This little summer....(Part I)

Something I've been wanting to do is document this summer, not just in iphone pictures, but for real. Bri and I aren't the best at remembering things and we've had way too good of a summer not to remember what we did. So the next few posts are going to be about our awesome little summer here in Chicagoland. I'm really going to miss it here, especially since it's in the 70s right now. Totally perfect weather. :) We've (I've) met so many amazing people and had some really fun opportunities. I think I love this place and I definitely wouldn't mind coming back. :)

I feel like I can't write about this summer without telling a little about our drive across the country. I've never driven for more than 12 hours and I've also never driven that far in an Eastern direction. Despite it's reputation, I think that the flat, midwestern farm lands are pretty beautiful and they deserve a little credit. :)

Here are some of the photos we took along the way. It was a long ride, but we made it and had a long summer ahead of us. It was all pretty exciting. :)

I really wanted to take a picture of tall rocks before we left them . :) 

 Of course there was snow. I didn't really mind, I thought
 all of the white was pretty. But I also wasn't the one driving. :)
And it was a little inconvenient when we were stuck in
 Laramie, WY for a couple of hours.
What a strange little place... 

Saw a lot of these on our way....
(Nebraska!)

We also saw a lot of stripes.

And Semis.

Finally we got to Illinois and it was beautiful.
And very green.

This is a beautiful place to have in your backyard. :)