Monday, March 5, 2012

Andrea's Birthday in Chicago

Before the train ride


Tom and I took the Amtrak train to Chicago for my birthday to spend the weekend there.  He had never been on a train before, and we had a great trip!  We had to drive an hour to get on the train, and it took about 2 hours to get to Chicago.  Tom's cousin, Ryan, picked us up at the train station downtown.  From there we went to Ryan's apartment, and later went to dinner and out for drinks. 

The T-Rex
The next morning Tom and I went to the Science Museum and saw a full T-Rex dinosaur skeleton!  We spent about 3 hours walking around the museum, and ended up walking downtown along Lake Shore Drive.

With Buddy Guy
That night we went to Buddy Guy's Jazz Club, and we had the privilege of seeing the world famous Buddy Guy sing on stage with the club band, and we also got his autograph and he took a photo with us!  It was an amazing trip and I can't wait to go back to Chicago soon!

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Mom's Birthday

We celebrated my Mom's birthday with a special dinner at Steventon's


Saturday, October 29, 2011

Carving pumpkins for Halloween

Tom's pumpking, a M for University of Michigan (his favorite college team)
Andrea's pumpkin, from a template (I cheated)

Skylar's pumpkin, she did this all by herself!

Steve buys a new toy

This is Steve's new toy, that he wants to restore someday..

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Romantic Road Trip

 Tom and I decided to get the GPS, and let it lead us. We didn't really have a plan, but we headed to Iowa, where we found a destination for the Field of Dreams movie set in Dyersville, Iowa.
Tom sitting on the famous bleachers with the house in the background
Andrea stepping out of the cornfield where the players would enter the field
A view of the entire farm where the movie was filmed



 When we left the Field of Dreams, we headed towards Dubuque, Iowa, and found a winery! We tasted many different flavors, and ended up buying a case of our favorite kind, Spotted Cow!  Luckily, we found a hotel right across the street from the winery.  The hotel staff informed us that there was a karaoke bar just across the street, and that is where we spent the rest of our night!



Thursday, October 20, 2011

View From Desk at Work

My desk at work has a great view outside, where animals walk around all day.


 

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Remodeling the Garage