This weekend was busy too!

We had a great weekend seeing more friends. First we went to an air show party at a colleague of Chris's home. (But I forgot the camera in the car.) THen we went to Darien (after a really fast stop in the city to see Ana and Matt and their children) to our friends' wedding. Kate and Pete met when they lived in a house in Ann Arbor that Chris lived in for one year along with a few other people. It was a really fun house. All the residents took turns cooking and made great food! Kate was especially good at cooking up yummy vegetarian dishes. I got to eat over there a lot since I was an honorary house member. One of my favorite memories of that house (even though the outcome of this memory was not so great) was watching the 2000 election returns come in. My Chem Eng classmate Chris Brinkerhoff is standing next to Chris (Dunn) on his right. It was so fun to be at the wedding and reconnect with a lot of Michigan friends.

While Chris and I were driving all over Chicagoland, my parents took Eliot to see Thomas the Train at the Illinois Railway Museum. Hopefully I can post some photos from that. On Sunday morning we met them for church and lunch with my Grandpa John. He and Eliot rolled toy cars across the table to each other at IHOP (bottom photo).

And we're back

I have fallen dreadfully behind with this blog - too much moving, getting caught up, and social engagements. The social engagements have been great since we spent a year essentially on our own and although we enjoyed the sights and culture of Europe, we did miss our friends! Our first two nights we stayed with my parents. Eliot did just fine with jet lag but Chris and I were up very early for a few days. We're just glad no one was sick. Then we headed to South Bend where we enjoyed being with Carol, Pat, Andrea, Jeremiah, Brian, and Gwynn (the dog). And, as an extra bonus, our friends from Ann Arbor, the Mayos, stayed at Carol and Pat's house too while they were doing a bike ride in the area. The first photo is of Eliot with their son Nathan. Their son Ryan was with them, too. Eliot really enjoyed playing in the kiddie pool and even wanted to stay in when Gwynn took her bath!

In a couple of days we will move from the Residence Inn where we are staying in Schaumburg to a house in Arlington Heights. We can walk to the train and to Eliot's school. Slowly but surely we are getting our schedule and living situation in order!