T-shirt display at the Rust Belt Market in Ferndale. I picked up some sweet holiday gifts! I think this might be my next FB profile pic!
So much has happened since the last work trip! Tim and I spent a delightful weekend in Detroit and my baby Agador is running like brand new! We were conflicted on accommodations since everyone was so spread out this year. We considered the amazing Hostel Detroit but it was so far from the venues. I'd always go back the the Book Cadillac but it too was not geographically ideal. The camaraderie of scooter rallying is intensified when there is a rally hotel or at least a few folks stay together. Since this wasn't the case, we put a shout out to Rover friends and had an offer to crash. It was great to spend time with J/J and they have nice guest accommodations. We got to know them better and had fun playing with their 8 month old baby! So much fun! Detroit has some super amazing people! Now I just need to remember to mail that thank you card!
The closing party was at a sick space called Jam Handy on East Grand Boulevard. It's basically an abandoned warehouse that has been used for various purposes over the years. Some dude bought it for pennies a few years back and uses it for events. Eerily quiet on that street filled with abandoned commercial places, no street lights, and downtown looming nearby. While none of us won the raffle bike, we sure did have fun posing with it! Thanks to JG for this pic! I also took my social media responsibilities seriously and actually tweeted a few pics for the Cutters. This one was from the party.
We had my Dad's family reunion on Saturday at the farm. Only a few folks showed up but it was quality time. It's quite the contrast from my Mom's family that literally gets together in some way at least once a week. It did remind me to reach out to my cousin in CMH. It's a shame ten months passed before I saw him to say we moved back. My baby girl was stuck in Wooster hospital over night and missed the reunion. She has a pretty gnarly infection from her wisdom teeth extraction. I'll spare the gory details of the doc opening and draining the puss filled pockets. That description alone about makes me want to hurl!
Finally, our friend, EH, from Albuquerque is visiting for a week and a half. He's on his final break before graduating with his economics degree. We missed the Crew match on Saturday due to the hospital issue but did manage to get in quite a bit of weekend fun. I even danced with an old news anchor at the Garage. While we have many mutual friends and used to cross paths quite frequently, I really never got to know her. Memories of my baby girl with her starstruck eyes when the "lady on the news" would show up with our friends was priceless. I do love a local celebrity, especially when they are genuinely nice people! I was sad to see she moved out West before we returned to CMH.
Time for a little nap. I wasn't supposed to head out until Monday night but responsibility beckoned and I'm a loyal employee so off I go. Hopefully will be able to get back early on Wednesday for some quality time with EH before next weekend's adventures.
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