Toes in the Sand

Went for a walk on the beach this evening. It was a little chilly...but there's something irresistible about crashing waves and the smell of saltwater..

Key Largo, Montego...Baby why don't we go...

We had an amazing trip to Florida!..is it possible to have a non amazing trip there?? Although we were busy for the majority of our time, we did sneak away to Key Largo...palm trees, the ocean, sand and 85 degrees...paradise!

These signs were all along the road, but we did not see any crocodiles. Still deciding if that was unfortunate or fortunate.

our first views of Key Largo!

the perfect place for a nap..

Jason's schedule is relaxing, so we are looking forward to some time to explore Wilmington. I have been able to spend some time at Wrightsville Beach..which I LOVE..but I hear there are a few more good ones around as well!

North Carolina!

We arrived! Just posting a few quick pictures tonight, as we are on our way to the Outer Banks for a little sightseeing with Dave and Kathy!

We enjoyed beautiful colors all the way down!

This is the campground where we originally had reservations. Lets just say it looked a lot better online. We pulled in, turned right around and set up camp at the KOA across town.

USS Carolina sits in the harbor in front of downtown

Today the rains hit from Hurricane Ida so we hurried to set up the trailer, toured the USS Carolina battleship, repacked our suitcases and headed for drier ground. We're headed north to the Outer Banks of NC. Hoping for beautiful weather and scenery!

Catching Up...and Counting Down

Our time left in Chicago is quickly dwindling! We head for NC on friday!

Our last few weeks have been busy but great! We've made so many great friends and memories in the city and are going to miss it all!

I'm a little behind on posting pictures so bear with me because there are quite a few....

Kerry threw a party on halloween and dressing up was optional, so most of us were lazy and came as ourselves...

Mr and Mrs Swenson

A couple weeks ago we all met up for Thai food...

For Kerry's birthday we all got together for a Blackhawks hockey game...I have a new found love for hockey!

just a few days after that game Kerry called to say she had some tickets for the fourth row off the ice Blackhawks vs Montreal...like we could pass that up!

Definitely beats the view from the cheap seats!...thank you Kerry!

We're very excited to explore the east coast...and will keep you posted on our adventures there!

Funniest Home Videos

The boys were getting a little bored at the white sox game a couple weeks ago.

Games get long when no runs are scored....

Since I posted a video featuring Jason, I figured it was only fair to include one of myself.

I think Brian and John miss the point that my rock actually skips fairly well....

Fall Air

An amazing lightning storm hit the city last night and were glad to be in our warm home. The rain let up this morning but the wind is still swirling fearlessly outside. Fall is in the air!

The leaves are beginning to change color! I love this time of year, it brings along special memories of a perfect Montana fall day. Tomorrow is our second anniversary, and what an amazing two years we've had.

I couldn't have dreamt it better.

So, in honor of that, we headed to West Michigan for a little R&R.

We were searching for sand and sun.

Found sand.

but not a lot of sun to go with it.

We loved our time on the other side of the lake and would go back again in a heartbeat.

White Sox

On Monday night the Sox sell halfprice tickets, so we went out to watch them play the Twins. It was a poor showing on the White Sox part, but Kee Won stays loyal to MN and was happy for the win.

Catching Up...

Holly flew down from Minneapolis to spend Labor day weekend in the city with us. We toured all the usual sights, but saved the parks for dark...super cool...

On Sunday Kee Won had us over for a rooftop barbecue.

Korean barbecue is hard to beat..but the view of the skyline isn't half bad either.

After lunch we headed down to the Buckingham fountain which is one of my favorite places to be.

Jason and Holly got to go see the Obama's Chicago home. The entire block surrounding the home is barricaded and surveyed by CPD, but they do allow you to take photos. I'm going to have to get down there the check it our before we leave.