Chicago, Ann Arbor, and Chicago again.

I have to start by saying that I am so mad because we did not take enough pictures!! I'm so mad that we saw friends that we haven't seen in 3 years and forgot to snap even one photo!!!

Dan was able to go to a conference for work in Chicago and Jade and I decided to tag along. What a great trip. The first 3 days we were in Chicago. Dan was pretty busy so Jade and I explored Chicago and did a lot of shopping. Dan's uncle and aunt were also there for the same conference and they were nice enough to invite us to their awesome suite. They had never met Jade before so it was fun to see them and also they introduced Dan to some very successful people in the business. Dan's uncle by the way was just elected at the conference as Chairman- Elect of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is so nice and amazing at what he does. If Dan is even half as succesful as him we would be grateful.

Here are some photos of us in the WINDY city!! (the weather was nice until the last day, and then we knew why it had that nickname)





After the conference was over we drove 4 hours to Ann Arbor. This is where we lived 3 years ago when Dan was in Grad school. We were able to see our good friends Chris and Beth Anderson and their two cute boys. Dan's childhood friends and best man at our wedding lives 45 min from Ann Arbor, so they were nice enough to drive up each day to see us. It was great to spend time with them and to see their kids. Yesterday, we got up and drove the 4 hour ride back to Chicago and hopped on the 4 hour plane ride home.

I have to make special mention of how great Jade was our whole trip. She was a trooper!! She slept great the whole trip and was just a happy girl the whole time. And most of you all know how nervous I was for the flight with her all by myself....well, Dan took her with him and he said it went great. Yesterday, on the flight home she fell asleep on me twice and was a little angle.

We are so glad to be home but we have very busy weeks to follow. My mom, dad and Stevie fly in tomorrow for a week, and then in two weeks they come out again for Stevie's birthday. This time the WHOLE family is coming. I CAN'T WAIT!! Then two days after they leave, Dan's sisters Em, and Nen come! Busy, but so much fun!!