Well, my friends, we have arrived. Yippy skippers! We've only been here 5 days, but Columbus has already welcomed us with open arms. We’ve received several questions from you’s guys, so this post will be sort of a Q&A, okay? But first, I should officially announce that after India, Sweetums (aka, Amy) has been the main writer of the posts you are reading. I know this probably takes the fun out of guessing who’s writing what, but in order to spare Sweetpea from any responsibly, it had to be done. Entonces, on with the answers to your questions!
YG: (you’s guys): What are your first impressions of Columbus?
S: (sweetums): It is beautiful! It is very green with lots of tress and neat historic neighborhoods. Even though the city is large, you’re able to get around pretty quickly. The people have been very friendly, so friendly in fact, that we have to plan extra time for all our errands, because it’s not going to be a quick in-and-out transaction! The weather has been great – about 89 with medium humidity.
YG: Do you have a place yet?
S: No, crazies!! Rule #1: Never rent a place that you haven’t actually seen yet! It may look awesome on craigslist, but then you get there and the whole block has boarded up houses, or none of the door frames have doors (but have hinges, like there used to be doors), or they forgot to mention that it has no appliances – that includes no stove. Sadly, we saw all of these things at one time or another during our many years of moving and searching out new digs. Here in Columbus, we’ve gone to a few showings so far and hope to find something fairly soon. Stay tuned for that! For now, we are officially living at the cheapest extended stay hotel we could find. Fancy! Entonces, on with the questions:
YG: When does Rob start school?
S: Orientation is on August 6th!
YG: What exactly IS a buckeye?
S: The Ohio Buckeye is their state tree! OSU’s mascot is Brutus Buckeye, who resembles a Buckeye nut. We’re the nuts! Go us!
YG: Any more interesting or crazy things happen?
S: Well…the car battery died pretty quick once we arrived in town, which wasn’t so bad because at least it didn’t stall at a random rest stop in West Virginia! We just had to spend a few hours looking through boxes in our storage unit to find the battery warranty – which we found! Yea! We also actually semi-enjoyed our time at the Ohio BMV (Bureau of Motor Vehicles) because it was the most diverse crowd we’ve seen (and we’ve been to lot of DMVs!). There were several Korean young adults, a couple of middle eastern women, two darker-skinned guys speaking French, whites, blacks, hispanics, and a couple Polynesians. It’s like people from every place we’ve lived all put together in one place! Columbus is going to be awesome.
YG: (you’s guys): What are your first impressions of Columbus?
S: (sweetums): It is beautiful! It is very green with lots of tress and neat historic neighborhoods. Even though the city is large, you’re able to get around pretty quickly. The people have been very friendly, so friendly in fact, that we have to plan extra time for all our errands, because it’s not going to be a quick in-and-out transaction! The weather has been great – about 89 with medium humidity.
YG: Do you have a place yet?
S: No, crazies!! Rule #1: Never rent a place that you haven’t actually seen yet! It may look awesome on craigslist, but then you get there and the whole block has boarded up houses, or none of the door frames have doors (but have hinges, like there used to be doors), or they forgot to mention that it has no appliances – that includes no stove. Sadly, we saw all of these things at one time or another during our many years of moving and searching out new digs. Here in Columbus, we’ve gone to a few showings so far and hope to find something fairly soon. Stay tuned for that! For now, we are officially living at the cheapest extended stay hotel we could find. Fancy! Entonces, on with the questions:
YG: When does Rob start school?
S: Orientation is on August 6th!
YG: What exactly IS a buckeye?
S: The Ohio Buckeye is their state tree! OSU’s mascot is Brutus Buckeye, who resembles a Buckeye nut. We’re the nuts! Go us!
YG: Any more interesting or crazy things happen?
S: Well…the car battery died pretty quick once we arrived in town, which wasn’t so bad because at least it didn’t stall at a random rest stop in West Virginia! We just had to spend a few hours looking through boxes in our storage unit to find the battery warranty – which we found! Yea! We also actually semi-enjoyed our time at the Ohio BMV (Bureau of Motor Vehicles) because it was the most diverse crowd we’ve seen (and we’ve been to lot of DMVs!). There were several Korean young adults, a couple of middle eastern women, two darker-skinned guys speaking French, whites, blacks, hispanics, and a couple Polynesians. It’s like people from every place we’ve lived all put together in one place! Columbus is going to be awesome.
Typical Columbus city street
Brutus the Buckeye!
