we dropped off the kids at their grandparents
and we were off duty for 3 whole days!
we drove to chicago for a very quick & very fun weekend away.
we were busy every minute and had a blast!
we don't have this in kansas.
can you see what we got?
wood hangers for our new closet.
we are total dorks…drive to illinois to buy hangers??
we stopped by to see my great aunt.
she is 97.
she was happy to see us but had to leave after 40 minutes.
she didn't want to miss her bridge game. (HA)
and oh boy did she load me up with craft supplies.
felt and velvet, sequins and beads…all vintage.
and her bouquet of beaded flowers i've been eyeing for years!
i am super grateful.
it was wonderful to see her again.
she was sitting there talking to me and i just took her picture.
she was a bit annoyed but i said
"this is my memory, you on that couch & me on this one, talking like always."
i wanted to capture it.
while i was at the flea market craig was at the cubs game!
they won and he got to sing the song? i don't know that song.
we stayed with friends who live in the boonies by wisconsin.
the ulrich hotel was as lush as ever.
thanks jim and lisa.
and we stayed with dave & jen…who have a Wii.
they made me play.
guess what…i stink at it….no surprise there.
thank you for your hospitality hill's…it was too fun.
even if had to feed your kids breakfast, play legos and watch mythbusters.
this is the best picture of us from our 14th wedding anniversary trip!
but you know what… i love it.
craig is about to say something funny (that's always his look before a joke)
and i am licking my teeth to make sure there's no food on them.
and i am about to laugh.
he is so funny and our friends are too.
our yearly dinner…5 years strong with our best friends we left behind.
more food than necessary, apple-tini's, pedro our waiter,
and picking up right where we left off as if we'd never been gone.
dinner with THE BEST potato salad & yummy pie with our Illinois "family".
i miss that house.
i miss all those memories there.
and later some Sequence with neil diamond, guns & roses, and tom jones.
jenny – we rock.
we won 3 games in a row.
without jokers.
i just don't want the guys to forget that.
it was a great weekend.
it's so good for your marriage getting away together.
at least i sure think so.
we have so much fun just hanging out and not being "mom & dad" for awhile.
enjoying the quiet, talking with no interruptions
and quoting tv and movie lines the whole time.
it was too short.
thanks again deanne, mom and dad.
maile - i just posted a comment, but i think there was an error. ANYWAY, 🙂 thanks for playing along. Your shots are amazing…i love the one of your grandma especially. and the “crap shoot” one is great! love the story!
maile - i love it! thanks for playing along! That’s such a cool story behind the picture.
robin bird - p.s. dorks are usually really nice people 🙂
robin bird - happy belated anniversary meg! it is good for a marriage to have time away…i think to myself: “duh why on earth are we doing the stay-cation thing then?” oh well i guess we did the go-way part when we went to vegas.
xo
Stephanie - I love the picture of your aunt. You captured a beautiful moment. You are such a gifted photographer. Keep clicking!
Mod Girl - Earlier this summer my husband and I drove 2 hours to fill an Ikea shopping cart with wooden hangers. My closet is beautiful now!
cjs - ikea with your husband? I feel your pain. mine would have said the same things. we would have left with hinges.
love the pic of your grandma and what you said about it. and yes, the one of you and your husband is so real. great pic.
Gina Carlin - I’m an IKEA junkie. And yum that meringue. I love the picture of you two — it truly captured the emotion and mood.
Gina Carlin - I’m an IKEA junkie. And yum that meringue. I love the picture of you two — it truly captured the emotion and mood.
Kelly - Congratulations on that anniversary!! I just love the photos of your aunt. Tell her she doesn’t look a day over seventy–and that’s the truth!
Kelly
mallory Heffron - what a great time, I have still never been to a IKEA, I need to go.
sounds like you had a great time with friends and family.
joleen - that all sounds/looks so great! 🙂
Staci - Oh what a great trip it looks like you had! I agree whole-heartedly…makes a marriage stronger when you can get a way and just be the people you both love so much…not that we don’t love being mom and dad…it’s just nice ever so often to be newlyweds again 🙂 Happy 14 th Anniversary!
midwifeliz - That is so great for you to be able to get away. Totally worth it for a drive to IKEA. I LOVE THAT STORE. Especially without the kids. Good for you for having a getaway.
Beautiful B & W pick of your great aunt. Actually great pix all around.
lee ann - It seems like the week for anniversaries and get aways. Why did I have to wait and get married in September? Maybe because I got engaged the end of July.
Great photos. Glad you had so much fun.
Jaime Melcher - I stumbled onto your blog by accident! … what a treat! It’s funny to hear about your weekend b/c ours was exactly the same -minus the trip to IKEA… we went to Best Buy instead.
I’ve enjoyed reading your blog & touring your beautiful home! WE have a lot of similarties… But your craft room is crazy! …in a good way, of course! Have a great Sunday!
Joni - That’s so funny about IKEA, I just posted about IKEA on my blog a few days ago, it was my very first trip there since we don’t have one close by. It was ahhhhhmazing.
Aby - Great pictures! Looks like ya’ll had a great time! We went on a family vacation down to the river walk in San Antonio for a few days this summer and while planning it, our 6 year old twins INSISTED that we put IKEA (which is on the way) on the agenda. Like Mother like Daughters! 🙂 We even let them pick between IKEA and an underground tour at Inner Space Caverns and they still wanted IKEA! So that’s where we went! It’s pretty bad when it’s one of your PLANNED vacation spots!!
Julie - Okay, so where was this flea market? Does anyone know of a flea market in the Kansas City area? If this is what a flea market is like, I wanna go. What great stuff.
Lorilee - Great photos. Your aunt is priceless! It is nice to see that I am not the only one that carries a camera with me just about everywhere I go. I am often teased about it!
Bethany - What a fun trip! Aren’t friends like that the best?! Thanks for sharing a little bit of your time there with us!!
PamperingBeki - What a great trip!!! I’m so glad you guys had a good time.
Stacey - Hi Meg, I love your blog and finally had some time this weekend to catch up on quite a bit of it. I found you through The Inspired Room. Your home reeled me in, but your photography has kept me coming back.
Anyway, I have a question: I’ve been wanting to do something similiar in my hallway that you’ve done in your foyer with the photos on the ledges, shelves? Anyway, where did you find those? Those are the best I’ve seen because they’re so much more substantial-looking than a lot of them I’ve seen. Thank you!!
beth - what a fabulous trip….thanks for taking us all along with you. Your photos told your story perfectly and the shot of your great aunt on her couch….how special is that ??…..and in black and white…so wonderful !
{and hey, we don’t have an IKEA either, so we buy everything and anything when we go there..including hangers}
Jenny - What a great holiday.
I love IKEA. It is one of my favourite haunts – except on the weekends when it is crazy.
I like the martini shot.
Leah Schoonover - Great pictures! I like the pic of you and the hubby and the one of your aunt… thats so great. Makes me miss my Mema even more!