly during July, but nothing set in stone. We'll keep y'all posted. (I'll leave a few recent news items for Barb to write about.)
ps. For our College Station friends, you can still call us on our CS number (979-696-1349). To make a long, technical story short, our phone service allows us to keep this number. For now, it is forwarded to my parents' number, so some unfamiliar voices may pick up. But you can call us at that number without incurring long distance charges.
* As an aside, you'll probably see us refer to Ann Arbor as A2 or AA in the future. Apparently, these are common shorthands.
We packed our stuff into the truck and turned in our keys on May 19th. We stayed the night at some friends' (Chris and Angela Wilke) and left their place at 5.00 am on the 20th. (We couldn't sleep any longer so we just got up and left.) We made it to Nashville by 7.00 on the 20th and stayed with another friend (Steve Campbell). Steve is also starting at UM in Sept. Since we were moving some of his stuff in our truck and since he needed to find an apartment as well, he followed us to Ann Arbor in his van the next day. We made it there by 5.00 pm, checked ourselves into a Motel 6 and planned out the next day of apartment hunting. Our original plan was to look for a 3 bedroom to share (for reasons of cost-effectivity). In the morning, we checked out a couple of 3 br places, but neither of them felt right. We eventually discovered that there were some 1 and 2 brs that were reasonably priced and well located, so, in the end, Barb and I leased a (larger) 1 br and Steve got his own 1 br. We're in the same complex, which will be nice. Our location is great--we're just north of campus, about a 25-30 min. walk from the philosophy building, a 20-25 min walk to downtown, and a 15-20 min. from the historic market district (Kerrytown). Our area is kinda secluded and quiet. Anyway, we move in there Aug. 1 and will be there for at least 1 year. We'll see after that.
After finding the apt, we moved our stuff out of the truck into storage. Most of the stuff survived the cross-country trek, but a few things didn't make it. Fortunately, those things won't be expensive to replace, so all-in-all, we did pretty well. Once we finished our business in A2*, Steve drove us to St. Catharines, where we'll be based for the next two months. Steve spent the night and then headed back to Nashville Wed. morning. The drive from A2 to St. Catharines ended up being shorter than we anticipated. We originally thought it would be a 5-6 hour trip, but it's more like 4-4 1/2 hrs, depending on how things are at the border.
For now, we've moved into the loft above my parents' garage. Great digs for the summer. We have a few tentativ e road trip plans, mostly during July, but nothing set in stone. We'll keep y'all posted. (I'll leave a few recent news items for Barb to write about.)
ps. For our College Station friends, you can still call us on our CS number (979-696-1349). To make a long, technical story short, our phone service allows us to keep this number. For now, it is forwarded to my parents' number, so some unfamiliar voices may pick up. But you can call us at that number without incurring long distance charges.
* As an aside, you'll probably see us refer to Ann Arbor as A2 or AA in the future. Apparently, these are common shorthands.
posted by David Wiens at 3:43 p.m.
2 Comments:
hey guys....say hi to Tim for us, and make sure you get angela to order a "double double".
so glad to hear about your trip to AA, and glad you are back in Canada where people know what true coffee really is.
and of course, CS is not the same without you.
~shona
glad to hear your move went well. Looking forward to hearing from Barb again.. Where would your tentative road trips lead you this summer and what are you gonna do with your time for the next 2 months!!
Julie
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