We made it to Illinois!
Although the plan was to stay in Chicago, there were no parks with the water on! It was crazy, Billy and I must've called dozens of places and finally a park in Champaign, IL (2 hours south of Chicago) gave us some good news. It actually worked out well because the town is closer to where Billy will be working, and the campground is really beautiful, plus there's a winery just down the street :)
On our way we drove past the Mississippi River! This picture (taken out the window while we were driving) does not do it justice, I've never seen a river so big!
Our last days in Omaha, NE were also spent really well. We ran a lot of errands, did some shopping and hung out at our favorite place in Omaha: Havana Garage, a cigar bar with a humidor :)
I also had my first Moscow Mule and it was amazing to say the least, I think it's my new favorite cocktail.
We weren't as crazy as we look... :)
Today was spent getting some stuff ready for Thanksgiving. I roasted almonds, made cranberry sauce and gravy and poached pears in a cranberry, citrus syrup. We also took a little break to check out the winery here and it was really interesting, I didn't recognize any of the grapes of the wine they made and came to find out that they have to use hybrid European grapes and native grapes out here, because types like cabernet franc and merlot don't grow well.
Tomorrow we pick up Billy's mom and sister in the evening and are planning on getting our Black Friday shopping kicked off early (possibly even before dinner)! I've never gone out early, but Billy and I have a few things we want to try to pick up so we'll get to experience the craziness first hand! And we'll likely be back out again Friday for some Christmas shopping!
Happy early Thanksgiving everyone!!!
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