{"id":305,"date":"2010-11-24T17:19:07","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T22:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/?p=305"},"modified":"2010-11-24T17:19:07","modified_gmt":"2010-11-24T22:19:07","slug":"we-moved-to-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/we-moved-to-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"We moved to Birmingham!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a loooong search for a home, we have finally found it, and we are SO EXCITED! \u00a0I can&#8217;t help but look at the hard wood floors and crown molding and think, &#8220;God, you know my wife so well.&#8221; \u00a0And I get a fully finished basement to set up my office! \u00a0We&#8217;re so thankful for the way He takes care of us. \u00a0And thank you mom and dad for letting us take over your house in our transition time!<\/p>\n<p>Saying goodbye to Ann Arbor was pretty tough though. \u00a0I still feel a tinge of nostalgia every time I drive by the exit to our very first apartment. \u00a0That little one-bedroom home by UofM&#8217;s North Campus has some of our favorite memories in it. \u00a0Late night movies, eggs and toast for dinner, working in the living room, hosting &#8220;The Office&#8221; nights when everyone sat on the floor since our couch is teeny, our hand-me-down couch that immediately received a slip cover since it was disgusting, being the only people within a mile who&#8217;s first language is english (no idea why), taking the bus or riding my bike to class so Jordin could take the car, Jordin&#8217;s daily HOUR commute, all-nighters in the computer lab when Jordin would drive me over a 2am snack, all-nighters in the computer lab when Jordin would stay with me the WHOLE NIGHT&#8230; man, my wife&#8217;s good. :) \u00a0Our first year of marriage was so fun. \u00a0We made sure to get in one last visit to our favorite Ann Arbor restaurant,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.potbelly.com\" target=\"_blank\">Potbelly<\/a>, where we used stacks of napkins for our camera tripod. \u00a0Some of our last Ann Arbor memories:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Potbelly_02\" src=\"http:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Potbelly_02.jpg\" alt=\"Best photographer in Birmingham\" width=\"892\" height=\"668\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Potbelly_04\" src=\"http:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Potbelly_04.jpg\" alt=\"Potbelly Ann Arbor\" width=\"892\" height=\"668\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Potbelly_05\" src=\"http:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Potbelly_051.jpg\" alt=\"Potbelly wallpaper\" width=\"892\" height=\"595\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Potbelly_06\" src=\"http:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Potbelly_061.jpg\" alt=\"creative Birmingham photographer\" width=\"892\" height=\"595\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Potbelly_08\" src=\"http:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Potbelly_08.jpg\" alt=\"Curtis Wiklund\" width=\"892\" height=\"668\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Potbelly_10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Potbelly_10.jpg\" alt=\"Curtis Wiklund\" width=\"892\" height=\"668\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Potbelly_11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Potbelly_11.jpg\" alt=\"Potbelly cookie\" width=\"892\" height=\"595\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Potbelly_13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Potbelly_13.jpg\" alt=\"Potbelly soup and sandwhich\" width=\"892\" height=\"668\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Potbelly_15\" src=\"http:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Potbelly_15.jpg\" alt=\"Birmingham MI engagement pictures\" width=\"892\" height=\"668\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Potbelly_16\" src=\"http:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Potbelly_16.jpg\" alt=\"Birmingham engagement pictures\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pp-post-sig\">\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/we-moved-to-birmingham\/&#038;send=false&#038;layout=button_count&#038;width=450&#038;show_faces=false&#038;action=like&#038;colorscheme=light&#038;font&#038;height=35&#038;appId=155641147827668\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; 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