To Scoot or Not to Scoot

Garrett and I will be moving to Findlay, Ohio this coming August.  Even though I am a southerner, I actually hate really hot, humid summers.  I'm excited about the milder summers that Findlay offers.  With that said, the winters are a little daunting.  I'm not really looking forward to the months of cold and snow that I've been warned about.

We found a two-bedroom apartment about a mile from the school to rent for a year while we're getting to know the city.  I think it'll be hard for me to get used to going from my lovely 1800 sq ft house here in Arkansas to an apartment.  Mostly, I'm going to miss my kitchen.  The lovely granite and all those cabinets....I'm bumming myself out so I must move on.

Being as the apartment is so close, we're considering getting a scooter.  We had a Piaggio scooter a couple of years ago that we loved, loved, loved.  It was so fun and convenient.  Plus,  I went through all the motorcycle training/safety stuff to ride it.  Thus, it was painful to sell it, but a necessary evil as our current house is not in a area that is very scoot-able (is that a word; now it is!).  Here's me with my scooter.

Amazing!  I wasn't one of those dorky scooter riders; I was cool and everyone was jealous.  At least that's what I tell myself.  I rode it to school in nice weather.  It was so nice.  ANYWAY, we'd like to get one for Findlay (it'd be a new thing for that town, that I can tell), but we're afraid that the winters will be too long to make it practical.  If we can only use it for a few months, then it's not worth it.  We'll have to take this first year to evaluate if a scooter is doable.  Thoughts?

We'll See...

When my sister, Brittney, went off to Ukraine she started a blog.  I thought it made sense and was a clever way to keep all of her supporters up to date while she was in a land far, far away.  Recently (yes, I'm probably way behind the times), I've noticed that all my friends are into blogging, or reading blogs, about everyday things, things I actually enjoy reading about.  I wasn't too interested though in getting into the blogging business, feeling like I had nothing interesting to write about. Then, my husband, Garrett, accepted a job in Findlay, Ohio (my version of far, far away).  After some pondering, I decided that I might try this blog thing out.  Basically, I just want a place to keep my friends and family updated on my new life in Findlay.  I'm not the most articulate person in the world, so my fear is that the blog will be boring ramblings of my life.  I hope that if that's the case, that someone will love me enough to let me know and I'll put the blog out of its misery.  My sister is showing me how to work this website, so I'm sure it'll get more visually interesting as we go along.  With all that said, here we go!