Wednesday (to Chicago):
- lunched with Holly (mmm...french onion soup at Bistro Margot)
- coffeed with Sarah, an "MK Camp" alumnae who is starting her freshman year at Moody
- visited the Espiritus and the Millers (thank you to Kristen for drawing my uterus on a whiteboard while explaining what labor will be like)
- slept in Lewie and Ryan's creaky-floored appt
- lunched on Devon Ave (mmm...Indian buffet)
- took at pic in front of The Indian Garden (this is where Dave once surprised me by paying for lunch while I was in the bathroom and then declaring that we were on our first real date)
- supped and slept at the Englishes (thanks, Heather, for the veggie-full dinner!)
- stopped by an outlet mall and found 1) an adorable plaid onsie for Stroopie, 2) a greasy foodcourt lunch, and 3) a fantastic deal on Harry and David truffles
- toured lake-side Kenosha with Uncle Gordy and Aunt Debbie in their convertible (with the top down!)
- compared bellies with Dave's cousins, Sarah and Emily (all 3 of us are due in late November)
- ate delicious homemade blueberry pancakes (thanks, Uncle Gordy!)
- drove to Wausau in time for a splash pad birthday party for one of our niece Abby's friends
- had a biscotti bake-off (chocolate vs cardamom) (like that's a competition...)
- drank foamy lattes while taking turns
getting spit up on while trying to feed our niece, Lauren (poor girl!) - attended (and enjoyed) Dan and Kristy's church
- watched Dan go crazy with a borrowed smoker (chicken, beef jerky, tomatoes, onions, squash, jalapenos, etc.)
- survived a night of Bible Bingo with our nieces while D&K went on a bikeride date
- puffed a pancake for breakfast and ate it with foamy lattes
- experienced our first small-town waterski show
- sat around and did not labor
- drank foamy soy lattes
- caught up with Uncle Tom at a Panera in St Cloud
- had Thanksgiving-style dinner and stayed overnight with the Thompsons (with a due-date 4 days after T-day, this may be the only Thanksgiving dinner I eat this year!)
- lunched with April and kids at Potbellies
- mall-walked with April and kids
- camped at Devil's Lake (it was warmer, dryer, darker, and quieter than we dreamed possible...heavenly)
- woke up in the rain
- took down our tent in the rain
- hiked in the rain
- drove home in the rain
- unpacked in the rain
2 comments:
i did NOT want to hear about all the fun you had without us! agh! punks.
Megan
Man, rain again. At least it was dry when you went to sleep. Your trip sounds like it was a lot of fun. And you do look prego in that first pic. And glad you got to see the Thompsons!
Greetings to Stroopie. =) Oh, I like that plaid onesie.
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