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19 Dec

Home for The Holidays

In about 20 hours and 5,200 miles we’ll be back in Detroit - a mere two weeks after landing in Hawaii. How and why did we plan it this way? Because I (Nate) wanted to get all this on my taxes for Fiscal Year 2011. 

Was it worth it? I don’t know - I guess we’ll find out as close to early April as possible. 

Whatever the case, we’re excited to be around family and I’m excited to go back to my childhood home. As much as I love exploring the world, I feel like I can only head out the way I do because I know Detroit will always be home. 

Looking forward to driving west down Eleven Mile, in between Orchard Lake and Farmington. The tree tunnel, the proper midwest houses, all indicators that I’m home. After every adventure, every time, that particular stretch is where it always sets in. 

Looking forward to seeing you all. We’re sorry Maxwell couldn’t make it this year - hopefully you’ll all come out to see him in due time. 

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19 Nov

Detroit, MI to Cedar Rapids, IA

Today and tomorrow are our most ambitious driving days, and I’ve got to say that this went by pretty fast. A few coffee stops, one lunch, a couple of dog walks and three driver-changes and we’re now in lovely Cedar Rapids. Mae’s best friend drove down from Cedar Falls to hang out with us, so they’re on the couch planning dinner while I sit down and get ready to do some work.

Driving through the Midwest, though geographically uneventful, was kind of emotional. Mae had to drive out of Detroit - it would have been too hard for me. Even though we’re setting out on an adventure we’ve been planning for years, even though we’re both incredibly excited, it’s hard to leave the people and place that we love so much.

Hawaii will no doubt be amazing, but I’m glad we can come home again so soon (literally one month until we’re back), and I hope we can do so often.

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16 Oct

The Route

We’re finally getting down to planning our route across country. Thanks in advance to everyone we hope to see along the way:

  • 11/19 - Cedar Rapids, IA - Jazelle, our Maid of Honor
  • 11/20 - Des Moines, IA - Pattee Design, client extraordinaire
  • 11/20 - Denver, CO
  • 11/21 - Albuquerque, NM - Shane and his special lady friend, Jen
  • 11/23 - Phoenix, AZ - Doug and Val
  • 11/24 - San Diego, CA - All our San Diego fam

Then, Honolulu!

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