First day in Michigan

We arrived in Michigan today, and everything is already so much different than back at home. Our flight was smooth and we got to watch a Julia Roberts movie called Duplicity, which I would not have watched on my own, but helped pass time during the 4.5 hour flight. Once off the plane and in the Detroit airport, I felt like an alien because of the way I was dressed and the people staring at me. I guess cuffed skinny jeans and cleavage revealing shirts are not the norm in Michigan, but I didn't really care much.

We picked our rental car, a Chevy Impala, because there were no Fords left, and rented a Garmin GPS thingy as well since we were in unfamiliar territory. Once out on the freeway, I noticed that there is so much more greenery along the highway than at home. This is probably due to the large amounts of rain that falls in Michigan annually. I also noticed that the average price of gas was $2.49, about 50 cents cheaper than home.

We checked into our hotel, dropped our bags, and headed toward the Hudson meet hotel to see if there were any other early arrivals. There were a few local cars, but not really many out of towners yet. From there, we drove to Milford to see where G's grandfather grew up, but there was a street festival going on and driving through town was nearly impossible. We ended up eating dinner in the next town over. We were asked the shocking question whether we wanted to sit in smoking or non-smoking, the first time I have been asked this question in years. I guess Michigan is pretty far behind California with its smoking laws, as the hotel bar had ashtrays set up in front of every barstool.