Catherine and I realized that it might be the only weekend that we could head to Royal Oaks, Michigan to check out neighborhoods for our move this spring. In that spirit, I loaded up my 35 week pregnant wife and 21 month daughter into the Corrolla and started off on a 375 mile drive around Lake Michigan.
After 200 miles, we hit some bad weather. The snow wasn't coming down hard, but the roads were slick!! We saw semi's jack knifed and trucks flipped over. I looked at my beautifully pregnant wife and daughter and pulled off at the first hotel.
The ECONO Lodge in Paw Paw, Michigan is a keeper. Just one tip- they don't have pack-n-plays. Therefore Elizabeth slept with Mom and Dad in the king sized bed. She was excited and let us know it.... every 20 seconds...... that she was getting to sleep with "Momma" and "Dadda"....... throughout the entire night (it seemed!). Somehow, we awoke the next morning and made it safely to Royal Oaks the next morning.
One of the best parts of the trip was spending time with Carmen and Alan Hillstead. It was great hanging out with them and their two boys, Dallin and Peyton. Thank you for letting us stay with you! Carmen makes some pretty mean tacos!
We spent two days driving around the area, checking out neighborhoods, meeting with realestate and mortgage agents, and becoming aquainted with our soon to be new home. Catherine's mother called and let us know that she just read an article naming Detroit as the worst / least desirable areas to live in the nation! Although southeast Michigan is being ravaged economically, we found the area about Royal Oaks quaint and lovely. Catherine and I are looking forward to our next phase of life there.
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Jackson and Catherine! I saw your name on the Hansen's blog, so I hope it's okay I took a peek! I can't believe how big your little girl is! And a baby on the way-- congrats! Also, I wanted to let you guys know that after match on the 19th, any 4th year and their family is invited to go to Stonefire pizza (a pizza buffet and play land) in New Berlin, so we can mingle, and talk about where are next adventure is going to be!We would love it if you guys could come! (sorry this is a random way of telling you about it, but I just wanted to make sure you guys knew about it, and I didnt' have your e-mail address! Sorry!) AND CONGRATS on MATCHING!
TAke care!
Karissa Kam
Hello Catherine!
Congrats on the new baby! I ran into Morgan the other day and he said you guys were moving to Salt Lake. Is that corrext? I would love to see you if you do come down
Take care
Megan
It's horrible here! Don't come!
But seriously, we're so excited to have you here. Can't wait for our kids to play some more, and Jon and I like to play with you too! Your move to the worse place in America is truly a blessing to us.
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