Welcome to our Chicago Home!

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Prismatic Spring

After a tour of the state of Wyoming on our way to and from the Van Cleave reunion in Yellowstone we had 48 hours to pack-up the apartment in Lincoln and get it into the truck for the trip to Chicago.  Fortunately, we had some family help as Mom, Dad, Erik, and Sam'l came up to help us pack.  We actually did so well that we were finished packing by the mid-afternoon and drove all the way to the Quad Cities at the Iowa/Illinois border.

That got us to Chicago by lunchtime the next day and allowed us to do a quick cleaning of the apartment before the move the next morning.  After an enormous breakfast at a local pancake house we blocked off the alley with the truck and set up an assembly line.  Again, we were blessed with a strong contingent of helpers as Erik and Dad came with us from Lincoln.  They were joined by Katie's mom Patti, brother John, and John's friend Matt.  We unloaded even faster than we loaded up and were finished within 2 hours!

If you want moving pictures, you can ask Dad for a sample.  We've tried over the past 10 days to clean it up somewhat, but here's the grand tour.  It's a courtyard building, set around 3 blocks west of Lake Shore Drive (which runs next to Lake Michigan) and about a block and a half east of the El.

The apartment has about 1000 square feet with beautiful wood floors and an open concept living room, dining room, and kitchen.

We have a small dining room table that should be arriving soon from Katie's grandparents' house in North Carolina that they recently moved out of.  That will fix the hole that is in the middle of the dining room pictures.  I tried to get little connections between each photo but the kitchen photo is taken from the couch in the living room and the dining room photo is taken from the tv.  The back of the apartment is connected by a hallway that has the front door, the bathroom and the bedroom in the back.

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While somewhat small, it's enough for 2 and has great finishes with quality appliances (including Katie's required washer and dryer).  You're all welcome to visit anytime!  

We also wanted to pass on that we've more firmly decided on October 12, 2013 for the wedding.  You still have over a year but just to keep everyone up to date!