Do y'all need a ride?

Andy and I had a good laugh yesterday afternoon.  We headed out around noon to check out mobile phones.  The AT&T store was right by our hotel.  After checking out AT&T we decided to just walk across the street (Highway 6, so kind of a major street) to the Verizon store.  After visiting the Verizon store we were making our way back across the street.  Some cars don't exactly know how to yield to pedestrians...  So, we were waiting for some cars to go by when one finally stopped for us so we could cross at the crosswalk.  Well, he honked to get our attention, rolled down his window, and quite seriously asked us: "Do y'all need a ride?  Is everything okay?"

Obviously we were just fine, but a bit out of the norm.  You don't see people walking around here much.  We've actually walked quite a bit the past 2 weeks.  Our hotel is at a good location with lots of restaurants and the mall nearby.  To me it's easier to walk 5-10 minutes than to get the girls all loaded in and out of the car several times.  I guess we've gotten into the habit of walking places.  I'm hoping we keep up the habit.  It's funny how perspectives and things change.  I used to always drive to and from the neighborhood pool with Rachel.  Now I think we're actually going to walk to the neighborhood pool.  

I guess we still have quite a bit of Amsterdam in us, which is a good thing.  Some habits we will keep and others we are glad to say farewell to.  We have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to experience different cultures. Each and every one has their own pros and cons.  Hopefully we'll be able to integrate some of the pros that we experienced over in Europe to our American life...