K-Zoo

After Chicago, we hopped on the east-bound amtrak for a 3 hour train ride to Kalamazoo, Michigan. Oh Kalamazoo, it will forever hold a special place in my heart. Our friend Bernardo moved here to live with his friend who is attending Kalamazoo College. A small, idyllic midwestern university with brick buildings, the majority of students discovered it through the book Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About Even If You're Not a Straight-A Student. It's a beautiful, small college town, home also to western michigan university. We spent two nights in "K-Zoo" and just relaxed and enjoyed the autumn chill. Our first morning we ventured out to Richmond, MI to a farm where we partook in a corn maze (that we totally got lost in), and apple picking, apple cider and fresh apple doughnuts. Then a scenic drive through the town followed by relaxing at the house where we made apple crisp, banana bread, and a delicious dinner from scratch.

 The house where we stayed, along with 6 boys and chester the wonderful dog.

The view from our table at breakfast.

I loved the city of Chicago, and Kalamazoo gave me that taste of a slower more peaceful pace of life that I crave so much being in LA. It was a wonderful getaway and I'm already planning our next one!