Charleston

After our journey up north and home to God's country we headed east to Charleston, SC... shout out to mama and papa Greenwell for taking us to Charlotte and to Brandon and Emily Taylor for letting us catch a ride! We made the easy trip to Charleston on Saturday where we stayed downtown with Brandon and Emily. Kyle and I have each been to Charleston, but haven't ever spent a whole lot of time or been able to really explore the different areas. We were both thankful to spend the weekend with the Taylors who frequent Charleston and who were the perfect tour guides! Saturday we grabbed a quick lunch on our way to Charleston and spent the afternoon exploring and doing a little bit of shopping before our dinner reservations at Fleet Landing. This restaurant was right on the water with beautiful views! We enjoyed a nice meal with the Emily, Brandon, Geoff and Bethany before a night out on the town. Sunday was the wedding so we did some exploring of the Battery which was really nice. We walked from our hotel (not a bad walk) so that we could take in the Charleston architecture and charm. After exploring we had worked up an appetite so we had a quick lunch before getting ready for the big celebration. The wedding and reception were beautiful! The reception venue was right on the water so we enjoyed the views and even saw a group of dolphins swim by. All in all it was a perfect night, weather and company! It was great to celebrate Brandon and Lauren Murphy and also spend time with many of our friends who are now all over the country! We don't get to see these friends often, but when we do it is like nothing has changed and no time has gone by.

Dubuque : Chicago

Adventures to see friends get married on back to back weekends us on a ten day whirlwind trip around half of the US a couple weeks ago. Trip number was to the far off land of Dubuque, Iowa to be a part of our friends Paul and Jenna Mountain's wedding.  We flew into Chicago and made the three hour drive west for an excellent weekend getting to catch up with friends and celebrating Paul and Jenna's marriage along the banks of the Mississippi River.

After a great weekend with friends in Dubuque, we drove back to Chicago to spend some time in the city.  Sara has never been in Chicago while the temperature is above freezing so this was a perfect time to enjoy spring weather in one of the greatest cities in the world.

We spent all of Monday and Tuesday (May 19 and 20) cruising around the city on Divvy Bikes taking in as much as we could.  Chicago is an incredible city with countless places, neighborhoods, and attractions to explore.

Roscoe Village, Lake Michigan, the Lakefront Trail, Michigan Ave, Millennium Park, Lurie Garden, Navy Pier, John Hancock Tower, deep dish pizza, Lincoln Ave, italian beef, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Park Zoo, world famous Wrigley Field (for a rare Cubs win!)....we covered a lot of ground in two days.  Excellent experience. Great to be able to share it with Paul and Chloe.

Thank you to cousin Jordan for the gracious hospitality.