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We had a great time last week traveling through the mid-west and visiting friends. First we headed to Chicago for some Uno’s pizza. Phil has been talking this pizza up since 1979 and I’ll say he was right to do so. It was very good. We drove into downtown Chicago and got a great parking spot that we only paid $21 for!
That belly is all from the pizza. It is almost all toppings and cheese. Dieters need not apply.
After our Chicago pizza we arrived in Ft. Wayne, IN to spend time on the seminary campus and visit Wes and Kristina. It was so romantic to be back in the place where the greatest love story of all time began! The ping pong table where Phil and I (or at least one of us) fell in love is still there waiting for other unsuspecting boys and girls to fall into its spell.
I’m so proud of my seminarian cuzzie! Isn’t it something to look back on the last several years and see now where the Lord has brought us. We are very blessed.
The Great Communicatorand
the Great Mooshu Mishap of 2009!
We took Westie and Kristina out for Mongolian style dining. Westie fixed his bowl, but didn’t exactly get the dish he was expecting. Information I found on Wikipedia may help explain what went wrong: “The moo shu pork is wrapped in the moo shu pancakes, which are eaten by hand in the manner of a soft taco. The diner typically wraps his or her own pancakes, although waiters in Chinese restaurants are often willing to perform this function as a courtesy to diners who are unable to do so.” Perhaps you looked as if you were “unable” Wes.
We left “The Fort” and went down to Seymour, Indiana, the home of John “Cougar” Mellencamp, to spend a few days with the Lepley family. Dan and Phil were classmates at the seminary.
We had the best ice cream from the Russel Stover store! I liked mine so much I decided to wear it all over my shirt! (Sorry, no pictures provided.)
Meet the Lepleys; Wendy, Isaac, Dan, Marcus, Meghan and Carina! We all went to the Creation Museum on Friday. It was a very interesting and impressive place to visit. It took a biblical take on the creation of the world and is very well done. If your ever in Kentucky check it out!
Phil made a new friend at the petting zoo next to the Creation Museum.
The Hales in Paradise. Was there was kissing in the Garden of Eden? Probably not.
Lily had such a good time playing with the kids. I gotta get one of these cars.Lily’s first time in a swing.
For supper we went to Newport KY to drink and pig out at the Hofbrauhaus! Here’s the inside of the brewery they have there. This Hofbrauhaus is a smaller replica of the original in Munich. This was the first in the U.S. Besides German style beer, they serve authentic German food.
They serve beer in 1 Liter mugs, like in Germany. That’s plenty for the kids and your closest friends. Those Germans must have strong wrists.
We cut Lily off after this one.
Behind us is the Ohio river and downtown Cincinnati.
Phil was recruited to play in a dodgeball tournament Dan was heading up at their church. Don’t ask anymore.
Here we are at Kevin’s, another seminary classmate. He is a pastor in a smaller town about 1.5 hour west of St. Louis. These are his two daughters Chloe and Julia. Lily enjoyed having playmates. It was good to catch up with Kevin and Rebekah and to hear about his dual parish.
Then we drove home. The drive was long, about 1800 miles total, but Lily did great. In fact she did better than Aubri and didn’t complain as much as Phil. It is good to be home after a nice trip seeing old friends and eating good food.For more pictures of our trip feel free to view our Picasa album:
http://picasaweb.google.com/aubrih/VacationApril2009#
We went down to the park to burn off some of the cupcakes, tacos, homemade pizza, waffles, bacon, muffins, cookies, burgers, pork loin, turkey, mashed potatoes, northern beans and biscuits.
They turned out very nice.
