moving day

hey sweets!! believe me, we have not forgotten about y'all!! we have been getting ready for the big move down south these past couple of weeks. so my apologies for just now posting on sweet home south.

you never truly know how you will react until the situation arises. for me, this could be no farther from the truth. this past week has been filled with hard work, full enjoyment, sweat and tears.

the hubbs and I have checked off our last to-do's in chi. we had our last hoorah crawfish boil with all of our friends at 737. we dined at our fav restaurant {Topo Gigio} and had our last dinner at our first date spot, dee's. we walked the entire city from taking my door pictures throughout lincoln park to phtotgraphing our annual chicago sign pict to sitting at our spot on lakeshore taking in the breathtaking views of the city. we also did an architectural tour, visited my amazing god-father and the fam in st. charles, shared funny stories with friends over last chance hugs and until next time dinners of rustic house rotisserie chicken and pizza.

it wasn't until one hour before we left our sweet home chicago that i broke down. after the madness of our movers taking every last bit of our Chicago life and cramming it in our u-haul, the hubbs and I looked around and the emotions came flooding out of us. not just because the life and character of our first home was now just some other couple's new apartment, but the move had become real. like for real. moving day was here and there was no turning back. it was time to leave our first home. wave good-bye to a skyline where we witnessed many late afternoon sunsets and early morning sunrises.

now, we have the memories. every last memory. from the day we each moved to Chicago to where we met to where we got engaged to where we got married to where we enjoyed our first year as mr. & mrs.!! in between all of those precious memories are all of the good times and memories we made with our amazing friends. yet so cliche, the saying "you don't know who you're true friends are until {fill in the blank}.." is so true. we didn't know who our true friends were until it came to moving to a city where everyone's a stranger. then you get to hand-pick your friends and those, yes those absolutely amazing people, become your true friends.

if you are reading this as one of our many cherished friends, we are blessed to have your love and support during our time in chi and for helping us make so many everlasting memories.

thank you from the bottom of our hearts for entering our life and making Chicago so much more than just a city to live but a city that we called home.