happy annivesary - chicago style

Jordy and I celebrated our 13 year anniversary this weekend with a trip to Chicago.  In keeping with our tradition, we had our pictures taken.  This year we did it on location at the Navy Pier.  I cannot wait to see the pictures. 

My mom and Trina came to spend the weekend with Kaylea.  Kaylea was very excited to see them.  We left around 5:00 on Friday and drove to Chicago.  We explored the city and enjoyed a nice, relaxing dinner. 

Saturday we slept in, ate some Chicago style pizza, and shopped most of the morning.  I bought make-up...don't freak out!  I rarely wear it, but I wanted some for our pictures this weekend and I've always wanted to try the bare minerals.  There was shop on Michigan Avenue and a dude put my make-up on.  It was going well until he said, "when I need a go-to redness reducer, I use, blah blah blah."  It became hard to keep a straight face.

We spent the afternoon at the Navy Pier.  I purchased a Groupon for the rides so we rode the Ferris Wheel, played putt-putt, and rode the swing (by far a fan favorite).  We decided to have dinner at the Melting Pot.  Even though we can go to the Melting Pot at other times, it's very rare that we actually would spend the money or use our baby sitter to do it.  As always, the food was amazing and the company was even better.

It hasn't always been an easy road, but anyone who has been married any length of time knows it isn't easy.  I feel incredibly lucky to have Jordy in my life and I'm glad we were lucky enough to have people who love Kaylea enough to give us a weekend away.