The Windy City

Greg's best friend and his wife moved to Chicago last summer.  We love Scott and Kathleen, and we knew that we had to make a trip out to visit them!  We had a wonderful time!  We had Chicago-style pizza (twice!), we had cocktails at The Signature Room, we visited the Lincoln Park Zoo, we walked through some adorable neighborhoods, we went to a Cubs game, we had drinks at the Cubby Bear by Wrigley, we went on an architectural tour of Chicago by boat, we had some delicious caramel corn, we walked by the lake, we saw Northwestern's law school, went shopping on Michigan Avenue, and we ate many delicious meals!  It was so nice spending time with Scott and Kathleen, and we are already looking forward to their visit to Durham next spring!

Chicago-style pizza.  YUM! 

This place had the most beautiful views of the city!  

Kathleen and I in Lincoln Park

The whole crew!

Wrigley Field

Infront of Wrigley

Downtown before the architectural tour

Walking around the lake

At brunch on Sunday

At brunch on Sunday

Visiting Alabama

Towards the end of July, I went home to visit my family and go to my cousin's wedding.  It was a really nice long weekend in AL.  I got to spend a ton of time with my sweet nephew, which was so much fun!  Justin, Mom and I went to check out the Children's Hands-On Museum in Tuscaloosa.  We ate some great food in Tuscaloosa.  We went up to Birmingham for my cousin's wedding, and I got to spend some quality time with my brothers and their significant others.  Overall, I'd say it was a great trip!  I really enjoyed the visit home, although it felt a little short (as always).  Here's some pictures... Enjoy!

Justin and Mom picked me up from the airport

Mom and Justin at CHOM

Justin being a total cutie at CHOM

I loved the quality time with Justin!

The formal shot of our family at the wedding

This could be one of my all-time favorites of our family.  We are silly.