Trip

Tyler and I took a trip out to Wisconsin the first weekend in June to find a place to live. We kept busy the whole time searching for the perfect place. We were told that the best way to find a place in this area was to cruise through the neighborhoods looking for "For Rent" signs. There were plenty of signs around, so that was very helpful advice.

While searching, we spent a lot of time doing this...

I used to hate the grid system, but after spending plenty of time looking at this map, I realized the value of it.

We saw a lot of fun things while driving around the Milwaukee area, including these statues in someones front yard.

And this sign in another front yard. These signs were actually quite popular in this area. We were even told that if we liked Bush it was best to keep our mouths shut about him. We definitely were not in Utah anymore!

After lots of searching we realized that housing in Wisconsin was SO different from the Orem/Provo area. We were going to have to start eliminating some items off of our 'must have' list. For instace, a dishwasher, big closets, and a nice big counter in the bathroom.

In the end we found a great duplex to live in. The kitchen is reasonably sized, but it also has a dining room. The bedrooms are hardwood floors and there is a ton of storgae space (Every place we looked at had TONS of storage space in the basement). We have a garage to park in (yea-this will be nice when we have like 14 inches of snow). And, we actually found a place with a walk-in closet! Those are very rare in this area.

After our long search, we headed to Chicago to have some fun and celebrate our 3 year anniversary. We got to see the musical Wicked, which we absolutely loved.