Our first visit

Our first visit to Ann Arbor was perfect! We were greeted at the airport with one of those guys with the name signs who drives the really nice car. My first time in a luxury car! Our first night we were driven around town by an employee of AV Fuel. We dined with her and two others at a really nice restaurant. When we got out it was pouring cats and dogs. We got back to our hotel fairly early and went straight to bed.

The next day we met a nice couple (both employed by AV Fuel) who spent the day with us showing us even more of Ann Arbor, took us to lunch at a place famous for Ann Arborians. Afterwards we went to AV Head quarters. The office is huge and is a HUGE upgrade for Mark. That afternoon we got a company car and looked at a few apartments to see where our new temporary home will be. We also drove to Lodi (like 5 miles away) where we found a few neighborhoods that we would love to have our family! That night we went out to dinner with the Vice President of AV Fuel and his wife. They also showed us some nice neighborhoods, including their own.

The most exciting part of the trip happened that night when we got back to the Hotel. Mark and Mary who have lived in earthquake country their whole lives were now experiencing a Tornado Warning! Silly us, heard the siren, and couldn't figure out what the sound was, we had our ears pressed against the windows until the we turned the TV on and learned what the sound was! We were up until 2 when the last storm finally passed.

The next morning was just as busy looking at some more apartments. Unfortunately our first pick had already rented out the unit we wanted the most. The next was a couple hundred dollars more. We decided to go with Signature Club which we had viewed the day before.

All in all it was a great trip! We have 2 more weeks to pack everything up before we say good-bye to our first home as a married couple.