Little did she know...

Ah, Chicago. We loved you for your doughnuts and coffee. We loved you for your churches and community. We loved you for your skyline and tall, tall buildings.  We loved you for your incredible Chinese and Italian food. We loved you for your people watching. We loved you for Cloud Gate/The Bean. We loved you for your friendly metro workers. We loved you for your fancy fall colors. We loved you because there's still so much more to go do/see, which means we'll be baaaack ;)  Things we learned:  Deep dish is indeed, all it is cracked up to be. I dream about that pizza. You absolutely must get an ice cream doughnut sandwich at Firecakes Doughnuts and a Nutella pocket at Stan's Doughnuts. Metro workers are much more helpful/nice than in New York City.  Cannolis are NOT as good as good as any we found in New York City (work on that, Chicago, mmkay?). BUT. E...

We went to Denver and I stood front and center to fangirl over The Lone Bellow in real life. Let me tell you that their voices only get better live, incase you had any doubts. And I only took pictures on my phone, so yeah. They didn't make it onto this blog post (but that's what Instagram is for, right?). After that, we took a quick trip into the mountains to find fall colors and noodles (because Asian noodles is what I want all of the time. so I guess we can blame it on the bebe) and our favorite coffee shops ( here and here ).  Short and sweet. How we do.

Nobody is ever really ready to have kids, they say.  But still, we DEFINITELY weren't ready. Mentally, at least.  We were surprised. We were a little bit excited. But we were, selfishly, not at all excited. We were scared. We were a little worried.  And then we had some time to get used to the idea. And we are. Sort of.  Sometimes we still ask if this is real life. But we can't wait to meet and get to know the little person that is growing right now.  We are still kinda scared and worried (raising another human is kind of a big deal). Mostly, we can't wait to show bebe Tramp the world. Hurry up and get here, April! 

We used to laugh a lot, But only because we thought That everything good Always would Remain. In my wildest dreams, I am close to the stage for a Jack Johnson concert. And I probably fall over from joy and disbelief that I am seeing him LIVE.  So yeah, if any of y'all want to make that happen, that would be greaaaat.  xoxo Ps, What are you listening to these days? Jack has been a long time fav, and I am always in the mood for his music. 

We are really good at short and sweet trips, apparently. Anytime that we are gone for longer than 3-4 days, I feel a little weirded out. True to form, September saw us in KC for coffee and friends and concerts.   I want these stairs in my house Things we learned and did and ate: We managed to hit up Cafe Main , Second Bes t and The Roasterie for muy bien coffee (well, I got the hot chocolate at Second Best because it is LITRALLY the best hot chocolate in my life).  We learned that when your friend tells you that he knows of this great place to get gyros, but it's in a gas station, you should definitely get the gyros. Because they are the best you have ever eaten. Ever. We stood for hours in a stinking hot venue to listen to Josh Garrels live because HE IS AMAZING live. And worth every bit of potential dehydration that you experience and the lack of personal space and all the sweaty clo...