Detroit on a Saturday night

Hi Mom,

Met up with Julie's friends from abroad tonight; they're in for the wedding and we all decided to toodle around town together. They had already toured our fair city (with a guide, nonetheless) and their cellphones sported pictures of the swinging fist and several dilapidated buildings downtown. Hence Emily, her friend and I took them to Novi, which makes a decent attempt at having a downtown, though it still mostly makes me think of glorified strip malls (not a criticism, I am not a New York City snob). I had never been to Lucky's, which has pinball machines, bowling, a bar and a band all sprawled out in a giant rec space.

It was rather unexpected and actually pretty cool, though Julie's friend forgetting his ID sent us across the street to a rather normal sports bar with big screens instead. They were a nice and incredibly international bunch. We drank beer until it got late out and then headed home--wedding to get ready for in the morning and all.

Hope everything's going well over there--I'm tuckered out from a night of adventure.

Love,
Karen