Omaha // Day 1 & 2

This weekend I got to spend some precious time off before school starts exploring the beautiful city of Omaha with my family! It was the first of 3 little trips I'm getting to take for different reasons before I had back for classes- next I'm headed to Colorado and then northern Minnesota. My sister Sam came home from about 2 months working at an orphanage in Uganda yesterday, so this was the perfect way to celebrate all of us being back together. My family is seriously a blast! I don't know what I'd do without them as support.

Our first night we spent exploring thrift stores and little boutiques in the Old Market area of Omaha. There were some really incredible independently owned shops- I'd definitely say this is the area to check out if you're visiting Omaha. We ate at a quite tasty place called The Twisted Fork in that same area. Yummmmmmm.

The next day we all headed to the Omaha Zoo. These are the three of us older kids below- we were so excited to be reunited! These two are master exploring partners, let me tell ya'.

What are your weekend plans? Any suggestions for how to spend our last day in the city? 

B & R

Last weekend I was so lucky to get to be a part of the wedding of some of the very best people I’ve been graced to meet in my life so far. My good friends Becky and Robert tied the knot in the one-of-a-kind city of Grand Rapids!

Becky and I met while studying abroad together in the unforgettable land of Romania this past year. She’s one of those oh-so-rare people who come into your life, and you instantly know that they’re never going to leave it. I have learned so much from her and feel incredibly lucky to get to spend time with a lady so wise and passionate.

The wedding was so them; they wanted to have time to spend with the people they love, so they rented out an entire camp for the weekend. It was great to meet up with friends I hadn’t seen since school let out, explore the woods, and dance my tail off. Since I was so busy preparing for the wedding, I don’t have too many pictures of the actual festivities. But Sir Matt and I did take the opportunity to take a mini roadtrip and do some exploring of our own…

 The two actually decided to get married while Becky and I were overseas in Romania, and since there were only a few months until the June date they had in mind, Becky and Robert began planning over the magical powers of Skype. I got to listen to her gush about this incredible man and all of the plans they had in store. The girls living in our apartment at the time (Apartment Jane, as it was so dubbed) even decided to throw her a “Pre-engagement Bridal Shower” with our limited Romanian resources. And when I finally met Robert this past winter, I realized why she was so smitten! These are one those couples who are going to change the world people.