michigan = higher education

i thought it was only fair that since i shared a few things i learned while in detroit for ross & kelly's wedding [link] i should also share some things i learned while in my mom's home town of alpena for the holidays...

• it's alpena...there are no choices.
• my family is loud
• and likes to talk all at once
• about completely different things.
• wearing a bra makes your breasts grow
• according to my dad i've been wearing one since i was 6 months old
  
• there is a woman out there that personalizes romance novels
• my uncle asked me for personal info about my parents so he could order one for my mom for xmas
• that's weird.
• snow + sun + snow again = oh so slippery.
• in tawas, 27 degrees is appropriate weather to wear shorts
• as long as you pull your socks up.
• alpena supposedly has the 2nd largest walmart in the nation
• or the state
• no one could quite remember which.
• if your birthday is near thanksgiving expect your cake to be a pumpkin pie
• if you buy a bottle of wine but no one in your extended family drinks wine be prepared to drink the entire bottle yourself
• and have a headache when you wake up in the morning.
• as much of a madhouse 13 people in my aunt's kitchen may be i'm very thankful for my family.