Creative Date Nights

Ross and I were SO blessed to spend the entire summer together in Peoria this year. We had a great time being together and grew closer together as a couple. We're about to celebrate 3 1/2 years together! In some ways it feels like its been forever... in other ways it has been such a short time!


For the past three summers we have celebrated the end of summer by going to Chicago for a day (or two).  This year, we were in Peoria and Chicago was a bit to far to travel. Instead, we had a weekend of fun before heading back to Naperville.



Weekend of Fun Part 1 - A Sunset Cruise on Spirit of Peoria

Weekend of Fun Part 2 - Hiking (in the rain) at Starved Rock

We got caught in the rain at Starved Rock. Luckily, we had prepared for rain by packing extra clothes, brought towels and packed all valuables in plastic baggies. Many of these pictures are burry because we took them through the baggie when it was raining.

The absolute BEST part of the hike was being at the top of the mountain, looking over the river when a HUGE storm hit. We were safe behind the wood railing but felt the immense power of rain and wind swirling all around us. It was indescribable. We had so much fun on our day trip in the rain. We can't wait to go back when it's sunny and we can get some actual mileage in.