Indianapolis!

It has been a busy past few days for us! On Thursday, John and I flew to Indianapolis to visit his family. We had a wonderful visit. It was very special to spend time with John's family and meet some of John's closest friends. I received such a warm welcome! I'm grateful to the Lord for giving me such a wonderful, loving future family.

We also met with John's pastor, who will be marrying us, for three sessions of premarital counseling. So far, so good!

Here's a brief run-down of our itinerary:

Thursday:

3pm: Arrived in Indy.

4pm: John's mom took me on a tour of Indy! The city is just beautiful.

6pm: Spent the evening with John's brother and his lovely wife.

Friday:

8am: Met with John's pastor and his wife for our first premarital counseling session.

12pm: Had lunch at John's house with his sister and brother.

1pm: John's sister and I toured a fun area of town called Broadripple.

2pm: Premarital counseling session #2.

6pm: Had a cookout in the yard with John's family, the neighbors, and several other family friends. Hot dogs cooked over open flames...yum!

Saturday:

8am: Premarital counseling session #3.

12pm: Had lunch with John.

1pm: Shopping with John's sisters. We looked for bridesmaid dresses. John played Brickbreaker on his Blackberry while we shopped.

3pm: Down time. John and I watched a movie.

6pm: Dinner with John's neighbors and their three adorable kids.

Sunday:

9am: Breakfast with John's aunt. Had the best waffle of my life at Maxine's (http://www.maxineschicken.com/).

10:30am: Went to church.

11:am: Left church for the airport. Yes, we left church early. Shame on us.

4pm: Arrived back in New York.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the trip...

John loves his apple juice.
It cracks me up to see how restaurant waiters react when John, a full grown man, orders apple juice.

This is one of John's family's dogs. This picture makes Reggie look frightening (or blind), but he really is a nice dog and has perfect vision.

The White River.