Family Trip Detour

My sister, nephew, niece, and I packed up our beach towels, sunscreen, bathing suits, and ventured onto the road toward a water park an hour from home. Upon arrival we noticed plenty of children running around the soaked out city of wonder along with several staff members attempting to keep track of all the activity happening around them.

As we entered the ticketing part of the facility, the receptionist proceeded to tell us that the park was closed.  We asked her why children and staff were soaking up the sun and enjoying the water attractions.  Her response was that the facility doesn't open until the week after the holidays, the current one being Memorial Day.  Come to find out, the group had rented out the building for the day.

Pretty strange response. 

It's funny that even Google thought the water park was open. I clearly expressed my frustration with the lady (politely), offering Google's name up in concern to the false advertising, given we had driven an hour to get there.  She asked us to wait so that she could "verify our information" and apologized as she knew we were correct.  We got free passes for our next visit as a remorse offering.

So, we ended up at a garage sale, got the kids some toys, and headed to a zoo.  We were all fairly pleased with the experience. Long story short, make the best of every situation.  Life is too short to be angry enough to let it ruin a day, a week, or even longer.  Let it go and move in.  That's what we did and it turned out well.

Best wishes all,

Tyrus

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Living It Up in a Corn Field

Road Trip to Indiana

Summer time is finally upon us and the weather is starting to transform my whole being.  The flowers are blossoming, the grass is growing again, the birds are chirping, and I'm done hibernating inside under a warm comforter.

 

My sister and I decided this was a perfect opportunity to venture into Indiana.  Half our family lives in the corn state, so we have no problem finding things to do.  My niece and nephew came along with us, and they are little spit fires, so they definitely kept us busy.  They were able to run across acres of field in our grandparents back yard without worry of high traffic rates and other dangers.  It's more care free living in the good 'ol country.

 

There's nothing better than spending time with children and our elderly grandparents.  The kids are great at occupying us (and sometimes driving us bonkers), while our grandparents are wonderful at keeping our lives in perspective.

 

Land for Days

It's so peaceful here.  I can think, breathe, and take all of the nature and scenery into every ounce of my being.  This doesn't happen enough in the city.  I lived in Ann Arbor for several years.  The lifestyles in the city are so much more distracting and fast-paced.  That makes it more difficult to appreciate the small things.  Don't get me wrong, the city is wonderful.  It's also great to slow down.

 

When I was a child, Indiana seemed more boring than it is today.  Apparently go-go-go was more preferable at an impressionable age.  It's with age that I want to stop and smell the roses more often.  Rushing around is no longer my go-to method.

 

So in conclusion, I'm a city boy at heart, but I love the country as well.  The city is my prime time & I'll save the country for the golden years.

 

Crisp Sunset

Live your best life,

 

Tyrus

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I made it to Los Angeles!

Goodbye Michigan, hello new home

The flight to LA may seem daunting to most, being across the country and all, but it went by pretty quickly.  I'm an extremely social person and talked with people everywhere I went:  the airport, passengers on the plane, the taxi driver, random dogs that passed by, you name it.  The flight seemed to last a couple hours max, of course there was a nap involved (my favorite) 

Five star suite, yes.  Amenities out of this world, check.  An adventure to remember, absolutely.  I even found time to work out despite all the excitement.  Since the suite was in the downtown area of LA, it allowed plenty of opportunity to explore.  There was a Whole Foods was nearby, a cultural melting pot, and yours truly.  This was bound to be a wonderful trip.

The original intention in traveling to Los Angeles was to move there permanently.  I had a couple places lined up to tour and see if the roommates and I would be compatible.  These places were not at all what I expected.  They were very small, crowded, and had no privacy whatsoever.  Apparently, moving across the country is more difficult than I had anticipated.  I guess that's the thing about expectations; it allows more room for disappointment.  One of the places I checked out was going to be rented out by a man who already had a couple roommates (in a two bedroom apartment).  I was willing to deal with it as it was in an awesome area.  This guy however was very wishy-washy.  It was very disappointing.  So instead of sitting around analyzing the situation, it was time for an adventure!

This new found perspective brought me to the streets of Beverly Hills on Rodeo Drive.  It was everything I had dreamed it to be and it perfectly matched the photos I had seen on Google- there's an app for that ;)  People everywhere dressed to the nine and a plethora of fancy cars to last a lifetime of visual hunger.  My budget didn't allow for spending much, so I flocked over to the residential area with homes and fancy gardens for days. Loved it.

Venturing on to the edge of Beverly Hills, I mingled onto the streets of West Hollywood.  The rainbow street signs were a huge indicator that it was going to be a glorious time.  Eccentric, outgoing people are my thing!  A dear friend of mine loves the Bravo Show 'Vanderpump Rules' which means I was obligated to waltz on into Sur and then Pump.  This whole scene was a prime opportunity to Snapchat and Instagram everything, literally (sorry fan base, I mean, you're welcome My Insta Life)
 I ended up spending the entire evening in West Hollywood, which felt like 2 seconds.  My night ended up at The Abbey with newly found friends. I'll be frequenting this little gem of an area.

The next day, Hollywood was my main goal.  It was like Las Vegas without the casinos, more artistic, out loud and proud, funtastic adventure.  That's the best way to describe it.  There was a guy doing flips over 4 volunteers, people in full makeup dressed up as movie characters.  The Joker was my fav. as I love Heath Ledger and demented roles in film.

With enough entertainment to last a lifetime, multiple RedBulls would definitely keep me up for days in Hollywood.

The flight home was bittersweet, as I never wanted to leave.  It's all good though because I had such an amazing time and ran into some great people.

Best wishes to all and may your dreams come true.

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