Winding down from the big move across the country

After fourteen years living in the Western United States, I'm once again living in the Eastern Time Zone. To be closer to family, my husband and I have moved back to our native Michigan. My two years in Nevada and twelve years in California have reshaped my outlook and character substantially, so I now feel somewhat foreign in the land of my birth.

For now my family and I are in a rental house in Albion until we can find a home closer to my husband's new job. Albion is a very small town, especia