Our getaway

Its been a bit. Mostly because we have been gone. Kris, Kalvary and I headed to Goshen, Indiana last week for the annual ministers fellowship that the Conservative Mennonite Conference puts on. I had never been to one and since this one was being held in Kris's home town, we would have needed a really, really good excuse not to take our daughter to visit her grandparents. And we did better than that, we left her with them over this past weekend so that Kris and I have a little getaway to Chicago.

We rode the train up on Friday morning, after being dropped off by David, who also came out with Lisa to pick us up when we returned. Thanks guys. We stayed in the Congress Plaza hotel, which was decently affordable, and spent the day walking up and down a freezing Michigan Avenue. We went to Borders, a little Tai restaurant that wasn't that great, Hersheys, and tons of other stores that we didn't buy anything at. :) Oh and we also went to McDonald's and Starbucks. Saturday morning before we caught the train back we had breakfast in a little place called the Artists cafe near our hotel... All in all an enjoyable experience, especially just getting away a little bit.

Of course now, we are back to reality. I have much to do this week, with an Elders meeting tonight, lots to do at the station and a sermon to get ready for Sunday. Such is life.

The Promised Kalvary pictures

Whelp, here you go. Two pictures of the Kalvster. One of her in her preferred natural habitat, which is on top of the fridge. If you don't believe me, stop by and hear her continually say up there?, Up there? , until daddy gives in and places her up there. She especially loves to hurl the walnuts she finds up there in a basket all over the room to watch me scramble to catch them before they hit the ground. It's doing wonders for my reflexes. The other one is of another favorite hobby of hers. "Helping me" with the dishes. Which means poring water every where but the sink. Hope that gives you your Kalvary fix for the week. I can't wait till I have two Chilluns running around ;).