I spent this past week on business in Montreal and it seemed every French-Canadian I ran into or dealt with in meetings wanted to talk about Kwame Kilpatrick. News about Kwame has traveled all the way to Montreal and those folks cannot believe he has not either resigned as mayor or been removed from office. And frankly neither can I. We all know Kwame won't step down on his own, but he has been so detrimental to the city that someone should step in and help Kwame with his decision. And they found it humorous that Kwame violated the conditions of his bond in a perjury case by going to Canada for a business meeting without clearing the trip with the court beforehand and this is why he was sentenced to jail.
And the saga continues...
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Another Trip to Nashville
Travelling to Nashville has now become my monthly routine. I take 2 large empty suitcase and bring them back completely full (up to 50 lbs each). Then when I get back to my parents' house the question always is "where to put all this stuff". Pretty soon there won't be much left in Nashville except for large furniture.
My condo is officially off the market until after Labor Day. Not a great market in Nashville either. I will re-list in September for 3 months and if my condo doesn't sell during those 3 months, I will not re-list until March. I've contacted a new real estate agent, one closer to my area, and I hope that will make a difference.
It was great seeing a lot of my southern friends again; some that I don't get to see on my regular trips down either because I don't have time to see everyone or they have left the Nashville area and are not in town when I am in town. A lot of my friends from Nashville have taken other jobs around the country and those that have not sold their houses make trips back to Nashville to check on their homes, just like me. We try to plan our trips back around the same time, but sometimes it doesn't work out as we planned.
And I also have business to conduct while I am in Nashville. I have customers in Nashville and the area so I spend a lot of time in meetings. My trips to Nashville are very busy with business meetings, meeting with friends, cleaning the inside and outside of my condo, and packing up stuff to take back to Michigan. It will be nice when I sell my condo and just make trips to Nashville for business or pleasure.
My condo is officially off the market until after Labor Day. Not a great market in Nashville either. I will re-list in September for 3 months and if my condo doesn't sell during those 3 months, I will not re-list until March. I've contacted a new real estate agent, one closer to my area, and I hope that will make a difference.
It was great seeing a lot of my southern friends again; some that I don't get to see on my regular trips down either because I don't have time to see everyone or they have left the Nashville area and are not in town when I am in town. A lot of my friends from Nashville have taken other jobs around the country and those that have not sold their houses make trips back to Nashville to check on their homes, just like me. We try to plan our trips back around the same time, but sometimes it doesn't work out as we planned.
And I also have business to conduct while I am in Nashville. I have customers in Nashville and the area so I spend a lot of time in meetings. My trips to Nashville are very busy with business meetings, meeting with friends, cleaning the inside and outside of my condo, and packing up stuff to take back to Michigan. It will be nice when I sell my condo and just make trips to Nashville for business or pleasure.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Weekend Getaway
I took a vacation day on Friday and Mom and I headed north to the lake and spent Saturday with the Cross family in Interlochen. This was my first trip to the lake since August 2007 when my brother and his family were there. My childhood best friend, Kathy, came up from Charlotte for the week. Her Dad, Bob, past away in January and the family reunited for the burial. It was so great seeing the Cross family again which I don't get to see very often since Kathy lives so far away. All the sisters, husbands, and kids were there when we arrived on Saturday morning. We enjoyed lots of laughs, story telling, and great food. We took 2 Achatz's pies from Armada (four berry, my favorite, and dutch apple) which were a big hit. Since Bob and Linnie moved from Romeo many years ago to Interlochen (via Pennsylvania and Dearborn) they always appreciate when I take them some food from the Romeo area.
I spent Friday afternoon with my cousin Angie and her kids while Mom got her hair done. Preston (4 months) has such a great personality already and is already rolling over. Logan, Kamber and I played many card games (which I didn't win any) and had a good time.
Saturday night , on our way back from Interlochen, Mom and I stopped by Uncle Ed and Aunt Debbie's house for a short visit. It was good to see them since it had been a while. When we got back to the lake, Uncle Kelvin and my cousin Lee were fishing on the lake. Spent some time talking to them after they caught lots of fish (they said they left you some, Dad).
It was great seeing so many people I haven't seen in such a long time. A great, short weekend.
We headed back to Romeo on Sunday late morning because we were not sure about the traffic situation due to all of the construction. Of course, we couldn't pass by Birch Run without stopping at the outlet mall to do some shopping.
I spent Friday afternoon with my cousin Angie and her kids while Mom got her hair done. Preston (4 months) has such a great personality already and is already rolling over. Logan, Kamber and I played many card games (which I didn't win any) and had a good time.
Saturday night , on our way back from Interlochen, Mom and I stopped by Uncle Ed and Aunt Debbie's house for a short visit. It was good to see them since it had been a while. When we got back to the lake, Uncle Kelvin and my cousin Lee were fishing on the lake. Spent some time talking to them after they caught lots of fish (they said they left you some, Dad).
It was great seeing so many people I haven't seen in such a long time. A great, short weekend.
We headed back to Romeo on Sunday late morning because we were not sure about the traffic situation due to all of the construction. Of course, we couldn't pass by Birch Run without stopping at the outlet mall to do some shopping.
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