Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Auburn Hills

I am officially on my way to New York City (currently over Michigan!) and the trip is going well so far. The seat next to me on the plane is open, which always a bonus, AND our travel agent gave me a little upgrade which never hurts J

I am going to try to keep this blog as updated as possible… I hope you enjoy it!

Love,

Alexis

After a couple of hectig months we sold our house,filled the POD (container) with all belongings we wanted to keep. Sold, donated and gave away the rest. The POD is in indefinite storage in Michigan giving us time to follow our dreams for a while. First on the agenda is a visit to my sister Yolanda and husband Laron in Washington DC.

... br>1 - The number of times I was accused of theft.

34 - The number of motels I stayed in.

34 - The number of towels I pinched.

1 - The number of times Jules turned on the car heater in the Mojave desert

7983 - The number of burgers I ate.

7981 - The number of burgers I regret ...

... hebben ze in de VS een lotterij systeem bedacht. Iedereen met staanplaatsen krijgt een polsbandje en daarop staat een nummer. Door een lotterij wordt bepaald welk nummer de uiteindelijke nieuwe nummer 1 is. Ditmaal werd een nummer rond de 590 getrokken. Er pasten 500 man in de pit, er waren tegen de 1000 polsbandjes uitgegeven, dus met nummer 213 zou ik het niet halen. Ik heb het toen ook opgegeven om zo ver mogelijk vooraan te komen. Dat heeft geen zin ...

I am still at home. Only one more week. Being away from my home for three weeks requires a lot of preparation. I even know the movie that are going to have on the Flight. I am tired already!! Since I will be on a plane for almost 24 hours, I am collecting all the necessary stuff needed to be comfortable.

... the sunset cast across the city. Driving through the city and its deserted roads I realized there was a combination and culmination of styles this city carried. An older part had a very Neo Classical grammar to it with most building in stone. Then there was this whole lot of new ones of glass and steel adding a very modernistic charm to it. In whole the city spoke of the emerging technologies and developments over generations.

We then made a quick ...

... was completely wrong. The roads were littered with large boulders, tree branches and stumps from the protesting. Other tourists told us there were small fires blocking the road the day before. Some couldn't make it to the train station and had to reschedule for the next day. When we arrived at the train station we had to run to the platform with only minutes to spare. We found Aguas Calientes to be a rather boring city ...

... but the real thing, so don`t duck out now!!!!! I think three words decribe it the best: anticipation, expectation and fear What really helped me was good ol` OTIS REDDING with his song Sittin` on the dock of the Bay. I recall hearing that song so often back at home, picturing myself at the Bay. I even swore myself to take my ipod go to the Bay and jst sitt down there listening to the song as one should, namley wasting one`s time. And now without ...

... t* a tiny p*int. [Laughs] Well, in the '80s-ev** hear *f St. Andrews Hall? CB: Yeah. JS: A guy named Vince Bann*n started a thing called Clutch Carg*, see. That was the new wave *r whatev** y*u call it. The same week I had a partn** and we signed a deal t* d* jazz and blue sh*ws th**e that w*uldn't c*mpete, ya kn*w, we w**e in a n*n-c*mpetitive thing, we just had the same space. We g*t s*me nights and he g*t s*me nights. And he [Vince ...