Do you remember when I told you about how Princeton was protesting the month of October? If not, you can read about it here. Well, November came in with a big bang and a trip to Chicago. Princeton was not a happy camper...
The good news is that he had a good time visiting with Grandmama and Super Pops (my mom and dad) and when we returned, he hadn't destroyed anything else out of anger. It was a win-win situation!
Stephen and I had been looking forward to our trip for the longest time, and were thankful for a reason to get away. We had friends who were tying the knot in Chicago, and we couldn't wait to get there!
As soon as we drove into the city, we headed to one of our most favorite restaurants, Joy Yee. Joy Yees is a pan Asian restaurant located in Chinatown (I wrote about it here when my sister and her husband visited). For the past couple of months every time Stephen and I go out to eat, Stephen has shared his craving for Joy Yees. Thankfully we were able to satisfy this craving on this trip. It was a night of a double win, as our good friend, Shea, joined us on our Joy Yee extravaganza! Unfortunately, we have no pictures to document this :-/
Joy Yee, we love you!
Stephen proudly showing us what he's going to order :)
Our meal: Coconut Curry Chicken and Chicken & Shrimp Pad Thai
Stephen double fisting our Bubble Tea choices. Mine was on the left: a Mango Freeze. Stephen's is on the right: a Berry Freeze.
On Saturday we enjoyed time with our good friends, Matt and Amy before heading off to Carnivale (a great Brazilian restaurant in downtown Chicago) to enjoy a wonderful wedding!
It's such a fun and beautiful atmosphere, with DELICIOUS food!
They served our table family style with food that was out of this world!
Stephen and I are blessed to have such good friends. Here are our good friends, Debbie and Stephen - both were in our small groups in Chicago.
The Bride and Groom
After the wedding, Stephen and I headed to our dear friends, Mike and Amanda's apartment (Princeton's previous owners) to hang out with them and our other dear friends, Matt and Amy. We enjoyed a great night of food (more food?!) and Balderdash. You can never go wrong with Balderdash and this crowd! We laughed until we cried!
On Sunday, we were privileged to worship at The Moody Church before we spent the rest of the day hanging out with friends and loving our home away from home even more.
We even got a chance to drive past our old apartment...
We love Chicago and miss it daily. The people make the place, and God definitely blessed us with an amazing Chicago Family that we'll have for the rest of our lives.
Have you ever been to this great city? If so, what's your favorite thing to do there?
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