So we got married in 1998, finished college in Utah and decided to venture out into the world. We packed up what little we owned, spent the last of our money on a Uhaul and moved to Chicago, no jobs, no money, no worries. I quickly got a job working for a local school district as a Special ed aid to a little boy with Down Syndrome. Shortly after, I decided to attend grad school and get my teaching credential. I graduated in 2001 with my MA in teaching and got a job teaching first grade. Jay worked as a temp for a while, tried his hand at investment banking, decided that the office was no place for him, then went to Northwestern and got his MS in Education to become a teacher as well. Meanwhile, Jay had three friends who moved to Chicago and we spent a lot of time with them exploring the city. We made a lot of great friends and are sure to have many of them for life. Chicago was great. I loved the art, the history, the buildings that seemed to go on forever into the sky.
These are some pictures we took on a river tour to learn a little more about the architecture. I still miss Chicago and am quite certain that, had the weather been more like San Diego, we never would have left.
On our five year anniversary we found out we were going to have a baby. Addison Mae was born on April 24, 2004 in Evanston, IL. She was 7 lbs. 6 oz and 19 inches long.
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