The Journey Continues: 2010

The rest of September 2010

In September we celebrated Adam's B-day. First we went for a weekend get away to Branson. We spent the night at a really nice lodge playing putt putt golf, eating good food and just hanging out. You can maybe tell below who won one of the games of putt putt!

It was a really nice lodge but run by bass pro shop so there were LOTS of stuffed animals - Watch out for bears!

We made a stop at Lamberts - home of the throwed rolls - Yummy! Don't enter a contest with Adam to see who can eat the most. I guarantee that Adam will win! (http://www.throwedrolls.com/)

We began the acctual day of Adam's birthday with breakfast on the "You are Special" plate and then dinner with friend at a local Mexican restaurant. You can tell the babies did not like the screaming Mariachi band:-) They let me play the bongos and smeared whipped cream on Adam's face - we still don't know why they did that!

Here is my strong husband trying out his new set of weights he got for his Birthday!

We had several sets of friends over in September/October. Below are just some photos from one of those times. Adam and I do like to play games and just enjoyed time in the fall to get to enjoy time with friends!

Chicago!

September brought a fantastic trip to Chicago! We spent the first night just eating pizza of course and then headed off to Wheaton to see where Adam had spent most of his childhood. We got to see some old friends who Adam had been good friends with their son (photo below).

The pictures below are the house that Adam grew up in. We did not get to do inside but it was special to see where he had spent Christmas and summertime for many years! We even got to see where he had gotten his hair cut since he was a kid!

Above is a photo of the elementary school where Adam and his brother Rob went - Aren't they cute!

Of course we visited the Garmin store in Chicago. Below is Adam next to the bike device that he had a big part in creating! Go Adam the engineer!

We were there the weekend that they had Jazzfest so we spent one afternoon touring the park and listening to good music.

One evening we got tickets to take a boat ride and see the site - fun times on the water!

This is how Adam and Rob look most of the time that they are together - Laughing their heads off! It make for an exciting dinnertime!

And what trip to Chicago would be complete without a Cubs baseball game?

Adam and I spent an extra afternoon just touring around - The aquarium was wonderful! All in all a great time in the windy city!

The Rest of Summer 2010

Adam said that the summer of 2010 was arguably the best summer ever...I would agree ! We had chocolate fondue, skiing, skiing and more skiing! The Millers are so generous with their boat and we just have a ball every time!

We ran in the Head for the Cure Race to raise funds for brain tumor research again. We love having the warm weather to prepare for these races!

After the Wedding

So the rest of the summer will be done in a bit of a disorganized fashion but wanted to get some of the fun memories up! We spent part of my birthday with friends at a local Thai restaurant. Mom gave me this bracelet set and I loved it!

This is me "cooking" in the cute apron a friend made for one of our wedding showers!

These are photos of us in our Bangladesh clothing with some of the treats that my parents friends set to us - yummy sugar!

What summer would be complete without jet skiing and skiing with the Millers?! Fun times on the water!

For my Birthday Adam's parents gave us tickets to see Beauty and the Beast a Starlight theater. We had great weather and a good show!

We went out with friends Jon and Katie to thank them for taking care of the sounds and with the Millers for reading and helping out with the wedding. It really did take an army to pull it off.

Also for my birthday Adam took me to a bed and breakfast nearby! We spent the night at a wonderful restaurant - http://www.drugstorerestaurant.com/justus.php?id=1. Yummy! We spent the day at the lake nearby and forgot to put on sunscreen - we were fried!