Thursday: Devin and I flew into Midway instead of O'Hare because it was cheaper which was a mistake because the traffic was terrible for Mom and Dad to get there. On the way home we stopped at Mongolian Barbecue which was very yummy. Devin got a tour of the house and I finally got to see the yard since it wasn't buried under three feet of snow. We headed to bed pretty early after a long day of traveling.
Friday: Friday Mom, Devin, and I went out letterboxing. We went to the first park and didn't find either of the letterboxes we were looking for. We headed off to another park wh
ich had a series of 1o boxes. We found the 1st and were having difficulty with the 2nd. Mom and Devin were interested in calling it a day since it was lunch time, hot out, and we didn't bring any water. I, however, didn't want to stop in the middle of the letterbox series and coaxed them on. I think it was well worth it, we found 9 of the 10 letterbox stamps and we say a tiny fawn off the side of the path.
ich had a series of 1o boxes. We found the 1st and were having difficulty with the 2nd. Mom and Devin were interested in calling it a day since it was lunch time, hot out, and we didn't bring any water. I, however, didn't want to stop in the middle of the letterbox series and coaxed them on. I think it was well worth it, we found 9 of the 10 letterbox stamps and we say a tiny fawn off the side of the path. I had wanted to get to Sarah's early to help her set up but because of my obsession with finding all the letterboxes we arrived a little after the scheduled start time. We were still the first ones there and the look on Sarah's face was priceless. There were white roses painted red, long island ice teas and tea flavored vodka (after all it was a tea party), and Heather was dressed up like the cheshire cat. I had so much fun and it was good to see Sarah's family again.
Saturday: Mom, Devin, and I went to do some quick wedding shopping before the family started coming over. We got wedding invitations and silver floating candles so that's a start. By the time we got home, Judy, Keith, Grandma, and Grandpa were already there. I don'
t think I've seen July and Keith for like 5 years or someting so it was really nice they came out to visit. A little later Celia, Scott, Sean, Heather, Meghan, and the kids got there. I really, really, really miss my family and I was so happy to get to spend time with them and for them to finally meet Devin. Everyone approved of Devin and I got to show off my sparkely ring. We played in the pool and I got to take Alexis into the water for the first time. The bigger kids also played on the swing set. Sean, Heather, Devin, and I had fun playing badmitton. We had dinner and made s'more for dessert with GIANT marshmallows. I can't say it enough, it made me so happy to see everyone.
t think I've seen July and Keith for like 5 years or someting so it was really nice they came out to visit. A little later Celia, Scott, Sean, Heather, Meghan, and the kids got there. I really, really, really miss my family and I was so happy to get to spend time with them and for them to finally meet Devin. Everyone approved of Devin and I got to show off my sparkely ring. We played in the pool and I got to take Alexis into the water for the first time. The bigger kids also played on the swing set. Sean, Heather, Devin, and I had fun playing badmitton. We had dinner and made s'more for dessert with GIANT marshmallows. I can't say it enough, it made me so happy to see everyone.So I had told everyone we would meet at Prarie Rock Saturday night after my family went home, however, 1. Prarie Rock no longer exists, 2. There was a Hawks game going on, 3. Things I plan rarely ever work out. Tuba came over and we chatted and then decided to meet at Caribou in the morning when it started looking like I was going to fall asleep sitting up.
Sunday: Since only Tuba could make it out to the house Saturday night we met at Caribou Sunday morning. After all, what is a trip to Elgin without a Caribou visit. Tuba, Jake, Ryan, and Sarah were able to make it out and we had fun playing Tuba's birthday present: Monty Python Fluxx. It was hard to leave again but Devin and I headed back to the house for lunch and then Mom and Dad took us back to the airport. We picked up Grant on the way home and then got ready to go to work the next day.
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