Mark and I arrived in Chicago Friday night and made it in time to catch the end of the rehearsal.
The rehearsal dinner was great! It was held at a cute little mexican restaurant only 3 blocks from the church.
Steve (the groom) is a huge prankster so that made the evening all the more entertaining. (sadly, I have no pictures from this event - ugh)
Saturday morning was swell. Mark and I took a walk around their lake - cold, but very peaceful and relaxing for us subdivisioners.
We were able to hang out; all the grandkids at Grampa and Gramma's house!
I love that Mark and my little brother get along (really well). They make fun of each other (a lot) but they also bond over things, weird things.
My Gramma told Mark and Jonathan that if they shot a gray squirrel, she would pay them $10 per squirrel.
...She says they eat all of the bird seed.
1 = $10.00
Mark - $5.00 Jonathan - $5.00
We all got ready and headed off to the wedding. The squirrel stayed home.
bulky camera = no other pictures :(
I will post pictures when I get some from other people. The wedding was absolutley gorgeous.
My Aunt was stunning in her dress and the reception was over-the-top! We really enjoyed seeing family and friends from far away.
We had to take off early on Sunday but we did get to see the newlyweds!
Mark, me, Denise, Steve, and their dog, Mazy.
We left around 10:30 and made it to Youth Group at 5:15 (phew!)
We had a scavenger hunt around town - so much fun!
The groups had to go to as many schools in one hour.
Here are some pictures from my group:
Smith School Bears - whoop whoop!
(above) this one pretty much somes up these 5 girls, so silly!
HA!
Working with the youth group has been amazing. It's incredible how much I have learned about them and from them.
These pictures don't include all of my girls, but they all have touched my heart and I love them!
The youth group kids are incredibly blessed to have you investing in their lives!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great trip to Chicago!