Today the Melting Pot where Dane took me on our first date, the night of our engagement, and for our 7th anniversary closed its doors for the last time. In honor of their closing they rolled the prices on their Signature Selection (our favorite meal) back to its original price when they opened in 1993. I was able to find someone to watch Zachary, someone else from Craigslist forwarded to me the email with the coupon the day before we went, and they squeezed us in for a reservation after telling me they were full! We were so blessed to get away on this much needed date.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Saying Goodbye
Today the Melting Pot where Dane took me on our first date, the night of our engagement, and for our 7th anniversary closed its doors for the last time. In honor of their closing they rolled the prices on their Signature Selection (our favorite meal) back to its original price when they opened in 1993. I was able to find someone to watch Zachary, someone else from Craigslist forwarded to me the email with the coupon the day before we went, and they squeezed us in for a reservation after telling me they were full! We were so blessed to get away on this much needed date.
Wheaton Fire Department Station 1
Today the Wheaton Fire Department celebrated 125 years by opening their doors to the community. I was on my way to Target when my neighbor Katy invited us to go see the fire trucks with her son Charlie. Little did we know what fun was in store!
We got to explore several kinds of firetrucks
We got to peek into their closet! 
Driving the Ranger
Then we got to see a real helicopter!
Pilot Zachary
One happy passenger
A day he will not soon forget!
Firemen Zachary and Charlie
Riding on TOP of the firetruck around the block with the sirens blaring!
We got to explore several kinds of firetrucks
We got to peek into their closet! 
Driving the Ranger
Then we got to see a real helicopter!
Pilot ZacharyOne happy passenger
A day he will not soon forget!Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Welcome Brooke Elizabeth!!
Did you catch that she was 10 lbs 4 oz?!! WOW. And she was only 2 days past her due date. My sister is a champ! Baby Brooke joins sister Nicole (5 yrs), brother Tommy (2 yrs) and 2 very happy grandparents.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Kelly
This weekend I was able to connect with Kelly, my roommate from college. We lived together all 4 years at Wheaton and so it was great to see each other again! After spending a few days together we decided to check out the Flugtag Event happening downtown Chicago at the "beach" (I'm from New England, so it makes me cringe to call it that!). But alas, we could not find parking anywhere close so we went to Navy Pier and it ended up being the perfect spot for our little 2 year old!
Zachary was a little intimidated by the spontaneous fountain
RETREAT!!!
"Look Monny, I went in there!"
Zachary was a little intimidated by the spontaneous fountain RETREAT!!!
"Look Monny, I went in there!" I love living so close to Chicago
Monday, September 1, 2008
An Awesome Privilege
This past Labor Day weekend Dane had the opportunity be a part of Arlington Heights Evangelical Free Church's holiday services. Pastor Colin Smith preached on the 3 Kinds of Men, an essay by C. S. Lewis, that he discovered while reading Dane's book. He constructed his sermon by first looking at Lewis' essay, then looking at the 3 kinds of men in the Bible, and he ended each sermon by interviewing Dane about his book! Here is a link to watch the sermon from Saturday night. I was able to go on Sunday and it was such a treat to see God at work using Dane to help people recover the joy of their salvation!
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