yes, we're still here in the midwest. hunkering down for a relaxing week at my parents' house in milwaukee after 2 weeks of whirlwind-ing through the midwest.
we've been to starved rock/grand bear lodge with reid's entire family for a fabulous weekend family reunion. then on to hopedale at grandma and grandpa nannen's house for a week with side trips to rockford for some financial advising from a dear family friend, to bloomington for an evening and wonderful turkey burger dinner with matt and ellyn, a big huge hopedale style fourth of july with a special appearance from our big gaggle of a group to tell everyone just how much we don't like lymphoma. it rained on our parade, but man did we have fun! isaac and gina were there from phoenix and it was wonderful to see them and we're so happy to see isaac messing around with his pals just like the good old days. it was good, happy-heart medicine for everyone i think.
reid left the 5th of july to go back to san diego and back to work. we're missing him like crazy but have been having fun (feeling a little guilty) without him. after he left, we headed to bloomington to see my "little brother" joel thompson play baseball and hang out with g&g nannen and nici & emmily thompson during the game - and enjoyed some avanti's. we've managed to make the rounds to just about all our favorite restaurants during the trip. :) we spent the next day in champaign with the thompson family with a trip to the pool to let petey splash around and then hopped in the car that afternoon to drive to mt. carroll to visit petey's great grandma & grandpa handel for a couple of days and saw some close family friends out there before heading to milwaukee. aunt lori and her boys came up for a visit on friday, my cousin liz (who just got engaged to the wonderful and super-cute adam!!!!!!) stopped by for dinner and we flopped into bed that night to sleep fast before heading to bloomington by way of chicago for my dear friend from high school dave gibson's wedding to to the woman of his dreams and ellyn and matt's engagement party the next day.
wow has this been a fabulous, fun-filled (exhausting) milage extensive journey! we're enjoying the opportunity this week is giving us to finally have a bit of vacation and sleep in, take naps, laze around the house...eat lots of good wisconsin cheese and custard, visit the lakefront and just enjoy time together. its good we stayed for 3 weeks, i needed a week of vacation at the end to recover before going back to real life.
there are tons of pictures, but i'm not posting them until i get home to my love (after reid, petey and baxter)...my mac. back home this sunday after the simpson family reunion and JUST in time for the red devil ladies hail and farewell party.
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