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Our Inaugural Sine Die Adventure: Chicago

Our Inaugural Sine Die Adventure: Chicago

by Steve | Jun 1, 2015 | Family, Feature USA, USA, Where we've been

Our first ever Sine Die Adventure was to Chicago in 2012. Our daughter, Meghan, and I planned the trip for Ann and she had no idea where we were going until moments before we boarded our plane. Ann had traveled about 45,000 miles (literally) by car for her job that...

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