July 11 and 12, 2011

These two days are not together because they are indistinguishable but rather because they kind of became a gentle blend. Lots of sweetness and lots of fun as Brenton and I prepared ourselves as much as possible both mentally and emotionally to be separated for 5 months. We did go on adventures, downtown, long walks and OF COURSE the pool...and just genuinely enjoyed each others' company. I am so proud of Brenton for taking off on this trip but the separating is of course very difficult. These two wonderful days were the perfect way to end our run here in the Windy City together... and I can't wait to see how we grow these 5 months apart and how we get to be reunited in December!

These first three pictures are right after we went to the Travel Clinic and Brenton got vaccinated up and declared "healthy and ready to travel"! 

The next picture is Brenton in front of the Colombian Consulate, where he worked so hard to get his visa. He had to jump through hoops and do all sorts of things to make this trip happen and he never gave up on pushing through and making this dream a reality.

And finally some fun and frolicking - pool and pickin' on the guitar (must be pronounced GIT-are).

It was wonderful, just like that boy.