A Reunion in Chicago

I got to reunite with my sweet friend Laura a couple weeks back in Chicago. Laura and I's friendship is one where we rarely see one another, but reunions make it feel like we never parted ways after our semester abroad in Costa Rica in 2011. Laura's got this crazy personality with quick wit. She loves just about every animal on the planet, mangy or not, and has an herb garden in her dorm room, filled with colorful fabrics and handmade paintings. I love her spontaneity and her passion for proclaiming truth in Christ through her art work. I decided to plan a visit for her senior art show at Wheaton College and to meet her lovely beau that she had been telling me about over the phone for months. It was a delight reuniting with such a close friend and entering her world for a weekend as we toured her favorite spots in Chicago with her boy. The weekend ended with a good slice of deep dish pizza and a late night game of fishbowl with friends. So thankful for this girl and the friendship that began that day at the Miami airport en route to San Jose, for what soon would be known as the best semester ever.