Miss You...

To my dearest friend and confidant, my Grandmother:

I visited your grave this week,
I hope you like the two little flowers I left for you.

I sat alone, silently in front of your beautiful gravestone and pondered,
A flood of memories filled with laughter, love, knowledge, and family filled my mind.

I shed more than a few tears in realization of your absence,
Being comforted only at the thought of reunion through eternity.

I'm getting married in a month- to my best friend,
I am glad you had a change to meet him, because he's definitely one in a million.

I would have loved to spend hours with you,
Showing you the gorgeous diamond ring he gave me, because I know you'd love it.

I had hoped you'd be there with me,
When I shopped for and found the perfect dress, because it is beautiful.

Above all, I always wanted you to be there with me, in the temple when I was married,
Now, more than ever I am comforted to know that you will!

I love you, miss you, and can't wait to be with you again someday- you are truly my hero.

Love Always,

Aub.

~One Month~

In one month from today... I will be marrying my best friend!

I can't believe it- I'm so excited!

Sneak peak...

Chicago!

We went to Chicago!! Ok, so it was a work trip really- mixed in with a little night-life fun! We are lucky in some ways to work for the same Company and be on the same level- because that means our annual training is or can be at the same place and time! So this year it was in Chicago, which neither of us had been to before. So we took advantage of the free flight and hotel stay and after training was over we went out on the town at night! It was super fun, we walked FOREVER but had a blast!

Day 1:

The Chicago Theatre

We found some random statues-so we had someone take our picture... she happened to be smoking and caught the smoke vapor in our picture-funny huh?

Happy as a clam with the random statue

Chicago-Style pizza- yum!

The Sky Deck on the former Sear's Tower- now Willis Tower

How many of you makes up the height of the tower?

View from a-top 103 stories!

So the Sky-Deck is technically a couple of Plexiglas decks which hang out over the edge of the side of the building. Since I am TERRIFIED of heights, cliffs, edges, etc. I was absolutely scared to death to even creep towards the deck. But, of course, I had to go because we were only going to be there once and it's all in the experience right?

He wasn't scared at all!

I am trying not to show it, but I'm definitely afraid!

Maybe if I just sit down and don't look under me, then it will be ok?

Side view- of course I'm holding on to the edge, assuming it would save me if the so-called-deck happened to collapse?

Toes over the edge.

View of the tower (the whole thing)

103 Stories!

Day 2:

We had been given so many recommendations for good eateries, but couldn't make it to ALL of them given our time frame, so we decided to hit up a couple and just get little things at each. We got a burger at Weber's Grill- pretty good!

Apparently the Italian beef sandwiches are supposed to be AMAZING in Chicago. So we went to the highly recommended Portillo's. This is what the sandwich looked like- awful right?

Well awful it was! It was plastered with grease and nasty-ness! I didn't want to touch the thing, here is Jared trying to look through the sandwich to see if any of it was edible. Yucky!

I would NEVER recommend this place- just FYI

My friend Caroline had recommended that we go to Ghiradelli's and get a hot fudge sundae. When I heard there was a Ghiradelli's in town, I was all for it!

My sweetie was so nice to let me get WHATEVER I wanted... even though it included hot fudge DARK CHOCOLATE, because it is my absolute favorite chocolate in the world! It was super rich, but amazingly delicious!

We also found a carnival on Chicago's Navy Pier- so we went! It was super fun and we got to ride the Ferris Wheel, which I thought would be awesome. Which it was, after I got over the height factor- again!

View of the city from a-top!

Trying to not to be nervous and smile!

After the Ferris wheel we decided to walk to another attraction, THE BEAN!

I don't know why I instantly had an addiction to the Chicago Bean! I don't know why, probably just because it is big, silver, reflective, and different.

Us and the Bean

Of course we had to get a million reflection pictures!

Isn't it fun? It would have been much "cooler" in the light, but none-the-less still awesome!

Unique lighted water fall tower

See Ya Later Chicago!