Reality Awaits

By the time this posts, I'll be leaving my parent's house and amazingly relaxing vacation; leaving a little bit of paradise, and heading back to reality (and a long long long car ride). Spending a week at home, with no real responsibilities allows me to think of new goals/priorities for myself over the next few months, see things in a different perspective, and just think about what I want for myself. Coming home, being around my married friends always does this to me, thinking about my future and where I want to be. I love DC, the freedom, my friends, and my life there. But, I still think about that "someday," and settling down in a small town. 

Until next time lovely Michigan (which may be a lot sooner than I think!). Away from this:

....and back to this!

Superbowl State Pride

I watched the Super Bowl last night with my roommate, more for the commercials than anything. I played games on my iPad and ate lots of food, while watching commercials and counting down until Glee (and lets be honest, I totally watched the Puppy Bowl for some cute overload). Not very many commercials impressed me, but one in particular stood out to me.. as just amazing. It represented Detroit and my state SO well. We may have a high unemployment rate and things have not gone our way, and have a not great reputation. I feel like a lot of people who aren't from Michigan just don't get Detroit/my state. But, the people from Michigan have immense pride - and this commercial shows it. 

Check it out. I love that our celebrities, especially Eminem and Kid Rick, use their fame to help voice their pride for our state.

Also, I loved that both the Steelers and Green Bay have former UMichers on their team. Even more state pride!

Just Smitten with Mitten

Its one of those weekends where I'm missing my home state and my friends/family/dogs. I love living in the District and in a city, but nothing beats the Mitten. So, when my friends Lauren and F directed me to some websites that celebrated our awesome state, I had to check them out. I wish I could buy everything I found, just to show some Michigan pride. I mean, what other state lets you use your hand to show where you live?

 

I'm extremely tempted to by the first t-shirt, I think its so cute. If you're interested in checking out the rest of the sites, here and here!