This spring has been a roller coaster ride but the Marra ladies took some time out last week to go visit my Grandma, Mom's Mom and Penny's Great Grandma in Indiana. We headed out last Saturday morning and undertook the 9 hour drive to Terre Haute. Penny did awesome! She wasn't a big fan of her Puppy seat belt but safety comes first. She slept the entire way and we had to question many times if the pup was even in the car. Mom and I had so much fun chatting on the way up and really had a chance to catch up. After hours of driving through corn fields we made it to Grandma's and it was so wonderful to catch up with her. We spent the next couple of days relaxing with her, touring Indiana State's campus (where mom and dad went to college), and playing with Penny at the park.
Grandma and Penny after a big afternoon at the Park
For those of you who have been following Penny's first year with me you remember that Penny came from Indiana. Kelly lives about three hours from Grandma in Hebron Indiana so we took advantage of being so close and drove up to meet her. We also go to meet Penny's mom Effie, and her sisters Echo and Epi. It was so much fun to see them all together! Echo and Penny look like twins! Penny had a blast racing around finding familiar smells and catching up with her sisters. She even got to chase a rooster, and almost catch it!!!! You should have seen the look on her face as she came around the side of a tree and was face to face with the bird....lets just say, feathers were flying!
Effie - Penny's Mom
The whole gang!
Echo and Pen playing in the pool
After our stop in Hebron we continued up I-65 into Chicago. What an awesome city! I will say, dodging taxis, the support beams for the above ground train, The L and trying to stay on upper Wacker instead of Lower Wacker (yes they had double decker roads) was a feat. I was pretty proud of myself for getting us into down town Chicago without getting lost or hitting one of those stupid beams! 
We started the trip in Chicago with a drink by the river, Penny loved watching the boats and Seagulls! The weather was so hot, it was actually cooler in Georgia - who knew! We had some amazing Chicago Pizza, toured the city, rode the L, walked the Magnificent mile, met crew members of Transformer 3 and saw a Cubs game - ALL in 48 hours! The entire hotel staff loved Penny and she did so well with the hotel and busy streets. We did discover she liked to stare at people riding the elevator, opps, guess we need to work on her manors. haha!
River view of the Tribune Tower
The double decker draw bridges - so cool!
Penny resting after her morning walk along the river, doesn't she look spoiled!
Chicago Deep Dish Pizza, YUMMMM!!!!
You could actually watch them switch out the score panels, how awesome!
We loved the game! Aren't we cute in our Cubs gear.
7 Days, 3 states, 2 cities and 1 dog later, we had an awesome trip! Penny had some many new experiences and loved each one. Seeing grandma was amazing and it was sad to tell her goodbye. I can't wait to see what adventures lie ahead.
