Flat tires

Well it's been awhile, yet again, not too much has been going on. Time is flying though and I can't decide if that's a good or bad thing. Over Memorial Day weekend my friend Brittney came to visit. I've known Britt since first grade and it was awesome to have her here visiting. She was also good luck I think, because there were a lot of things I saw while she was here that I've never seen on my own. Such as, the flash mob pictured above. These people came speeding past us on bicycles and then hopped off into this fountain. It was pretty funny and we just stared at them for a few minutes.

I also decided to get rid of my Facebook, Instagram, and twitter for the summer so that I could "unplug." It's been ok so far, just a little boring. 

Here's the really important part of this post: I changed my own flat tire the other day! On Wednesday I started my drive to work and after I had gotten onto the highway my car started making a noise which soon got much louder, at this point I realized that I had a flat. So I got off at the next exit drove for a block or two to find a parking spot and got out to look at a completely deflated tire. I had a moment of panic because I've never changed a tire and to be honest my dad never showed me how. I know I saw him do it before and somehow I just figured it out. So I changed the tire and put on my spare and made my way back home. On the plus side I got an extra day off from work and it happened to be the only nice day of the week. I didn't have any extra money or time to get the tire fixed/replaced until today (I've been taking the train to work for a couple of days). So took my car down the street this morning to have it fixed and was dreading how much it was going to cost. Until something amazing happened. I pulled out my card to pay and the guy shook his head and told me that there was no charge this time; to just come back to their shop the next time something happened to my car. I seriously almost started crying because of how nice this guy was. Not to mention that he hasn't patched my tire, but put on a whole new one and filled my spare with more air. Sometimes people being nice here still catches me by surprise. I'm thinking though that I may be in the wrong line of work because in the last couple of weeks I've replaced a headlight bulb, my wipers, and changed a tire. So, when I get back home, if anyone is in need of a mechanic just give me a call ;-)

Hope you're all well and having better luck with your vehicles than I am!

-Kayla 

Re-evaluation

Over the past couple of weeks, a feeling has been building inside of me, something that I never imagined would happen but weirdly enough has. I've begun to feel homesick. It started out just with the regular missing my family and friends, but has evolved into missing slightly weirder things. Things like: Meijer, 6% sales tax, Dan Dickerson and Jim Price, nature, politeness, and even people calling soda: "pop." The city has really started to get to me and things that I loved when I first moved here are now driving me insane. I used to love that no one paid attention to anyone else, but lately I've been craving eye contact and annoying small talk from the cashier ringing up my groceries. I started to think about spending another set of holidays away from home and came to the conclusion that not only do I not want to, but I don't have to. So, my plan is to move back to Michigan in September. I thankfully have a brother who has a whole house to himself and is willing to rent me a room.

I should note, that I also feel like I've accomplished what I set out to and moving here is not something that I will ever regret; I've gained a lot of experience and knowledge that I am very thankful for and have also met some of my favorite people. I've also realized that starting my own bakery down the road is a more realistic dream in somewhere like Michigan where leases are not outrageous and there isn't another bakery on every corner. So, I'm moving back, I don't have a set date yet and my plans are not 100% complete, but it has taken a huge weight off to come to this decision. Hopefully all of you are well and I can see you in September!

Reunited and it feels so good...

So, yesterday morning I woke up bright and early to make the two hour drive down to Philadelphia to see Lauren. The drive was pretty easy (minus getting lost in NJ and going on a roundabout approximately 12 times) and I got to her apartment relatively unscathed. After a quick walk to the train station and a not so quick hour long wait, we got into the city. Philadelphia is pretty nice, and comparatively small. We didn't really do that much sight-seeing because we both were low on funds, so instead we walked around the city and looked at cool buildings. I made sure to take a few pictures too. So here you go,