Chicago friends

On both ends of our Michigan visit, we made quick pit-stops in Chicago. So many dear friends are there...how could we not?


On the Monday night we arrived, Mark picked us up at Midway and we drove directly to Greg and Lora's for Community Meal. Lora, Julie, Mark, Greg:

Greg, Eric, Jeanne, Trent:


We stayed at Trent and Jeanne's, then picked up our rental car early the next morning and drove to Holland. Only one small glitch: Eric's license disappeared somewhere between the Kansas City security check and the Lake St. Enterprise office. So...I did all the driving.

After a full week of visiting folks in Michigan, we were back in the big city. Monday afternoon, we met Megan and Jon (old neighbors and Community Meal friends who hadn't been at Greg and Lora's) for incredible tamales and sopes at La Cebollita, then visited more over tea and banana bread at their place. We're so excited that Megan, a Mennonite pastor, goes on sabbatical starting in August and that she and Jon are planning to spend a couple of months on the Oregon coast! They'll be only an hour or so away from us!

Later, we met Kristin for more tea at Einsteins before she headed off to small group....

and then had a lovely, slow meal with Trey, pastor of our beloved Holy Cov, at a Mediterranean place down the street from the church.

After another night at Trent and Jeanne's, I followed Jeanne around her apartment, chatting, as she got ready for work.

Tuesday morning, we met Joe, a former co-worker of Eric's at the Blind Faith Cafe, at a tasty little breakfast place in the west loop.


Then we had breakfast number 2 with Joseph at Clarkes in Lakeview.


Mark dropped us off at the airport a little after lunchtime and we started the long journey home.

We are so thankful to have such wonderful friends! The only downside to our trip is that we didn't have enough time in Chicago to see everyone that we want to see!