While Devin stayed in Oregon to do some work, Rachel and her parents flew to Colorado for a quick family weekend. Sarah and Peter flew in from New York, and Aaron drove in from Iowa. Although we were only there for 2.5 days, we packed those days to the brim! Two beautiful hikes, some kayaking, picnicking, hot tubbing, dinner with a college best friend, and a competitive game of giant jenga. It was a wonderful weekend to spend as a family in our favorite state!
On the way back to Iowa, we drove the "long way", through Mt. Rushmore and the Badlands. We loved seeing the National Monument for the first time, and spent about an hour walking through the museum of history related to the structure. The Badlands were a huge surprise to us, as none of us knew what we had just a couple of states away! It was incredible, and we all wished we could have taken our time there more, but we did it the super-speedy version, because we were in a rush to make it back to Iowa. Although the detour added a lot of time in the car, it was definitely worth it. And who knew- long road trips are actually quite fun when you're with the right people :)
IOWA/ CHICAGO
We wrapped up our time in the States with just a couple of days in Iowa to pack and prepare to head back to Europe. We flew out of Chicago, so we went one day early to spend time with our friends that we made in Morocco, and had a quick lunch with Rachel's cousins, and then we were bound for Ireland!
It all feels like a blur, but we feel very, very fortunate to have such wonderful homes, still full of people who love us, and spend time with us when we are there. They give us reasons to return, and always leave our hearts longing for our next visit. Until then!
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