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The proposal! November 27, 2020 at Due Lire in 37F under a heat lamp on the outdoor patio! Best thing that came out of Covid!

Visiting Oregon.

Home.

Cubs game.

Koval

Germanfest.

Koval

Headed to Vegas...again!

Esther's Kitchen in Sin City

Donuts en route to Traverse City.

Sleeping Bear Dunes near Traverse City.

Somewhere in Michigan

Oz Park

Augustino Winery - Oregon

Selmarie

Disney

Goat Walk

Tulips

Ida, Lauren, and Caroline - future cousins!

Cubs

Lincoln Square

Proposal Night Friday November 27, 2020 at Due Lire in Lincoln Square with 37F out and eating out in the beautiful cafe they kept open during COVID.

Memphis

Las Vegas - again!

Las Vegas!

Winter Wonderland at Wrigley

Grafton - special spot.

Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay after winning a poker tournament. Not seen - Sam wearing my red Rothys and me wearing his flip flops to get in due to dress code...lol!

Schoolhaus Brewhaus in Jacksonville, Oregon

Planetarium

Clipper, where we met!

Can you guess where this is in Chicago?

Closing night of the Grafton...where we 1st went out!

Visiting Sam for Halloween in southern Oregon.

Sam singing the Cure at Hidden Cove.

Getting pedis in Medford, OR.

With the full guidance of Sam's chef guru Jon making homemade toffee to send to Chicago from Applegate, OR.

At Ashland Hills Hotel & Suite in Ashland, OR.

Carola's Hansa Clipper - where it all began!

Medford, OR airport...the 1st of 2 flights back to Chicago.

Redwoods romance.

Watching Croatia during World Cup and since closed Schoolhaus Brewhaus in beautiful Jacksonville, OR

Uncommon Ground in Medford, OR. We just arrived and Ida is still wearing her pjs from a full day of flying!

Pedicures in Lincoln Square.

Go Karting in Central Point, OR.

Amazing eclectic Graduate Hotel in Eugene, OR.

Sam and Ida first bonded over the Simpsons - so we have had it for Halloween multiple years. This is in Jacksonville, OR.

At Happy Alpaca Toys & Supply in Jacksonville, OR.

Sam surprised Ida with a high tea party - hats and all!

Sam surprised Ida with a pink koala when we came on our first trip together.

Medford, OR.

Redwoods visit in Northern California!

Dancin Vineyards - smoky reds from wildfires in Jacksonville, OR.