From Indiana to Michigan

On Monday I took a huge step towards "becoming an adult" as I moved from my hometown of 22 years to a place that is even colder. Nice one Christen! :-/ Let me tell you...I'm a genius. haha just kidding! Can't fight the will of the Lord can we? I thought I would share with you a photo diary of my drive up to "the land of the hand."

As of Monday, this is my new geographical location:

*I give Rachel the credit for the picture below, she said I'd be a true "Michigander" by pointing out to everyone where I live on my hand!

The sight that welcomed me...not too crazy right? Right.

At this point, this was my view of my new home. Oh, but little did I know of the craziness that was to come.

Still pretty calm, right? Right. As I was driving, I thought I would be coming to a place similar to Indiana...you know, pretty calm, flat, lots of sky...etc.
Well, if you look at my reaction in the next picture, you'll find that it was not all that I was expecting...

Ready for it???













This was my reaction to driving in what seemed to be a NASCAR race! People going 85 miles per hour in 4 lane BUSY traffic. I broke into a major sweat..



Oh, and I was being completely safe taking a picture while driving...I promise!



(This wasn't even the busiest time! - There is no place for a cop car to sit on I-696 so people drive as fast as they want...and as crazy!)

Do I really want to live in Michigan? Well, we'll see...

Me = scared!

Oh ya...did I mention that I saw THREE cars pulled over being searched within about an hour time frame? Only time I had ever seen that was in an episode of COPS!

I guess I've seen it all now.

Updates on Life (outside of the fact that I moved 300 miles away):

1. I may have joined the choir here...we'll see if they keep me around after Sunday.

2. I am training to be a First Responder Chaplain (http://www.firstresponderchaplains.org/) starting tomorrow and Saturday.