The Trip of my Life

Well.... I haven't done this in

a really long time. I don't really know where to start.

Justin and I traveled cross country to live together in Oregon after spending a miserable year apart. We went to the natural history museum and Shedd Aquarium first in Chicago.

The museum was really interesting. The fossils and sculptures were amazing. I really enjoyed the visit.

I love love love fish and the aquarium was beautiful! We watched a small practice run

for a show with dolphins, penguins, and beluga whales. Which was pretty sweet and the small aquariums that aligned the walls were amazing. Every small aquarium had a great array of species in it. Just beautiful. I wish I could have a career in taking care of the fish. Lol. I think I'll stick to the land though

We hung out outside of the aquarium for a little bit and bought a Chicago dog at a little hot dog stand. It definitely was the most amazing Chicago dog I've ever had. The little park was cute and we just stayed there a little bit before continuing on the long journey to Omaha, NE

It was another seven hours to reach Omaha from Chicago. Making our driving time for one day total 12 hours since we left Benzie. I was happy to get out of the car and sleep in a bed. The next morning we visited the Omaha zoo. And that was an absolutely amazing place to be.

Of course we had to stop at an IHop for breakfast because I love it and missed it :)

The layout of the zoo wasn't too amazing but the exhibits were superb. The aquarium exhibit was more impressive than Shedd aquarium. I was definitively entertained by everything.

Between the Butterfly house, the Desert Dome, the Night Critters, and the Rain forest exhibits my head was about to pop with excitement. I felt like a little kid in a toy store. I didn't even know where to begin. Justin kind of just held my hand and dragged me in the right direction. It was a well spent day.

The rest of the trip was less entertaining. We would have done more, but we were kind of short on time and tired of driving. I wish we had more time to explore the other cities we stopped in, but decided to just keep going and get to OR as soon as we could. The days were long, but we made it. It was seriously the longest week of my life and I am not looking to repeat it anytime soon.