Our Trip up North

Stephen and I started our journey to New York Friday night. We stopped at my parents' house in Goose Creek to drop off Marcus and pick up a TV they graciously let us borrow. We then headed up to Simpsonville. We stayed the night there and dropped off Bella at Stephen's parents' house. Saturday, we headed north and stopped at Kings Mountain nursing home to see my grandmother. She was adorable, as always. She is the kind of person you can't help but smile when you are around. After lunch, we headed to DC to stay with my dear, sweet cousin Danna, her wonderful hubby, Wade, and their darling nine month old, Brady. They were sweet enough to put us up for the night and let us break up our trip. It was great to catch up with them and meet Brady. He is the sweetest, happiest, little boy. I think we are best friends now. It was hard to leave him. I wish we could have snuck him with us. He would be great company while Stephen is working ; )

 Check out that hair!

 Sunday morning we left for Rochester. It took about six hours to get there. We could already feel the difference of the north while we were driving. There were Christmas trees in the McDonalds landscape, we saw gas for $6.35, and it was cold!!

 Random Christmas Tree in the McDonald's Parking lot

 Beautiful drive, the leaves are already turning

We made it to the apartment and got settled in. Apparently, an air mattress, a table, and a futon count as fully furnished. We had to hit up a Wal-Mart for some cheap dishes, hand soap, and other necessities. Overall it is a nice little place. It is the upstairs level of a house. Our landlord lives downstairs and is an OR nurse. The great thing about this place is that it is only a block from the hospital : )

 The kitchen is actually pretty nice. It just didn't have anything in it. Thankfully, we brought our coffee pot just in case ; )