As we all know, disappointments, hardships, and tragedies can happen at any time. However, when it happens to you, you may think "oh my gosh, how can I go on?" While these trials and tribulations test us; hopefully, we can come out stronger and better people. I've learned over the past month that life still goes on (even though I may not want it to yet) and while not forgetting, but moving on.
Several months ago, Jeff and I planned a road trip to visit his family and celebrate our 2 year anniversary in Illinois and Iowa in June. It was hard but I'm so glad we went. His great grandma turned 100 years old!! That's so cool! I love visiting his family and getting out of Arizona. The drive was long, around 30 hours, but we stopped a lot! While driving there, we got lucky because we were about 2 hours ahead of a tornado. THANK GOODNESS!!! Also, during the trip we just had rain with tornado watches. I was totally scared about those but Jeff said when it turns to a "warning" then we can get worried. Whatever!!! I was still really scared!! Then, on the way home, we completely got hit with hard rain through Missouri and Oklahoma. We even saw a power outage on the freeway in Oklahoma City! I have to admit, that was pretty cool to see. Finally, we drove through New Mexico where the weather was hot, the gas was high, and the land was brown. ugh.
For our anniversary, Jeff and I went to Chicago. We went to the Shedd Aquarium (we love ocean life!), walked around Navy Pier, and then went to a Cubs game. It was a great day! Chicago is so pretty and we were there on a nice sunny day too, so that made it even better. One last sightseeing stop we had was the Arch in St. Louis. I have never seen it and it is beautiful. We didn't go up in it though because it was raining and that kind-of freaked me out! Jeff will be nice and tell you we decided not to go up because of the weather, but it really was me! Here are some pictures of our trip!
The beautiful Chicago Skyline
At Shedd Aquarium
SO CUTE!!!
I wouldn't want to run into him!
Chicago Harbor Lighthouse
At the Cubs game!
At the Cubs game!
My hair is a mess! It was
sooo windy!!!!
The Arch in St. Louis
3 comments:
Christina,
I'm so very happy you had a wonderful trip!The Arch is the only place I've seen and I didn't go to the top either. Jeff has a wonderful family and I'm so glad you spent time with them!
Sounds like you had a great time! Glad you made it back safe! The tornadoes would freak me out, too. Have fun getting back into the routine of daily life now. It's no fun after such fun vacations! =)
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