Galena

We headed out to one of Our Favorite Places, Galena, IL.

We went Antiquing for the afternoon...
& we enjoyed Ice Cream at a Old Fashion Ice Cream Parlor!

4th of July Weekend
Part III

Historic Galena

We all loaded up in the car...

This time we went over the IL Bridge aka Mississippi River...

We decided to spend Our Afternoon in Historic Galena, IL. (15 Min drive) It is a Quaint, Picturesque town in the middle of no where. Home to President Grant. And also Voted the Top 10 Most Charming Small Towns in 2011!!!! Think New England meets Midwest! Antique Shops, Stores, Ice Cream Parlors, & 4-5 Star Restaurants! Alan calls it a "Tiffy Town" aka everything is so stinkin' cute it could be in a postcard!! :)

We window shopped for a few hours.
And stopped to get a Ice Cream to cool off... Yes Savannah made me feed her Ice Cream to her, so she wouldn't get Dirty!
What can I say.. they take after there Mother!! ;)


On the West Coast you may see Pioneers.
And on the East Coast you may see Revolutionary Soldiers.
However in the Midwest you see Civil War Soldiers!
I just love Rich Texture Backdrop!! :)

Time to get home for Our Own Firework Show...

A Typical Thorpe Summer Evening...

Lately Our Favorite thing to do, on a hot humid night, is head to the porch after dinner. The kids grab a Ice Cream Cone to cool off. While Alan & I, grab our favorite, Italian Ice!! YUM!!
We just sit and watch the clouds.. or storms roll in.

I totally have a OBSESSION with Lemonade Italian Ice. It doesn't hurt that they are only 100 Calories too! Oh Snap!! :)
I think we have adjusted to life in the slow lane! ;)

Our First few weeks...

For the first week we didn't really leave the house very much. I was in denial of some sorts, and wasn't sure where my gps was in the sea of boxes. Mostly we spent our time adjusting and unpacking our stuff. Every day we seem to be making progress.

The only times we have gone out have been on the weekends with Alan for just drives. I love the rolling farm land, and how green everything is. Life is slow here and no one is ever in a rush. Its very refreshing.

We have slowly began picking side roads and just follow them until they run out. These photos are from our 2nd weekend here on a drive. We stopped and got ice cream! :)