Not "A" walk in the park...

We thought it would be fun to tell the story about some of the letters we’ve found over time, as there are some pretty fun happenings associated with them. The first is about this “A”:

Back in November 2006 we took a trip to Chicago specifically to look for letters for a keepsake we were doing on behalf of the wife of a prominent attorney. While driving on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, we spotted this “A” on an historic church. Jera grabbed the camera and jumped out of the car onto the sidewalk to get the picture while I continued to drive slowly in traffic, as Michigan Avenue has no real place to stop and relax, unless you are on foot.

Looking slightly nutty running down Michigan Avenue with a camera around her neck, she caught up with me at the next intersection, and we continued on. Later, at our hotel halfway to South Bend, Indiana, we realized the picture was slightly blurry, much to our dismay. Though our trip netted some great photographs, we were disappointed we couldn’t use this “A”.

In July 2007 we took the kids to Chicago for Allie’s birthday and stayed a couple blocks from the church. While walking to the beach the next morning, we were finally able to re-take the elusive “A”. We’ve recently added it to the website, and I’m happy to report it was worth the wait!