Chicago Weekend

A few weeks ago, I spent a great 3-day-weekend in Chicago with two of my friends from high school, Kate & Maggie. My main purpose in going to Chicago was to do whatever I could to help Maggie's family during a busy time in their lives. Maggie & Mike just had a second baby (Abe) in June (Anna is 2) and they are moving out to a house in the suburbs in a couple of weeks. I stayed with Kate and her husband Joe and baby Georgia (I got to sleep in Georgia's soon-to-be big-girl room). It was so convenient as Kate lives walking distance from Maggie and I got to spend a lot of time with both their families. I spent most of my day time at Maggie's where we packed boxes, held the baby, and tried to keep Anna entertained...poor girl's world is being turned upside down! Then, we went to Kate & Joe's for dinner on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday night we ordered Giordano's pizza....it's so good!!! On Sunday Kate made enchiladas that were equally great and salad and black beans and rice, too! On Monday, I rode with Maggie and the kids so she could run some errands, but otherwise, I didn't leave their neighborhood the entire three days! It was just what I wanted to do, though. It was great to see these girls and their kiddos after almost 2-years. Say a prayer for Maggie's family as kinks in the selling of their condo and buying of their new house seem to keep coming up...pray that the rest of the move would be smooth as they make this transition while still transitioning to having a new baby in the house. And pray for Kate's family as they prepare to welcome a new baby to their home in the next few weeks, too!

Kate, Myself, and Maggie

How cute are they?! Maggie, with Abe (1month)
and Kate about 8+ months pregnant! And how cute are they?!? Georgia & Anna
Anna is a very busy little girl so getting
her to stop for a pic wasn't easy!

Georgia, however, loved having
her picture taken!