We Survived Our First 2 Weeks In Michigan

Dylan 7/18/14 Hydaker Wheatlake
Carson City, Michigan

Well we have survived our first two weeks in Michigan. It has been very interesting to say the lease. The culture shock hasn't been as bad as I expected. Everyone can still tell we are not from here based on our accents.

For those who know Moses, you know how much he LOVES camping. He is adjusting well, although I believe he still hopes we are going home every time we get in the car. It is a good thing I did not give him that hair cut I had planned before coming here or he would have froze last week. Last Tuesday he sported his cam sweater all day and was still shivering. We have been told by several people not to expect any 100+ degree days; Dylan is loving that! He did sweat once his first week at work. We can stay we survived the summer polar vortex. Although I have to admit it was odd looking fir a heater to buy in the middle of January. We definitely stuck out during the couple of days it was so cold. I was beginning to wonder if we packed the right clothes. We were expecting cooler temps but not quite this cold as we didn't officially plan to be this far north.

One thing I have noticed is that this area in Michigan has a very LARGE deer population. I almost got my first buck in velvet last Friday while n my way to take Dylan his lunch. It seems like every day you can drive down a road and  see a new dead deer on the side of the road. It is sad actually, all that meat gone to waste. I looked into deer tags up here but unfortunately they are on a lottery system so it doesn't look like this will be my prime hunting location. 

I got to spend some time with my camera last week while waiting on Dylan and the crew to finish clipping in the wire on the pole they were working on. My favorite shot of the day is the one I have included with this post. You can tell by the look on Dylan's face he loves his job. The more I used to canon the more I learn about and love it even more. So expect many pictures of our travels to come. I am working on linking a photo album to our blog. 

This week I can tell we are starting to settle into a routine. Monday we officially got our Dish Satellite set up, this helps the days go by so much faster. Fighting with the antenna all day every day was getting old fast. Dylan is getting used to working again after having his longest vacation ever. He even had to sweat at work this week. Monday and Tuesday we his 90 degrees, last night I was in a sweat shirt and sweat pants and we had a fire.

Today (Friday/July 25) Dylan wanted to grill burgers for the crews lunch today. Well, to help out I decided I would grill the burgers and take everything to them so they didn't have to do anything...I am DONE grilling until we have a Holland Grill that is all I have to say. The one we have now almost went into the trash today and the guys almost got fast food burgers. Everyone said they tasted good so maybe they were being honest and not just trying not to hurt my feelings.

One last note::: I have to say Michigan mosquitoes, while do not compare to Louisiana mosquitoes in size, sure do leave a lasting bite. I have bought just about everything to repel mosquitoes but these things are determined.