Then This Happened: Part 516

Another long day on the road. My iPod shuffled to Heiroglyphics' "You Never Knew" as I drove through southern Idaho's pitch black night. It was great. Truly great.

Then This Happened: Part 515

Bye bye, Apartment D.

It feels like I lived in Kansas City just long enough to start to feel settled and to have met some really great people along the way. I admit, I didn't anticipate growing attached to life there but it's when you have to move away that you realize that all of the little things about a place actually made a lasting impression and that you'll miss all of them when you move on to something new.

Playing pickup soccer at Swinney Rec Center, watching Manchester United matches at Teocali, getting smoothies at KC Juice, wolfing down a slice at Pizza 51, junking at the River Market Antique Mall, stuffing myself at Succotash, cooling off at Fresher Than Fresh Snow Cones, falling in love with Hammerpress, watching $4 matinees at Cinemark Country Club Plaza and enjoying that ticket price, driving through neighborhood after neighborhood of great home architecture, cruising by the city parks, and getting lost in the Nelson-Atkins Museum to name a few.

I'm plenty excited for whatever may be in store ahead of me but I'll definitely miss Kansas City and the people that I got to know there. Cheers, KC!

Then This Happened: Part 514

Locked and loaded for the thirty hour drive. I see a project in my future.

Then This Happened: Part 513

One last Sunday afternoon visit to Fresher Than Fresh. I'm really going to miss that Watermelon Basil. It's pretty much divine.

Then This Happened: Part 512

Geometry.

Then This Happened: Part 511

Eat your veggies.

Then This Happened: Part 510

Just another terrifying storm blowing through the Midwest. Tornado sirens are the eeriest.

Then This Happened: Part 509

Life in boxes. All packed up and on its way.

Then This Happened: Part 508

Scary skies.

Then This Happened: Part 507

Today's packing turned up two years' worth of study notecards. Tabs included. I made her keep the cards. Those first two years of dental school were tough ones and I couldn't bear to see that much of her hard work get thrown away.

Then This Happened: Part 506

Three days and counting until this truck rolls out of town.

Then This Happened: Part 505

Dinner fixings.

Then This Happened: Part 504

Friday night lights.

Then This Happened: Part 503

The leaves are loving it.

Then This Happened: Part 502

Finding a place to live was all about location, location, location. Actually moving comes down to logistics, logistics, logistics.

Then This Happened: Part 501

Must be nice.

Then This Happened: Part 500

The guiltiest of pleasures.

Then This Happened: Part 499

Fresh squeezed good. Now that's a nice orange.

Then This Happened: Part 498

A barista said earlier today that I was wearing some "baller shades." I don't think "baller" is what I was going for, if I was going for anything at all, but I guess I'll take it.

Then This Happened: Part 497

Springtime is a good time.

Then This Happened: Part 496

I paid homage today. Not literally though. My wallet stayed put, tucked away in my back pocket. Saw a lot that I liked but I guess I just wasn't in the buying spirit. Next time!

Check out Homage here.

Then This Happened: Part 495

En route. The old 6:25 to Columbus.

Then This Happened: Part 494

It's all a bunch of type.

Then This Happened: Part 493

Stay fresh, y'all. Fresher than fresh!

Then This Happened: Part 492

Gingko. Ginkgo.