Home Sweet Home

We took a quick trip to Aurora/Chicago in August to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Volkswagen car club Joe started when he was 17. These days Joe’s parents are running things and the club has become quite successful. The car show had more than 125 registered cars, thousands of people in attendance and raised more than $36,000 for Gigi’s Playhouse a charity for children with Downs syndrome.

But before all the car show festivities, we got to spend time with our nephew Ayden. Hard to believe this was only the second time Ayden and Joe had spent together (the first being our wedding when Ayden was only six months old) because they were instantly the best of friends. I snuck in some play time with Ayden while Joe slept in our first morning which was good because otherwise, it was all about Uncle Joe.

I think my computer is going to explode from all this cuteness!

It’s been so fun to watch him grow and learn. And boy is he a handsome little guy!

I’ll admit I was a bad wife and snuck away before the car show … but it was for a good cause … to spend some quality time with these girls.

My Babe, Deanna, friends since fourth grade, and Jenna, friends since kindergarten. 

We wandered around the city and stopped in at the Food Truck Fair … oh, hipsters … and had a lovely time catching up over a pitcher of sangria. No matter how much time is between when I see them it’s like no time has passed. So lucky to have real “friends forever.”

That evening we met up with this lady.

One of my favorite people, my sister. 

We got the VIP treatment at a WONDERFUL vegan semi-fast food restaurant, Native Foods. I’m no vegan, but those nachos were to die for.

We needed a bigger table.

The day was perfect: My favorite people, a favorite city, perfect weather, delicious food.

A girl can’t ask for anything more.