Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
-Mark Twain

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

A weekend away...










Milwaukee soon will be home, odd to think of any place other than Midlothian as home. However, if I have to pick another place to live it seems like a great place. (Ask me again when there is 5 feet of snow on the ground, schools are not cancelled and the wind chill is 40 below.) No really, I am trading in the dogwoods for the weeping willows that grace the rolling hills, peanuts for cheese, the James River for Lake Michigan, and the beach will be a 10 minute drive instead of 2 hours. Oh, and lots and lots of SNOW!

Here are some small differences that I learned over the weekend.
1. Everyone has a snowblower, just like you have a lawnmower.
2. Every house has a basement that they put all their stuff in, instead of an attic.
3. Everyone has a minimum of a 2 car garage because people actually park their cars in there! By the way, most people have a 3 car garage because they need a 3rd bay to store their Harley's in.
4. They don't like fenced backyards! They prefer the openness.... This will be difficult with the runaway dog, aka Dixie.

These are a few other things I am really excited about!
1. They have a ton of microwbrews, they love beer!
2. They have "cheeseries" just like they have "wineries" - don't worry they have wineries too.
3. The people are really nice and welcoming! I call it southern hospitality, but they have it too. I felt very welcomed!
4. No one asked me if I was from West Virginia.
5. Excellent schools.
6. The start of a new adventure...

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