Rain Rain Go Away

Today is the first full sunny day in a while...but I'm stuck inside so I figured I might as well write another post.

The weekend was really fun. Friday night Tyler and I and a few of his friends drove down to Detroit to see Flight of the Conchords. They're a band...I guess, who have a TV show on HBO. It's pretty random but funny at the same time. I do have to say that even though I'm not a die hard fan, even I still had a good time. And I learned that Detroit is not as scary as they say. Or at least not where were were. When the show let out there were tons of people in the streets and in the bars along the streets. We stopped for a quick drink at one of them just to let the traffic die down a bit before we headed back north. Then we continued the night back in Midland with Apples to Apples (which I won!) until it was time for bed.
Saturday was 80 degrees...but rainy too. The roommates and I decided to grill out for dinner and I pretty much just let my day revolve around that. Steve and I drove around town to run some errands. Then we got out the corn holes and brushed up on our skills. I'm going to need to practice a lot this summer. It's going to be tough!! :) I still need to sand and paint them too...but that's not as fun as just playing. Maybe that will be next winter's project.

Saturday night we went and saw Demetri Martin at Central Michigan University. SOOOO funny! I definitely like his guitar stuff better then his random lists he does on the piano. And his standup is good too but he's no Jerry Seinfeld. But over all, I give him two thumbs up and I would go and see him again.

Sunday was a lazy day but I finally saw Step Brothers. I'm only slightly behind the times now. When I first moved to Michigan I kept getting all these magazine subscriptions but I don't really read magazines. Being just like my dad, I saved them in the hopes that one day I would get around to reading them. Well that day is here my friends. I've been catching up on old gossip for the last week now. The thing is, I don't know if any of the stuff is still true. Is Jessica Simpson still with Tony Romo? Are Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson finally over for good? I guess I can't really question the babies being born. That really did happen. But I find it all quite confusing. Especially since I'm not reading the magazines in any particular order. Oh goodness, it's hard living such a stressful life. :)

Well, that pretty much updates you on my life. I'm headed down to Indy this weekend for the lovely Miss Jennifer Titus's wedding! I've never not had a good time at a wedding so we know that's going to be fun! And at some point I'm going to continue packing up all my stuff...unless someone volunteers to do it for me! Anyone??

All my love and please let it finally warm up to 70 and stay for a while,
Emel

Warm weather makes people do really fun things

Well time is just flying by in Midland! I only have about 3 weeks left here and I'm excited for all the fun things coming up! But I haven't been doing a good job of documenting what's been happening!!

Last weekend Tyler and I went to a wedding in Sterling Heights, Michigan. I didn't really know anyone at the wedding but I love weddings and excuse to wear a dress. We drove down Friday morning and did a little shopping at the Lakeside Mall that is in that area. Surprisingly I didn't buy anything! But apparently there are lots of good malls just two hours from Midland. We only walked around for a short time and then grabbed a quick lunch and headed to the hotel to change. Unfortunately, we weren't quick enough because we missed the ceremony. Whoops! The good news is that we made it to the reception and that's really the best part anyway, right?

The wedding was surprisingly fun! I mean, you can only expect so much when you only know your date. We sat next to a really nice couple at our table and Tyler knew some other fun characters. And there was TONS of directional dance songs (i.e. Cha cha Slide, Cupid Shuffle, YMCA, etc). I'd give the experience two thumbs up.

Saturday was a beautiful day! I spent most of it outside with my roommates playing frisbee, corn hole (which still needs to be painted but gets the job done) and just playing. We decided to grill out which is always an enjoyable experience. Then it was time to get ready for the evening which was my going away party! I made Caipirinahs which is a drink made from a Brazilian liquor called Cashasa. I don't know if I made them right b/c I don't remember what they're supposed to taste like but they tasted like magaritas.

After playing at the house for a while we headed to Bay City. We went straight to Westtown and danced it up for the rest of the night. I had such a good time and am really going to miss all the friends I made up here. Luckily I still have a few more weeks to spend with them and I won't be too far to visit!
Wendesday was Earth Day so Tyler and I went to go see Earth. For every ticket that was bought, Disney planted a tree so we like to think we did a good thing. And it's actually a really good movie. I would highly recommend seeing it. And if you can see it on an IMAX screen, even better. We didn't get to experience that but we would have if we could.


So that's it! Lots more fun things to come!

Good Bye Michigan, Hello Indiana!

Well, as some of you may have already heard, I'm being transferred back to Indiana! I was offered a position with my company at their Indianapolis office and not only is it a great opportunity but it puts me back in Indiana with my family and some of my favorite people!! Being in Turkey really made me realize how much I missed having family close enough that I can go visit whenever I want. Mommy, Daddy, and Damla are possibly more excited then I am!

I do have to say though that there are parts of me that will miss Midland. For one, I'll miss all the friends I made up here that kept me sane and Midland fun. I mean, my life here has been described as a TV show if that tells you how entertaining it was! I'll miss Letter Nights and weekends up at the lake. I had some great roommates! And of course, Great Lakes Ice Cream (we all know how much I LOVE ice cream!). But now you all have someone you can come visit in Indy! :) And no matter where I live, I'll always love having visitors!

I also met a lot of great people at work. I mean, if I didn't love my job, I wouldn't have stayed as long as I did. I'm definitely going to miss all the traveling which was a huge perk. But I had to make a decision and it came down to me not wanting to pass up this great opportunity.

April should actually be a pretty fun month filled with a wedding, Flight of the Concords in Detroit, Demetri Martin at CMU, and Riverdance! So of course there will be more pictures and postings to come.

For all of my work friends who are reading this, I'll still be in touch through e-mail and, when necessary, the phone (b/c as much as I love to talk, I hate talking on the phone).