Winding Down in O! Town

Our home in Omaha

So the time comes to wrap up another city.  Omaha has been so good to us.  We really loved living here for the last 10 weeks and have come to appreciate just how much this city has to offer.  I want to give you a few things we learned (and loved) about this place.

• Omaha is lovingly referred to by the locals as the Echo City, because undoubtedly someone will echo it back to you when you tell them where you are going.  For example, "We're in Omaha now."  "Omaha?!"   Happens all the time.  The next question is usually, "What's in Omaha?"  Now I have some really good answers. 

• Everything is called Aksarben this or Aksarben that.  It took me a while, but that's Nebraska spelled backwards.   
• There are some crazy storms around here.  I'm a fan of thunderstorms actually, but the way the thunder rolls here is really different.  It just keeps going and going...and it makes you hold your breath.  It's a little uncomfortable - like an irregular heartbeat.  
• They have a fantastic zoo.  We've been there 3 times and have probably only seen 25% of it.  
• It only takes a maximum of 20 minutes to get anywhere and everywhere around here.  
• It's smack dab in the center of the Midwest, meaning wholesome values, a slowed down pace, a smile or a greeting from across the street, and you can always find someone willing to help you.

As we finish up our packing and get ready to drive away, we say Farewell, Omaha!  Maybe we'll be back again some day!  To Omaha?  Yes, Omaha. 

And where to next?  Well, we are so excited to share our next destination with you.  It was a bit of a struggle to decide between two REALLY good options, but in the end, it came down to location, location, location.  With a long drive ahead of us this Fall, we decided our next destination should be somewhere in-between.
Some of you already know this (consider yourselves the first to know) but for many of you, I've been rudely ignoring your questions until I could finish this post.  Please forgive me!  Max has been awaiting his chance to be a part of the big reveal, so drum roll please......

 TA DA!!!

Hello Brew City!  We'll be cruising to Milwaukee, Wisconsin next week and are very much looking forward to enjoying the summer with our friends and family there.  More details to follow!