Our new suburb, Royal Oak, is in the 'Metro Detroit' area - which means that according to Michiganders (Michiganers? Michiganese?) Aaron and I are in fact 'Detroiters'.
Quick wikipedia reference for anyone interested in the specifics of the official city of Royal Oak, also known as the 'City of Trees': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Oak,_Michigan
As the Fellowship of the Penske Truck (Aaron, Dad, Seth, Mrs. Vickey, and I) drove past downtown Detroit on the way to our new neighborhood, the inner city was a little SCARY. The interstate was peppered with many abandoned buildings as we drove closer to our destination. We saw plywood windows, then missing bricks and roofs, then tons of graffiti, and then...8 Mile Road! (movie reference for those confused-look it up)
THANKFULLY, the trip ended with Royal Oak and its perfect (like really perfect) manicured lawns, paved sidewalks, lush parks, and 5 bajillionish restaurants and breweries. (Don't worry, this kind of perfection most definitely comes with about 5 bajillionish city ordinances as well).
The best part is we feel safe to walk downtown, to the grocery store, or with Capi to the park.
Speaking of Capi, she is settling in well. In fact, here are a few photos of her doing her favorite hobby:
P.S. Detroit is currently the filming location of the new Batman & Superman movie - a perfect Gotham City. As a result, Batman (Ben) is living about a mile from my house and Superman is living four miles away in Ferndale. So security here really isn't an issue.
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